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To: TigerPaw who wrote (360416)	2/17/2003 10:24:37 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

X- I warned you that DeLay's good squad would be there. About 3 p.m., around 1,000 people, many wearing bandannas across their faces, left the main rally and marched to Union Square, entering some upscale stores there. "They pretty much terrorized all the citizens and people in the stores," said Deputy San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr. "Some of them got on top of a fully loaded cable car and traumatized everyone by rocking it back and forth."

To: TigerPaw who wrote (360416)	2/17/2003 10:37:06 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

AFTER THE MARCHES Several things are worth noting after the weekend's spasm of outrage and protest at the thought of deposing Saddam with American and British arms. The first is that the NATO crisis seems to have eased. The second is that France has still not ruled out supporting the use of military force although Chirac is sailing very close to the German mantra. The third is that editorials in the New York Times and even the Guardian/Observer have reasserted the need to keep a military option on the table. I think some reason for this new-found sobriety is based on the weekend's marches. There is little doubt that they represent something absolutely real in European public opinion: an aversion to any war for any cause except in urgent self-defense. But what, one is forced to ask, were these marches actually for? And if these people's representatives were actually in power, how safe would we be? andrewsullivan.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (360416)	2/17/2003 10:42:05 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

That is very irritating that 1000 people chose to misbehave. But I commend the 199,000 who did not, or the 249,000 who did not. As I marched, I could see families with babies, moms with kids, and the "sisters for peace"- who were 60 years of age and up. It was a lovely atmosphere where I was. The policemen lining our route were friendly and relaxed, and I took pictures of them, because I thought they were such a nice example of what police can be. One of them flashed me a peace sign. :-) I have never seen so many people in one place in my entire life.