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A small crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the offices of Fox News on 4/3 to denounce that station's slavishly pro-war news coverage. The crowd said that "Fox is a voicebox for Pentagon propaganda, excludes anti-war voices and doesn't show the tragic human toll on Iraqi civilians." More w/photos

Fox is best known for its extraordinarily reactionary commentators and hosts. One example is Bill O'Reilly, host of the O'Reilly Factor, who is well known for making one ludicrous claim after another. He once told the Washington Post that, "We're the only show from a working-class point of view." The right-wing has a long tradition of incorporating the working class into its ideology and governments. Read more from FAIR

Clear Channel, the gargantuan corporation that controls much of the airwaves in the US, has been using its clout to promote what it describes as "patriotic" rallies. Spearheaded by syndicated talk radio host Glenn Beck, the rallies have their advertisements and musicians paid for by the corporation, fostering the illusion that they've sprung forth from a groundswell of pro-war activism. Read more

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Reports From SF Rally For Nationalism and War: 1 | 2 | 3 | Video

Thurs. 3/27: Shock and Awe Hits Carlyle and Chronicle: Blood and bodies were dumped in front of two institutions being held responsible for carnage in Iraq -- Videos

Wed. 3/26: Hundreds of protesters gathered at CNN to demand coverage of U.S. war atrocities in Iraq -- Photos 1 | 2 | Audio

3/22: 75,000 people marched in San Francisco today, marking the fourth day of emergency protests in the Bay Area. There were many breakaway marches lasting late into the night. Reports came in of people being picked out of the crowd for questioning or dragged out of the crowd and beaten by police. One small boy was snatched by police off his father's shoulders, while the police arrested his father. There were estimated 30-40 arrests. An outside video screening took place in Dolores Park, including fresh footage from the protests, as well as, documentaries about the 1991 Gulf War protests in San Francisco. Actions will resume on Monday at 7AM.
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Legal Update Here | Info for class action suit Here
Emergencies protests in San Francisco have been going on since Wednesday night with no sign of slowing down. People gathered on the streets as soon as news reached us that Iraq was being bombed. Resistance and outrage is growing against the capitalist system that keeps many people in this country homeless and without basic needs like health care and food, while attacking other countries to amass power and resources for the wealthy. Bay Area activists succeeded in shutting down the city on Thursday and a good part of Friday. Much police misconduct and brutality was witnessed on 3/21, including arresting people for standing on the sidewalk and beating people.There are massive protests planned throughout the weekend and into Monday.

An Open Letter to the People Who Live and Work in the City of San Francisco

3/21 Archive of Breaking News as it Happened
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3/20 Archive of Breaking News as it Happened.
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Channel 7 Newscaster: "As you can see, this is going to be a long evening." - Also, a KTVU corporate reporter was pied today.

M15: Resistance in the streets of San Francisco Enemy Combatant Radio | Live Webcams 8:41pm: Josh Schultz & Shawn Barraca are still being held and need their IDs to be released. Please if anyone has their IDs go down to 850 Bryant to get them out. An estimate of 77 people have been released with 80 people still in jail. 7:00pm: We have a report that about 25 people were arrested. Hundreds still in jail. 5:53pm:A sargeant told a legal observer that 157 people have been arrested total, thus far. He also said that the plan is to cite and release them. People are headed towards 850 Bryant for jail solidarity. 5:53pm:The last of the protestors were just arrested and are being taken to 850 Bryant Street between 7th and 6th. Jail solidarity requested. 5:45pm: Legal phone numbers: National Lawyers Guild 285-1011. 850 Bryant Street 415-575-4418. Call the "Hall of Justice" and ask them what has happned to the folks that were arrested! Ask them under what charges the arrestees were detained. . 5:30pm:. People are still surrounded on 3rd street near Stevenson, outside zane's liquors. 5:25pm: A busload of people have been arrested at Kearny and Market. The standoff continues. 5:10pm: Nine mounted police have left union square toward 3rd and market. 4:52pm: More people being arrested at Kearny street, which is blocked off. 4:44pm: 1000 people and 100 cops at 3rd and Market in a standoff. 4:35pm:. At least 50 people have been arrested in front of the hurst building on Kearny and Market. 4:30pm: People trapped in standoff in front of old navy on market and fourth. 4:14pm: Police have blocked off 4th between mission and market. Everyone escaped. Smoke bombs going off. 2 people taken away at 3rd street between market and mission. People now surrounded on the sidewalk between mission and market on Stevenson. 3:47pm: A car came out of a parking structure near ninth and mission and rammed several protestors. He may have panicked or it may have been intentional, people very tense. 3:20pm: About 15 people who were sitting in the intersection are being arrested at mission and 8th. 3:15pm:. People are escaping up ninth street, headed towards market. People were throwing things at police. Police brought in off road motorcycles as well as regular. 3:08pm:People on the sidewalk are being arrested for"unlawful assembly". 3:06pm: People are sitting in intersection of mission and ninth. 3:01pm: Order to disperse has been given. March is continuing down mission. Police attempting to box in march on mission and fifth. 2:57pm: Breakaway march two blocks long passing ninth and mission. Mixture of black block, pink block, and spontaneous unmasked marchers. 2:47pm: Breakaway march passing city hall. Very heavy police presence in front, motorcycles in rear. 2:40pm: Breakaway march has started. 1:35pm: As during previous demonstrations, the end of the march hasn't started moving yet. 11:45am: Despite a massive public relations campaign, Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Francisco is rapidly filling with voices of dissent. Watch this space for news from the streets.

Dictator Saddam Hussein's defector son-in-law's told the United Nations that Iraq "had destroyed its entire stockpile of chemical and biological weapons and banned missiles." The US government's campaign of dirty tricks was exposed in the European press, but ignored by the US corporate media. The FBI's own tell of a possible increase in terror attacks in the US after a war in Iraq starts. Despite these well-known facts, the US government and corporate media have already started the war on Iraq. In Turkey the military has overruled parliament and US troops are now massing on the Iraqi border. On the Kuwait-Iraq Border, fences have been cut and UN "peace keepers" have reported that US Marines are violating the demilitarized zone. US Military officials openly admit that "U.S. special operations forces are inside several areas of Iraq" as US and British bombings of Iraq escalate

The US government needs this war. A message must be sent to its obstructionist allies that obedience to the US policies and politics is the only option. But the people of the world must realize that standing with the government of the US is not the same as standing with the people of the US.