Sad milestone, American victims of Islamic terrorists reach 3,000!

[S.A.M.]

Sounds like a lot of people support terrorists by Buffalo's definition.

There have been considerable protests against the Iraq War in the buildup to and following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Between 2002 and 2005, protests were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around the world. After the biggest series of demonstrations, on February 15, 2003, New York Times writer Patrick Tyler claimed that they showed that there were two superpowers on the planet, the United States and worldwide public opinion.

Since September 2002, universities, trade unions, faith groups, NGOs and peace groups have mobilized against the US/UK led war and the occupation of Iraq, forming the biggest anti-war movement in history. This section follows global protests and public opinion on the war and occupation. See also our section on The Future of the Global Peace Movement, which covers this vigorous international movement and the global citizen solidarity that it reflects and builds.

* 1 Prior to the invasion of Iraq
o 1.1 January 16, 2002
o 1.2 October 26, 2002
o 1.3 October 31, 2002
o 1.4 November 9, 2002
o 1.5 January 18, 2003
o 1.6 February 15, 2003
o 1.7 March 8, 2003
o 1.8 March 15, 2003
o 1.9 March 16, 2003
o 1.10 March 19, 2003
* 2 Invasion to the fall of Baghdad
o 2.1 March 20, 2003
o 2.2 March 21, 2003
o 2.3 March 22, 2003 and March 23, 2003
o 2.4 March 24, 2003
o 2.5 March 25, 2003
o 2.6 March 27, 2003
o 2.7 March 28, 2003
o 2.8 March 29, 2003
o 2.9 March 30, 2003
o 2.10 April 7, 2003
* 3 After the fall of Baghdad
o 3.1 April 12, 2003
o 3.2 October 25, 2003
o 3.3 June 4, 2004
o 3.4 June 5, 2004
o 3.5 June 27, 2004
o 3.6 October 2, 2004
o 3.7 October 17, 2004
o 3.8 November 30, 2004
o 3.9 January 20, 2005
o 3.10 March 19, 2005
o 3.11 June 21, 2005
o 3.12 August 6, 2005 to August 31, 2005
o 3.13 September 24, 2005
o 3.14 November 2005
o 3.15 March 18-March 20, 2006
o 3.16 April 1, 2006
o 3.17 April 29, 2006
o 3.18 August 9th, 2006
o 3.19 September 21, 2006
o 3.20 October 5, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_2003_Iraq_war

http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/role/iraq.htm#articles

Public Opinion: Decreasing Support for War and Occupation

2006

British and Canadians Criticize Leaders for Following US Lead (August 9, 2006)
A British poll revealed that 63% of voters would prefer “greater distance” between the Bush and Blair administrations. Meanwhile, 52% of voters in a Canadian poll call for a withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan, a six point increase from March 2006. Despite strong initial support, the polls indicate that a large majority of British citizens and Canadians now question their governments’ “indefinite commitment” to US-led missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. (World Public Opinion)

82 Percent of Iraqis Oppose US Occupation (May 13, 2004)
80 percent of Iraqis lack confidence in the Coalition Provisional Authority, and 82 percent disapprove of the United States and allied militaries in Iraq, according to a poll conducted before the detainee-abuse scandal. (Washington Post)

April 16, 2006

An estimated 10,000 conscientious objectors chose to withhold some or all of their U.S. income taxes due Monday, April 17, in protest to the use of US military power in Iraq. Some plan to instead donate their required tax to charity.

The Internal Revenue Service does not distinguish tax resistors from any other person behind on their taxes, and will apply the same fines and interest used against the other Americans who do not pay their taxes on time. Legal action is possible for extreme cases, but more commonly the IRS uses wage or bank account garnishing.

The tax protestors are well aware of these risks, yet refuse to pay on principle. Jim Allen, who served in the Army for 20 years and now teaches at St. Louis University, acknowledges that he will likely end up paying more due to the fines than he is refusing to pay today. "I am not opposed to paying taxes, but I am when such a large percent is going to pay for war. Sooner or later, they're going to get their money, but until that happens, I'm going to continue protesting. This is too important not to." Allen and his wife withheld $1300 - or 42% of what the couple owes the IRS, estimating this to be the proportion of his taxes that would otherwise go to military spending.

Other protestors simply refuse to file at all. Becky Pierce of Boston fills out a 1040 to determine her tax, but then donates that amount to charity without filing. Pierce says she follows in the footsteps of American protesters like Henry David Thoreau, a protester of the Mexican-American War who went to jail rather than pay taxes. "You need to have control of your money," Pierce says. "I'm a self-employed carpenter. No one is reporting what I make. That's why I can go unnoticed."

Between six and 10 million people are thought to have marched in up to 60 countries over the weekend - the largest demonstrations of their kind since the Vietnam War.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2765215.stm

 

[Genji]

True so very true, the problem is that the wrong women chose not to have abortions, and to many Americans have the same way of trying to sound intelligent.

Sounds like Mr Chips is losing his spin cycle! Spoken like a true conservative.

 

[Buffalo Roam]

spidergoat, I read Sun Tsu's Art of War of war before you were born, go teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

 

[spidergoat]

Are we all done here? Great.