And speaking of IMPEACHMENT:
Excerpts from October 25 press coverage:
From the New York Times (October 26, 2003):
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark ignited chants of "impeach Bush" as he charged that Bush "is destroying our
international status; he is destroying our Constitution, and he is shredding the Bill of Rights."
From the Associated Press (October 25, 2003):
Thousands March in Washington Against War
Washington (AP) -- To chants of "Impeach Bush," thousands of anti-war protesters rallied in the nation's capital Saturday
and delivered a scathing critique of President Bush and his Iraq policy.
Demanding an end to the U.S.-led occupation and the quick return of American troops, the demonstrators gathered on a
sunny fall day at the Washington Monument to listen to speeches and songs of peace.
One man's small cardboard sign gave his summing-up of the day: "This administration does not represent me," it said in black
capital letters typewritten on white paper.
From the Houston Chronicle (October 26,2003):
Thousands Rally in Washington to Protest War
WASHINGTON -- Waves of protesters from 140 cities descended on the nation's capital Saturday in the first major
anti-war rally here since U.S. troops captured Baghdad and began an occupation of Iraq now in its sixth month.
Chanting "bring the troops home," thousands of protesters rallied within sight of the White House, listened to speeches
decrying President Bush's policies and marched peacefully through the capital waving signs.
" Impeach Bush" read one sign. Others read: "More trees, less Bushes," "Make jobs, not war" and "Bush is a liar."
A small group of marchers held pink balloons with the same slogan: "Weapons of Mass Destruction: A lot of hot air!"
On the West Coast, a similar demonstration was held in San Francisco, where several hundred protesters took to the streets.
Both demonstrations were organized by ANSWER, an anti-war group.
The main body of Washington marchers -- a diverse crowd that included young and old, veterans from earlier U.S. wars,
families of soldiers in Iraq and a large contingent of American Muslims -- covered two blocks as it snaked through
downtown.
Protesters were kept from passing in front of the White House by barriers erected by U.S. Park Police and the Secret
Service. The march passed two blocks from the executive mansion, then wound past the Justice Department before returning
to the Washington Monument.
...Before the anti-war march began, protesters listened to speakers who called for censuring and impeaching the president.
...Many on stage and along the march route expressed hope that the anti-war movement was taking hold among mainstream
Americans and that, as with the war in Vietnam, public pressure would force the United States to pull out.
" We have to raise our voices to get the troops to come home," said Fernando de Solar Suarez, whose son was killed in Iraq
on March 27, a week after U.S. forces invaded Iraq.
The Pentagon lists 224 U.S. troops killed in combat in Iraq. Of that number, 109 have died in guerrilla attacks since May 1,
the day Bush declared an end to major combat operations.
"We need to make President Bush realize that our children are being killed," said Solar Suarez, who has participated in
anti-war rallies on the West Coast and in Spain since his son was killed.
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