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thedrifter
10-29-06, 08:05 AM
Hundreds march against war in Hollywood, snarl traffic

By: North County Times wire services

HOLLYWOOD - About 1,200 people, including vocal anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and a handful of celebrities, marched to CNN's Hollywood bureau Saturday calling for an end to the war in Iraq.

"To stop the war in Iraq, to bring the troops home, that is the major point," said Carlos Alvarez, a member of a student-based group that makes up part of the A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition.

They chose to march to CNN because they believe the network's coverage is too pro-war and too pro-President Bush, Alvarez said. CNN used yellow tape to block protesters from the their entrance. They did not answer phone calls and their voice mail was full.

The protest march, hosted by the Coalition, kicked off at noon with a rally at Hollywood and Vine, followed by the march to the CNN office at Cahuenga and Sunset Blvd. At the CNN building, protestors participated in a mock tribunal.

The media, Alvarez says, "hasn't been fairly portraying the Bush Administration and the truth and what it means for us," he said.

War opponents are taking to the streets because the November elections don't offer them any alternative, they say.

"We cannot vote against the war on Nov. 7 because there is no such referendum on the ballot," Alvarez said. "Even if the Democratic Party wins a majority in both houses of Congress, the war will go on because both the Republican and Democratic parties are dedicated to the interests of U.S. imperialism and not the people of the U.S."

Actress Mimi Kennedy of "Dharma and Greg" participated in the march along with leaders from Arab-American organizations, civil rights groups, immigrant rights activists and Hurricane Katrina survivors are among those expected to speak out against the war in Iraq.

The march began at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood and ended at CNN's office at 6430 W. Sunset Blvd.

Ellie

jinelson
10-29-06, 11:46 AM
They chose to march to CNN because they believe the network's coverage is too pro-war and too pro-President Bush, Alvarez said. CNN used yellow tape to block protesters from the their entrance.


Pro War and Pro Bush you gotta be sheehaning me!

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