NATIONAL
Onslaught of war brings protests to nation’s streets
Bombs raining on Baghdad
drew thousands of protesters to
streets in scores of U S. cities
Some came in anger, some in
sadness. Some burned the flag,
some clung to candles in
prayer.
Two of the largest and most
unruly demonstrations came in
San Francisco and New York,
where crowds estimated at
about 5.000 each lighted bon
fires. marched, chanted and
carried protest signs with mes
sages like "War Gives Gs (ins
Pains. ”
in New York, demonstrators
rallied outside the United Na
tions and marched to Times
Square. Some clashed with po
lice, leading to a several ar
rests.
"I came out to join this be
cause it is so sad,” said Salah
Saidi. ;»). of Yemen, a Manhat
tan store clerk. "Not only for
me and my family but for all of
us.”
Early today, a car slammed
into a group of New York pro
testers on the Brooklyn Bridge,
injuring at least seven people,
two critically, said police
spokeswoman Sgt. Tina
Mohrmann Witnesses said one
person fell over the side of the
bridge and landed in a con
struction site.
"Peace, not violence." the
San Francisco protesters
shouted at a few rowdy demon
strators in their midst who set a
highway patrol car ablaze,
causing it to explode. The San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
was closed briefly for the third
day by masses of activists who
blocked the way.
Seventeen-year-old Ryan
Calwell of Seattle was one of
those who set fire to an Ameri
can flag in San Francisco.
"Right now. the flag symbol
izes the government, not the
people," he said.
In Washington, across from
the White House, hundreds of
protesters gathered. A sign
read: "Don't Bag Our Boys"
Honolulu police arrested
about 15 people after about 150
flag-burning protesters blocked
a downtown roadway during
afternoon rush hour. Some
wrestled with police after ar
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rests began.
Similar protests were staged
in such cities as Boston. St
I .outs. Chicago. Nashville.
Tenn . Indianapolis In Port
land. Ore several thousand
marched.
At the Federal Building in
Providence. K I . an effigy of
Bush was burned inside a 55
gallon oil drum to protest what
many (all the motive liehind
11 S intervention in the petro
leum-rich C *ti If
"Burn the nuns, not the pen
pie." afHHil 150 protesters
i limited while throwing card
hoard cutouts ol mai hine guns
onto the flames
Bush also was hunted in effi
gv in Austin. Texas, where a
dummy labeled "Ratnbo Bush'
was ton tied before a crowd of
more than 1,000
"I think we've got to give
thorn hell until they give us
peace." shouted jason Hoffman
to aliont 150 protestors <it a Foci
oral building vigil i» Dos
Moines. Iowa
In Philadelphia. 200 people
demonstrated at the l.ibert\
Hell
"We don't want to bring our
country out of a recession hv
sacrifii ing of our young pen
pie."said laince Haver. 35. of
Philadelphia
Peat e protesters turned up in
small towns as well. In
Donaldsville, Ia»., 500 gathered
at a l andlelight vigil to lament
the outbreak of war
"K very hotly was upset. VVe
have some families with two
i hlldren over there." said (am
ine lamdrv of Donaldsville
“We started off with a prayer."
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