[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: A12

[Jeremy Kahn]

Looks good. Please correct "immanently" to read "imminently" -- they 
mean different things, and I'm sure we mean the latter.  Otherwise, 
thumbs up.


jonathan lawson wrote:

> subtitle: PEOPLE ORGANIZED AGAINST WAR
> title: Thousands March Against War and American Imperialism
>
> On April 12, Thousands marched against war in Seattle, San Francisco, 
> Washington, DC, New York, London and other cities. A Seattle rally in 
> Volunteer Park drew a crowd of over 3000, including veterans' groups, 
> labor union delegations and community groups from across the region. 
> Speakers and participants railed against the Bush Administration's 
> imperialist occupation of Iraq, and its proposed expansion of war to 
> Syria and Iran. Protesters also criticized propagandistic media 
> coverage of the war from CNN, MSNBC, FOX and local station KVI.  Rally 
> speakers included tireless Seattle activist Jean Buskin, who last week 
> completed a 20-day prison sentence for participating in an anti-war 
> sit-in at Senator Cantwell and Murray's offices earlier this year. 
> Buskin contrasted the inconvenience of her prison stay to the human 
> rights disaster immanently facing tens of thousands of Iraqis who have 
> been deprived of medical facilities, clean water, operating sewer 
> systems and other basic necessities, by US sanctions and bombing.
>
> <p>Police interference with the march was minimal, in contrast to the 
> miltaristic, aggressive tactics employed at other recent 
> demonstrations. <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25865">A 
> small contingent of neo-Nazis</a> carrying "no war for Israel" signs 
> hung around the outskirts of the main rally and infiltrated the march, 
> but retreated behind police lines after being confronted by other 
> marchers.
>
> <p>Read more about the Seattle march <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25881">here</a>. 
> Other A12 coverage: <a href="sf.indymedia.org">San Francisco</a> | <a 
> href="nyc.indymedia.org"> | <a href="dc.indymedia.org">Washington</a> 
> | <a href="uk.indymedia.org">London</a>
> <br>Seattle A12 photos: <a href="http://www.greenhammer.net/">1</a> |
> <a href="http://www.idixon.com/pages/recent01.html">2</a> |
> <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25888">3</a> |
> <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25884">4</a> |
> <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25859">5</a> |
> <br><a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25878">Say No 
> to War by withholding taxes</a>: info at Westlake Park A15 4-7pm 
> (rally at 6pm).
>
>
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