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• Violating The Natural Peace Order Dept.: Area Protester Fooled by Satire

  Published: August 23, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Funny Pictures, Protesters, Saddam Hussein, Satire, Signs, The Onion, Violating The Natural Peace Order Dept

  Faithful reader Sean spotted this intrepid protester outside the McPherson Square metro this morning. The lady is quite upset about the administration’s plans to re-hang Saddam “Suddan” Hussein — plans she presumably read about in The Onion.U.S. To Re-Hang Saddam Hussein [The Onion]

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• High alert at American Sinai monitors HQ, Egyptian security forces and Israel for Hamas mass rally September 1st to smash through Rafah terminal

  Published: August 30, 2007, 7:30 am

  Tags: Gaza, Protesters, U S, Israel, Hamas, Egypt

  The DEBKAfile website has this report out this morning and it goes in part like this... Hamas plans to use 100,000 protesters against the hardships in Gaza, which are blamed on Egypt's closure of the Rafah outlet, as a battering ram to break through the crossing Saturday and link up with fellow Palestinians in Egyptian N. Sinai...Read the rest HERE

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• Burma Bloodshed

  Published: September 26, 2007, 10:35 am

  Tags: General News, Buddhist Organization, Democratic Voice Of Burma, Monks, Myanmar, Protesters, Union Of Burma, Voice Of Burma

  of burma, monks, myanmar, protesters, union of burma, voice of burmaDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• Police Arrest Protesters Blocking Traffic on Capitol Hill

  Published: October 22, 2007, 11:28 am

  Tags: Police, Arrest, Protesters, Blocking, Traffic, Capitol, Hill

  U.S. Capitol Police arrested dozens of protesters who blocked Independence Avenue for short intervals during rush hour this morning, part of a demonstration intended to voice a broad list of complaints about global warming, war and sexism.

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• Rice Accosted at Capitol

  Published: October 24, 2007, 4:06 pm

  Tags: Anti War Protesters, Breaking News, Code Pink, Condoleezza Rice, Liberals

  detail. Several Code Pink protesters, plainly identifiable in the gallery, were also removed by Capitol Hill Police after the Rice incident. Democrats had better get a handle on these hearings protesters and reign in their Code Pink sympathizers before one of these incidents really gets out of hand.

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• Burma: children bought and sold by army recruiters

  Published: October 31, 2007, 9:25 pm

  Tags: China, New York, Thailand, Brutality In Bur Ma, Burmese Government, Burning Villages, Child Soldiers, China, Escape, Forced Labour, Imprisoned, Life, Markets, Military Crisis, Monks Amp 039 Protest, Peaceful Protesters, Public Places, Recruiting Children, Violation Of Huma

  UN Security Council Group to Consider Violations Against Children in Burma read more

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• Gunfire erupts after Venezuelan students protest against Chavez reforms

  Published: November 8, 2007, 12:47 pm

  Tags: Students Protesters, Shootings, Chavez, Gunfire Erupts After Venezuela

  International Herald Tribune has this story today and it starts off like this... Gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march Wednesday in which 80,000 people denounced President Hugo Chavez's attempts to expand his power. At least eight people were injured, including one by gunfire, officials said... Photographers for The Associated

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• Protestors still going after Gonzo :)

  Published: November 21, 2007, 11:49 pm

  Tags: Chickenhawks, Corruption In Govt, Dustys Posts, Gonzogate, Human Rights, Peace Movement, Spying On Americans, Torture, Action, Grass Roots, Alberto Gonzales, Protesters, University Of Fl

  YAY!!! I can be thankful for these students who disrupted Alberto Gonzales’ speech at the University of FL. on Monday evening. From the CommonDreams writeup linked above: In his first appearance at a university since resigning in August, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was met at UF on Monday with a mixture of cheers, boos [...]

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• Storming the Gates New Orleans Protesters Sprayed and Tased

  Published: December 20, 2007, 1:20 pm

  Tags: New Orleans, Council Meeting, Culture, Demonstrators, Housing, News, Politics, Projects, Protesters, Reports, Shouting, Skirmishes

  Things are getting ugly in New Orleans. The city wants to demolish the only home some people have. Who do you think will win this battle?"NEW ORLEANS Police used chemical spray and stun devices as dozens...read more

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• 2007: The Year That Was

  Published: December 28, 2007, 10:13 am

  Tags: Entertainment, 2006, 2007, 2008, Internet, Music, New Media, Ticklebooth, Time, Video, Rise, Giants, Shift, Witness, Generation, Watergate, Protesters, New, Media, Internet, Music, Entertainment

  Y2K was a bust, the Iraq war protesters have yet to really show up in any great numbers, etc. But now we are witness to a monumental shift, the end result of which is really not knowable. I am excited to see where things go in 2008, and more importantly the next decade- some giants will fall and new, younger giants will rise in their places. I

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• Photos: Bush in Chicago 01-07-08

  Published: January 7, 2008, 8:21 pm

  Tags: Protesters, President Bush, Chicago, Bush, Photography, 60611, Photos

  left around 1:30 p.m. The protesters were there, but far fewer than one would expect.Many weren't even protesters; a lot of signs were for Ron Paul. Many of the usual nut cases were in attendance, and dozens were carted off by the Evil Fascist Dictator Bush's Gestapo, then taken away to secret concentration camps. It was a shame to see these

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• Serbian Protesters Storm U.S. Embassy Compound in Belgrade

  Published: February 21, 2008, 4:15 pm

  Tags: Serbian, Protesters, Storm, U S, Embassy, Compound, Belgrade

  Serbs protesting the independence of Kosovo broke away from a government-sponsored rally in Belgrade today and attacked the U.S. Embassy in the city, setting a consular office on fire and burning an American flag before being chased away by riot police.

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• this made me smile quite a bit

  Published: March 10, 2008, 5:38 am

  Tags: Betmo S Posts, Other Stuff, Snark Amp Amp Sass, Wingnuts On Parade, Democracy, Iowa, Protesters, Rove

  ‘Karl Rove, former senior aide to President Bush, spoke to a hostile crowd at the University of Iowa yesterday evening. Students and local citizens protested his appearance at the university and “staged a mock trial” for Rove inside the student union before the speech.’ note that this is in iowa ‘The University paid

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• San Francisco Is Pissed About the Olympic Torch

  Published: April 9, 2008, 6:02 pm

  Tags: Politics, Culture, China, Free Tibet, Goverment, Hippies, Mccovey Cove, Olympic, Pier 48, Protestors, Relay, San Francisco, Tibet, Torch, Olympic, Procession, Warehouse, Protesters, Disappeared, Route, Pissed

  Downtown San Francisco after protesters scared organizers away from the original planned route: The procession of the Olympic torch through San Francisco descended into farce today when the flame-holders ran only a few yards before disappearing into a warehouse, then re-emerging

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• A huge reality check.

  Published: April 2, 2008, 11:23 pm

  Tags: Iraq War, Anti War Protesters, U S Soldiers

  This letter, written by a 22 yr old soldier killed in Iraq give a perception that every American should acknowledge.A huge reality check.A Soldier's Last Words: Listen Up CBS, CNN, Cindy Sheehan, Al Frankenby Louisa CentanniSGT. Edmund John Jeffer's last few words were some of the most touching, inspiring and most truthful words spoken since the

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