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DESCRIPTION:End the Afghanistan War NOW!\nNo New War & Sanctions vs. Syria & 
 Iran!\n\nFree Palestine – End the occupation!\nStop the attack on civil 
 rights & liberties!\nJobs, healthcare, housing, education for 
 all!\nStop the war on working people here and around the world!\n\nAs the 
 11th anniversary of the U.S./NATO occupation of Afghanistan nears, the 
 danger of new and wider wars in the Middle East is on the rise. In 
 Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, the death toll continues to mount. In 
 April, Washington announced a plan to stay in Afghanistan until 2024. The 
 stepped up and illegal use of killer drones has added to the deadly 
 toll.\n\nThe U.S. and its allies are arming, funding and training the 
 opposition forces in Syria, while talking of imposing a “no-fly zone” 
 on that country – a step that would immediately lead to a bigger 
 war.\n\nMassive U.S. air and naval forces are deployed in the 
 Persian/Arabian Gulf, and leaders in both Washington and its main regional 
 ally, Israel, threaten Iran with an all-out attack, not ruling out the use 
 of nuclear weapons. Vicious sanctions have been put in place, deliberately 
 designed to inflict maximum suffering on the Iranian people. In occupied 
 Palestine, Israel illegally seizes more Palestinian land and violently 
 suppresses the people on a daily basis. \n\nHere in the United States, 
 civil rights and liberties are facing severe attack, with “national 
 security” used as the excuse to spy on the people and infiltrate 
 progressive organizations, targeting especially Muslims, Arabs and other 
 people of color. While tens of millions of people remain unemployed due to 
 the capitalist economic crisis, social programs are being slashed and 
 public workers laid-off. Labor unions are under unprecedented attack. The 
 corporate media blames the workers for the crisis, but the real cause is 
 clear: a military budget that really totals over $1.4 trillion dollars, 
 more than all the other countries on Earth combined!\n\nOn Saturday, 
 October 6, we will mark the 11th anniversary of the Afghanistan occupation 
 with a rally at Powell and Markets Sts. at 12 noon. We will protest the war 
 on poor and working people around the world and in the U.S. Following the 
 rally, we will march to the Grand Hyatt hotel (Sutter & Stockton Sts.) 
 in solidarity with the Local 2 hotel workers, who are carrying out a 
 worldwide boycott of the notorious Hyatt chain.\n\nOnly a powerful 
 people’s movement can turn this situation around. Join us on Oct. 6 in 
 the streets of San Francisco and many other cities across the country and 
 around the world. \n\nEndorse and volunteer to help build the movement 
 now!\n\nInitiated by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End 
 Racism). \n http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/06/18721051.php
SUMMARY:March and Rally on the 11th anniversary of the Afghanistan war
LOCATION:Rally: Powell & Market Sts.\nMarch to Grand Hyatt in solidarity with 
 Lo. 2 hotel workers \n(at Stockton and Sutter, near Union Sq.)
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/06/18721051.php
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