March on the Pentagon
On Saint Patricks Day, March 17, 2007, the anniversary of the start of the United States invasion of Iraq, an estimated at 15,000 to 25,000 demonstrators marched in the bitter cold from the Vietnam War Memorial, down Route 27 to the Pentagon North Parking Lot. A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition organized the event in symbolic tribute to the historic 1967 march to the Pentagon. The march capped a week of anti-war protests in Washington. Prominent speakers at the event included anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.).
We're here in the shadow of the war machine. It's like being in the shadow of the death star. They take their death and destruction and they export it around the world. We need to shut it down. - Cindy Sheehan
No matter who the father of Anna Nicole's Baby is or who wins the next season of American Idol or what new song is on the radio, people are dying, both from this country and in massive numbers in the Iraqi Civil War. - Hip Hop activist Immortal Technique
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The protesters rally to the stage to listen to speakers.
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American veteran held his ground protesting Al Jazeera even after he was told to leave.
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Esam Omesh, President of the Muslim American Society is interviewed by the Al Jazeera television network. "Today 3,000 American lives, 650,000 Iraqi lives, 650 billion dollars have been lost."
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Al Jazeera television network is headquartered in Doha, Qatar. An Al Jazeera spokesman stated that their Middle Eastern audience was highly interested in the outcome of the protest rally.
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Pentagon police observe the antiwar demonstration.
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Sign above Pentagon bridge - IMPEACHFOREPEACE.ORG
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Demonstrators confront police.
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North view of the "March on the Pentagon" rally.
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Virginia State Police in riot gear protecting entrance to Pentagon reservation.
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Virginia State Police provided a safe, tight perimeter for the rally.
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Virginia State Police in riot gear.
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An anti-war protester holds up a peace sign.
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Virginia State Police in riot gear.
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Virginia State Police stand in tight formaton to block the protesters from entering the Pentagon Reservation.
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An Islamic woman stands in front of Virginia State Police.
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