War Brings Supporters, Opponents to Tucson (AZ) Streets - PICS

[Breeze54]

War Brings Supporters, Opponents to Tucson Streets

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March 19th, 2008 @ 11:31am
by Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. -

Some 40 to 50 supporters of U.S. troops and the Bush administration's conduct of the war
in Iraq demonstrated peacefully in Tucson on the fifth anniversary of the war's start.

Across the street from the demonstration in front of a midtown military recruiting station
Wednesday. A handful of protesters faced off with anti-war signs.

Numerous motorists driving past those backing the war honked in support.

Several of those demonstrating had sons or other relatives in the military deployed to Iraq.

At least two women who emigrated to the U.S. from Central and South America said they appreciate
the freedoms the United States affords. Protesters said most Americans oppose the war.

Anti-War Protestors (from across the country)

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Washington police officers remove a protester from the center of an intersection
in front of the American Petroleum Institute in downtown Washington, Wednesday,
March 19, 2008, on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. The protestor was
not arrested or injured. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)


Washington police officers remove a protester from the center of an intersection
in front of the American Petroleum Institute in downtown Washington, Wednesday,
March 19, 2008, on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. The protestor was
not arrested or injured. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)


An anti-war protestor is taken into custody outside the offices of L3 Communications,
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in New York. Members of Students for a Democratic Society
protested in front of the company's office building to protest their involvement in
the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)


Graduate student Laura Soltis staples a sign in place while professor Yayoi Everett
helps hold it as they set up props for an anti-war demonstration marking the fifth
anniversary of the Iraq war, held at Emory University Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in
Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)


Anti-war protesters block the entrance of a Manhattan office building, some chaining
themselves to the door, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in New York. Members of Students
for a Democratic Society protested in front of the offices of L3 Communications,
opposing the company's involvement in the Iraq war. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)


Anti-war protesters gather in front of a Manhattan office building, Wednesday, March 19, 2008,
in New York. Members of Students for a Democratic Society protested in front of the offices of
L3 Communications to protest their involvement in the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

[lob1]

1. Thanks

Thanks for the pics Breeze. The news in Los Angeles hardly ever mentions protests. Last year there was a big protest march near Hollywood, and several thousand people were there. One local news channel did mention the protest, but never mentioned how many people attended, and--get this--they showed video from a completely different protest where there were only a couple of dozen protesters, It wasn't an accident. They deliberately made the big protest look like it didn't happen. If this happens everywhere, and I'm sure it does, it's a design to keep us from knowing how strong we really are.

[Breeze54]

3. Welcome to DU, lob1... The media has been ignoring all the protest for years

They barely report on it or if they do, it's like you said. The bare minimum and they sometimes use old footage and they always report the attendance at the marches as really low, like they did in Sept. 2005 in DC! They said "maybe 100,000" but I was there and it was huge!! More like 500,000 + !!

[MrScorpio]

2. Historically, DC cops have generally treated political protesters fairly

I hope that the interactions today go smoothly and without violence