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DESCRIPTION:5 years since the illegal invasion of Iraq\nMarch & Rally to End the 
 War Now!\n\nBring all the troops home now\nEnd colonial occupation—Iraq, 
 Afghanistan, Palestine\nMoney for jobs, housing, healthcare & schools, 
 not war\nStop the threats against Iran, Venezuela, Cuba . . .\nNo to racism 
 & anti-immigrant attacks\n\nMarch 19, 2008 will mark the fifth 
 anniversary of the illegal, unjust and disastrous invasion of Iraq by the 
 U.S. military. On March 19, 2003, as the bombing began, thousands of people 
 joined a night march through the streets of San Francisco. On March 19, 
 2008, a day of resistance will culminate with an evening march from the 
 Civic Center through a number of communities. We urge you to join the march 
 and to help organize for it in your school, workplace, union, community or 
 religious organization. Call the ANSWER Coalition at 415-821-6545 if you 
 can help.\n\nThe Iraq war is the second longest in U.S. history. It has 
 killed more than one million Iraqis and 4,000 U.S. troops. Hundreds of 
 thousands more have been wounded. Nearly five million Iraqis have been made 
 refugees by the war and occupation. Over a quarter of Iraq’s population 
 has been killed, wounded or displaced. While Bush and the other 
 hypocritical politicians talk endlessly about “supporting the troops,” 
 tens of thousands of returning soldiers have life-altering wounds – both 
 physical and psychological – and totally inadequate medical care and 
 benefits. Many are already homeless.\n\nThe cost of the war is now running 
 at more than $400 million per day, nearly $5,000 per second. 
 Military-industrial corporations and the big banks are reaping huge 
 profits, while millions of people go without healthcare, decent housing and 
 jobs.  Much of the country’s infrastructure – bridges, roads, water 
 systems, schools, etc. -- is falling apart. The same banks that are 
 evicting millions of people from their homes are profiting from the 
 war.\n\nThe vast majority of people want the war ended and ended now. And 
 while some of the presidential candidates talk about ending the war, none 
 of the leading Democratic or Republican candidates have any intention of 
 getting out Iraq anytime soon. \n\nThe US political and military 
 establishment, not just the neo-conservatives, is committed to dominating 
 the Middle East and incorporating the region as part of a new US Empire. 
 That is why both parties and the Pentagon brass compete with each other to 
 see who can be most threatening toward the people of Iran, Syria, Lebanon, 
 and Palestine. New US wars and conflicts in the region are looming while 
 more than 150,000 soldiers and marines continue to occupy Iraq. \n\nThe 
 only thing that will stop the war machine is when the people of this 
 country rise up. This is a war for Empire but it not our empire. The owners 
 of Citibank, Exxon/Mobil, Chevron, Halliburton, Bechtel, Lockheed, Boeing, 
 Ford and General Motors and the other corporate elites will profit from the 
 Empire but it is not their sons and daughters who are sent to kill and be 
 killed.\n\nVOLUNTEER NOW! Call 415-821-6545 or for the East Bay, call 
 510-435-0844. \n\n http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/30/18475869.php
SUMMARY:SF March & Rally on 5th anniversary of invasion of Iraq
LOCATION:gather 5pm, Civic Center Plaza
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/30/18475869.php
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