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Hundreds Protest U.S. Aid to Israel in Front of Senator Feinstein's San Francisco Office
Following are a few photos of yesterday's event.
In full view of downtown afternoon rush hour commuters and financial district high rise offices, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of Senator Dianne Feinstein's office in San Francisco yesterday to demand that the U.S. pressure Israel to a ceasefire from its current war in Lebanon.
Likely few if any of the protesters expect Dianne Feinstein do anything productive even as news of more and more atrocities committed by Israel in Lebanon come to light.
Instead, the majority of protesters appeared intent on expressing their sorrow for Middle Eastern war victims; to express their anger and disillusion with politicians who profess peace but abet war; to publicize opinions that get very little notice in the mainstream media; and to encourage others to work for peace.
Following are a few photos I took of the gathering.
Likely few if any of the protesters expect Dianne Feinstein do anything productive even as news of more and more atrocities committed by Israel in Lebanon come to light.
Instead, the majority of protesters appeared intent on expressing their sorrow for Middle Eastern war victims; to express their anger and disillusion with politicians who profess peace but abet war; to publicize opinions that get very little notice in the mainstream media; and to encourage others to work for peace.
Following are a few photos I took of the gathering.
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As an American it is painful to view the interminable and ugly conflicts in the Middle East and to realize that our government today is poorly positioned to alleviate the suffering there... indeed it adds to the suffering by sending money and bombs there.
Here is an excellent essay to ponder:
Whose 'Moral Clarity'?
By Robert Parry
July 27, 2006
Here is an excellent essay to ponder:
Whose 'Moral Clarity'?
By Robert Parry
July 27, 2006
A poster at yesterday's rally shows how the U.S., Israel and Britain are out of sync with the world.
I know this does not compare to the US/Israel genocide machine, but Feinstein opposed Prop 215, our medical marijuana initiatve, which passed with 80% of the vote in San Francisco, and also passed in such conservative counties as Orange and San Diego because the medical doctors support it. The question we must also ask: Why does anybody vote for her? Why did San Francisco give her 72% of the vote in 2000 and only 10% of Medea Benjamin, Green Party candidate for US Senate? The answer can only be because we have not had enough precinct walkers for the peace party candidates of the Green Party and Peace & Freedom Party, passing out information on all of Feinstein's terrible positions. All campaigns are decided in the precincts and the more precincts that are walked for the peace parties, the sooner we will replace Feinstein with either a Green or Peace & Freedom Party candidate. That is what is needed from now until November, and the sooner, the better.
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