*'s Iraq War Plan Draws Fierce Criticism - Lots more protest pics

[Kadie]

Gary Pendrick, of Hoboken, N.J., makes a peace sign while standing in front of ABC's news ticker as he rallies against President Bush announcement of plans to send possibly 21,500 more troops into Iraq Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


Sunsara Taylor, of Brooklyn, shouts slogans during a rally Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 in New York's Times Square against President Bush's announcement of plans to send possibly 21,500 more troops into Iraq. Activists angered by President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq rushed Thursday to organize protests from New York to San Francisco. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)




Protesters take part in an anti-war rally and candlelight vigil in Washington January 11, 2007. Anti-war activists took to the streets of U.S. cities on Thursday for the first of what organizers promised would be thousands of protests against President George W. Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)



Demonstrators take part in an anti-war rally and candle light vigil in Washington January 11, 2007. Anti-war activists took to the streets of U.S. cities on Thursday for the first of what organizers promised would be thousands of protests against President George W. Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)


Demonstrators take part in an anti-war rally in Washington January 11, 2007. Anti-war activists took to the streets of U.S. cities on Thursday for the first of what organizers promised would be thousands of protests against President George W. Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)


A protester shouts during an anti-war rally in Washington January 11, 2007. Anti-war activists took to the streets of U.S. cities on Thursday for the first of what organizers promised would be thousands of protests against President George W. Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)


President Bush, right, appears on the ABC news ticker presenting the Medal of Honor to the family of Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham as demonstrators rally against President Bush's announcement of plans to send possibly 21,500 more troops into Iraq Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 in New York's Times Square. Activists angered by President Bush's decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq rushed Thursday to organize protests from New York to San Francisco. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


New York police officers stand guard in front of the Military Recruitment Center as Tony Palladino, left, of Queens, rallies against President Bush's announcement of plans to send possibly 21,500 more troops into Iraq Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 in New York's Times Square. Activists angered by President Bush's decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq rushed Thursday to organize protests from New York to San Francisco. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)


Kirsten Green participates in an anti-war demonstration in New York's Times Square January 11, 2007. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)


Alicia Casilio, dressed as an Iraqi civilian, stands silently at an anti-Iraq war protest in Boston, Massachusetts January 11, 2007. The numbers on Casilio's face represent the estimated number of Iraqi civilians killed in the war. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)


Kelly Casilio, dressed as a U.S. soldier, stands silently at an anti-Iraq war protest in Boston, Massachusetts January 11, 2007. The numbers on Casilio's face represent the number of U.S. soldiers killed in the war. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)


A protester holds a candle with the White House in the background during an anti-war rally and candlelight vigil in Washington January 11, 2007. Anti-war activists took to the streets of U.S. cities on Thursday for the first of what organizers promised would be thousands of protests against President George W. Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)

[bdamomma]

1. those pictures brought tears to my eyes

we got to stop this, and we have to stop this now.

[dicknbush]

8. I think the only way we can stop this is to initiate a "VELVET REVOLUTION" of sorts

SHUT DOWN WASHINGTON AND DON"T LEAVE UNTIL THIS INSANITY STOPS! That menas giving up your regular life maybe quiting your job and going to washington and making them STOP. How many of us can actually do this. We need to take a page from the Philipines we need to take a page from other nations that have recently changed the course of history by standing firm and shutting down the machine!

[bdamomma]

11. something must be done to shake up them financially.

[Spazito]

2. Wonderful pictures!

Thanks for posting them!

[JeffR]

3. thanks, Kadie

incredibly moving.

[wordpix]

6. nice pic, the dim prince strums while the world burns

[JeffR]

10. As the line from "Deliverance" goes

"Inbreeding. Ain't that pitiful?"

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. kick

[partylessinOhio]

5. Thank you!

Thanks to all the protesters who can stand for us who are not able.

[papau]

7. I was in United's march in Boston and proved I was too old for this type of

thing - a fellow early 60's radical dropped his sign and stepped on it to keep the wind from blowing it away - as he worked on how he was going to bend over to pick it up. It is a problem (legs that have turned to pure fat and painful joints, so getting back up is a miracle) that I understand.

By the way, why do we march in Boston tonight with temperatures at 11 to 22, rather than last week when temps were near 70 in Boston?

But there was a lot of wit and wisdom in the signs "War is just terrorism with a bigger budget" - etc. I couldn't handle the cold and left early - But it was good to see a couple of hundred kids in Copley Sq in Boston (with a similiar group marching to Park Street, I was told).

But no national media - and of course no mention on the local evening news.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

9. Thanks for the pics papau!

[Kadie]

12. More pics from San Francisco >>>

Charie Pittman, of San Francisco, participates in a demonstration against the escalation of the war in Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in downtown San Francisco. (AP Photo/Erin Lubin)


Naomi Graffiti, left, and Mira Ingram, of Berkeley, Calif., participate in a demonstration against the escalation of the war in Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in downtown San Francisco. (AP Photo/Erin Lubin)


Demonstrators against the escalation of the war in Iraq march through downtown San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Erin Lubin)


Hundreds around Bay Area protest Iraq war escalation
Matthai Chakko Kuruvila, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, January 11, 2007

(01-11) 19:04 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police shut down Market Street just before 6 p.m. this evening to accommodate hundreds of anti-war protesters planning to embark on a short march.

About 350 demonstrators opposing President Bush's intention to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq gathered at Hallidie Plaza near the Powell Street cable car turnaround. The group planned to march down Market to Fourth Street, then one block south to Mission Street, west to Sixth Street, and then back to Market and Hallidie Plaza.

The protest was one of several anti-war demonstrations in the Bay Area this evening.

snip...
"My son was in Iraq," said Willy Rivera, 61, a rental car company employee from Oakland. "He doesn't want to go back. I will not allow another president, anyone, to take my son back."

more...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/11/BAGNVNHDHF5.DTL



Myra Orta (front) from Los Altos Voices for Peace took BART from the South Bay to protest the war at Powell and Market streets in downtown San Francisco. About 350 protesters demonstrated in opposition to President Bush's planned troop increase for the Iraq war. Chronicle photo by Liz Hafalia



Sherie Pittman (left) from San Francisco demonstrated in opposition to President Bush's planned troop increase for the Iraq war at Powell and Market streets. Chronicle photo by Liz Hafalia


About 350 protesters demonstrated in opposition to President Bush's planned troop increase for the Iraq war while marching on Market Street between Fifth and Fourth streets. Chronicle photo by Liz Hafalia

[Imagevision]

14. Kadie, excellant pic's ok to shoot them around the net...?

[Kadie]

15. Yes.

I found them all at either Yahoo or the SFGate. Yahoo has been slowly adding more as the night goes on.

:hi:

[Jack Rabbit]

13. I just returned from one where I live

I was a candlelight vigil on a chilly night in a Sacramento Valley town.

There will be more protests. This will snowball until the regime falls.

[Kadie]

16. It is cold tonight.

I think you are correct, there will be more protests and more people showing up. I wasn't able to go tonight. Thank you and everyone who took part in these protests.

:hi:

[MaggieSwanson]

17. From Cedar Rapids, Iowa...

Here are some pics from my camera phone:

[Kadie]

18. Excellent!

Thanks for posting.

:hi:

[redacted]

19. Kadie, here's some TV news video from last night-San Francisco & Minneapolis

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=3103490&mesg_id=3103490

[Kadie]

21. Thanks!

I will check them out.

:hi:

[malaise]

20. Keep up the protests

Impeach them.