On October 25, 100,000 anti-war protesters mobilised in Washington DC to demand the end of the US occupation of Iraq and the immediate withdrawal of US troops. Sponsored by two of country's largest anti-war coalitions, International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism and United For Peace and Justice, it was the largest US anti-war protest since US President George Bush declared on May 1 that combat operations in Iraq had ended. Hundreds of buses from 250 cities and towns ferried protesters to the rally. Protesters filled the US capital's eight-lane streets for more than 20 city blocks. Speakers included Fernando Suarez, whose son was killed in Iraq. More than 20,000 people also demonstrated in San Francisco.
From Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, October 29, 2003.
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