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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 
 https://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:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/30/18475869.php
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