Around twenty-thousand anti-war demonstrators flooded the streets of downtown Hollywood today and marched on CNN. Declaring that the mainstream media has let down the people of America, and by extenision (since the good ole USA is (once again) a bloodthirsty empire), the people the world, with its distorted coverage and biased pro-war commentary, the demonstrators held a rally at the CNN building on Sunset Blvd. And what's a Hollywood event without stars: Eddie Vedder sang an a-capella song against SUVs, while Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and Oscar nominated director Pedro Almodovar spoke to the overflowing crowd, declaring their solidarity with the international peace movement. At the end of the day 78 people were arrested, 40 via non-violent civil disobedience in the Hollywood and Vine intersection, 38 via police over-reaction. Once again, on balance, it was a spirited day for the anti-war cause -- no matter how CNN might try to marginalize us.
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Also, here's a series of photos from today's Long Beach Anti-War Demo.
