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*Report*
EMERGENCY ACTIONS
to STOP the WAR on IRAQ BEFORE it STARTS
- initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition September 14-16 
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Between September 14 and 16, thousands demonstrated  against a new U.S. war on Iraq, in Emergency Actions 
called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. ? Act Now to Stop War & End 
Racism ? Coalition.  Protests took place in Washington 
D.C., San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Luis 
Obispo, Seattle, Fresno and other cities.

In Washington DC, over 100 protesters arrived at 8 am to  picket outside of the hotel where over 100 military 
contractors were buying and selling their latest weapons  of mass destruction and Donald Rumsfeld was set to be  their honored guest.  On the West Coast, 3,000 marched in  San Francisco, 2,000 in Los Angeles, and many more in 
other cities.

The Emergency Actions were initiated as part of 
A.N.S.W.E.R.'s campaign to Stop the War on Iraq Before it  Starts, which will culminate with the National March in 
Washington DC and join action in San Francisco, set for 
October 26, which will be a massive national mobilization.

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To view a PHOTOGRAPH of the Washington DC demonstration  from the Washington Post, go to 
http://www.internationalanswer.org/pdf/post_bizare.pdf .  (Acrobat Reader is required to view this photograph.  For  best viewing, click on ?rotate image counterclockwise,?  which can be found on the lower tool bar that contains 
various icons for managing the image.)  Protesters 
demanded ?Money for Jobs not War? and ?No war on Iraq.?

Washington Post
Tuesday, September 17, 2002; Page B03 

ANTI-WAR RALLY OUTSIDE AIR FORCE EXPO

About 50 anti-war demonstrators rallied yesterday morning  at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road NW near the 
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, where the U.S. Air Force  Association is holding its annual Aerospace Technology 
Exposition.

The rally was organized by International ANSWER, a 
coalition of anti-war groups. 

Protesters chanted slogans opposing possible military 
action in Iraq and criticized the Pentagon's spending 
policies. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was 
scheduled as a keynote speaker, but he was unable to 
attend.

The expo continues through tomorrow, and protesters said  they plan to demonstrate each day. The Air Force event  features booths from more than 100 defense contractors  promoting everything from air-to-ground missiles to 
waterproof combat boots.

To read original article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26764-2002Sep16.html

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Sept. 15, 9:13 AM ET
BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER, Associated Press Writer 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hundreds of anti-war protesters  marched and spoke out Saturday against any possible 
military action in Iraq. 

"We believe that this war can be stopped if the people 
intervene in the political process," said Richard Becker 
of the International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism  Coalition. 

At the San Francisco rally attended by about 500 people,  participants held signs saying, "Stop the War In Iraq" and  "Stop Bush's War At Home and Abroad." 

In Los Angeles, about 300 people marched and chanted 
"George Bush, what do you say? Change regimes in the USA."  at a federal building near the UCLA campus. 

"It's really wrong that we're even considering attacking  Iraq," said Jennifer Kelley in San Francisco. "The Iraqis 
have made no offensive move. It just seems like (Bush) 
wants to finish his father's war." 

To read original article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020915/ap_on_re_us/anti_war_protest_2

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