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Protesters Greet Bush

by CA
About a thousand anti-war protesters gathered in Santa Clara to shout, bang drums, chant and stretch (yoga activists) to show their opposition to the Iraq war and President Bush’s foreign and national policies.
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SANTA CLARA — About a thousand anti-war protesters gathered in Santa Clara to shout, bang drums, chant and stretch (yoga activists) to show their opposition to the Iraq war and President Bush’s foreign and national policies.

The colorful group marched from LaFayette Park over an overpass to demonstrate in front of Santa Clara’s United Defense Technologies where Bush was speaking about the war and tax breaks.

Protesters saw the situation get considerable rough when Police on horseback started butting and pushing protesters with their horses, knocking over one woman and roughly butting several others. The horseback police had no badge numbers or name tags and protesters had to demand for one officer’s name, which he gave after repeated calls.

About fifty pro-war, pro-Bush demonstrators were across the street to show support for Bush and several anti-war protesters went over to their side to discuss issues.

Though most of the discussions were civil, one San Francisco resident, Lisa Becker, with an anti-Bush sign in hand, was accosted when she was expressing her condolences to Mark Bingham’s family (Mark died on Flight 93).

"I was standing there next to them and telling them how sorry I was for their loss and then somebody started yelling at me ‘You make me sick to my stomach. You bleeding heart liberal,’" said Becker.

Becker pointed out to the family that she too lost family in the World Trade Towers (two cousins) which got responses that she was lying. "I couldn’t believe it but then a woman in red spat on me and then took a flag with an eagle on top and jabbed me with it."

Fremont resident Mona (last name withheld for privacy ) hadn’t been to a protest since the war started and was shocked to see the force used by the police.

"I could not imagine that I would see this in America. This is the kind of stuff I would expect to see in a communist country, like in Tiananmen Square in China."

This event was organized by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, DirectAction to Stop the War, Global Exchange, International ANSWER, South Bay Mobilization and California Peace Action.
§Cop yelling at protester
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§Dick shows up
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Protesters didn't see Bush but some other cabinet members did show up to speak to the crowd.
§Condi
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§MOAB
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This was the mother of all bombs!
§Messages to Bush
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§Yoga Activists
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Only in California!
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by Ruth
California, you are the greatest. Smiles.
by Ken Amaro (ken.amaro [at] renesas.com)
If one looke at the so called "patroit act" then by a "loose definition" these people can be labeled as terrorists.This is no accident at all as we all know the federal government knew in advance of 9/11 but needed it to happen to put in motion all of the events we see now "homeland security,the "patriot act" 1 and 2,and this abismal "domestic and forigen "policey.Aresting americans without due process,free speach, warrentless wire taps,phone taps..we aint seen nothin yet..........
by Webber (admin [at] nogw.com)
Unfortunately too few people are willing to tell the American public that the war in Iraq was fought for Israel. Sure, oil is one of the main reasons for the war but it is to ensure that an oil pipeline is built to Israel.
Those that do attempt to tell Americans that their country has been taken over by foreign interests are labelled anti-semetic. We need to expose the power that is pulling the strings on the puppet Bush.
Peace
by Winston Smith
What you are seeing with the harassment of anti-government protestors is the Ameri-nazi movement: people who act like or admire the mentality of nazis but are too cowardly to show their true colors and wear their brown shirts. They wave lots of American flags and call themselves patriots instead.
by Reyem (reyem [at] mailgods.com)
If only most Americans knew what people around the globe really thought of them right now...
by Bush's athletic supporter
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Yeah...I'm a Bush fan, but I couldn't help putting this out there. I'm sure you guys will get a laugh.
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