Well, the "peace rally" in Washington is over, thank God, but did you really think it was just college kids getting together? Not if you were able to stomach watching it for a few minutes.
Here's a partial list of the primary sponsors (Try to act surprised):
Al-Awda Palestine Right of Return Coalition of New York and New Jersey
Middle East Children's Alliance
Jews Against the Occupation
International Action Center
International Center for Peace & Justice
Committee for a Democratic Palestine
Committee for Rescue & Development in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Green Party USA
School Of the Americas Watch
Committee for Indigenous Solidarity (CIS)International Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Left Turn
Italian Tribunal on NATO Crimes in Yugoslavia
European Peace Forum, Germany
Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH), Israel
AFSCME Local 1072 [i]Side note: I quit the AFSCME union way back when they supported Danny Ortega in Nicaragua, and protested our involvement in Honduras and El Salvador. Still had to pay them a "administrative fee" equal to what I would have paid in due. That's democracy for you.[/i]
National Action NetworkNew Communist Party of the NetherlandsDominican Workers Party, New York City
Nicaragua Network [i]See, What'd I tell ya?[/i]
Mexico Solidarity NetworkApril 25 Movement of the Dominican Republic
Leslie Feinberg - transgender author and Co-Founder, Rainbow Flags for Mumia
Committee in Support of Iraqi People
Vieques Support Campaign
All Peoples Congress
Cuba Advocate Newsletter[i] From MONTANA?!?[/i]
Workers World Party
Arab Cause Solidarity Committee, Madrid, Spain
Congress for Korean Reunification
Bohemian Grove Action Network
Anti-Imperialist League
Refuse and Resist
Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment
World Union of Freethinkers
California Prison Focus
Committee to Defend Amer Jubran and Palestinian Free Speech Rights
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Sure sounds like it was just a spontaneous outpouring from our nation's youth, eh?[puke]
Semper Fi!
Ken Little