FreedomJournal.Tv was proud to be among the endorsers of the ANSWER March 21, 2009 March on the Pentagon. We joined over
10,000 activists who marched from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon and then into Crystal City VA to the headquarters of
war profiteers Lockheed Martin. Flag draped coffins were left on the doorsteps.
DVD's are available of the entire rally for $10 plus $2 shipping.
Click here to see a Getty Image of the last
two-thirds of the march:
http://answer.pephost.org/site/R?i=AgBoDxryqYnaUGnUzuh1sw..
A "throng of war protesters swelled Saturday as they marched across the Memorial
Bridge." (AP) The protesters
marched on the Pentagon and what followed was a
dramatic direct action at Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and
KBR,
corporations that demonstrators labeled "merchants of death." The predominantly
young crowd continued to grow
as the day proceeded. They marched through the
Pentagon north Parking Lot and then into downtown Crystal City, where the
leading war corporations' headquarters are located.
The march was led by a contingent of Iraq and Afghanistan war
veterans. James
Circello, an Iraq war veteran and member of the Veterans and Service Members
Task Force of the ANSWER
Coalition, said, "We refuse to accept the new
administration's attempts to rewrite the history of the occupation of Iraq
into
that of a humanitarian mission."
There was a significant delegation from members of the Arab and Muslim
communities and many students participated.
The Arlington County Police mobilized in full riot gear in an attempt
to block
the demonstrators from delivering symbolic coffins at the doorsteps of the war
corporations. They brought
tear gas, snarling dogs and pointed guns loaded with
rubber bullets directly at
demonstrators. The Arlington County
Police also put out an absurdly low count of
the demonstration, which was more than 10,000 people.
Below are
a few additional photos from the march, which can be downloaded in
hi-resolution and credited to Bill Hackwell if used:
Demonstrators
cross the bridge to the Pentagon (View hi-res)
http://answer.pephost.org/site/R?i=w71FFrYScIySZmeGW3bdmQ..
Demonstrators lay coffins at the doorstep of the War Profiteers (View hi-res)
http://answer.pephost.org/site/R?i=q9jZ5KzRNM7KGJYo0L5JAQ..
Front banner of March (View hi-res)
http://answer.pephost.org/site/R?i=nUSZhITNz_ltIE2To5s4pw..
A protester carries a coffin draped with an Afghani flag (View hi-res)
http://answer.pephost.org/site/R?i=ukEsbve6HxVapPjr9MQA6w..
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US Labor Against War invited FreedomJournal.Tv to attend and videotape their December 2006 conference in Cleveland
Ohio. Keynote speakers included Dennis Kucinich, Cindy Sheehan, Greg Coleridge.
Watch highlights of the conference.
