{"article":{"id":25211,"heading":"The Peace Sign is Back","author":"builder123","created":"2003-01-04 05:39:34","modified":"2005-08-15 01:07:01","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:07:01","article":"<p>Today&rsquo;s symbol has become known world-wide for victory in peace and truth. <a href=\"http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/diaries\/archives\/00000139.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/diaries\/archives\/00000139.shtml<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jebhemelli.org\/images\/iran\/photo6.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.jebhemelli.org\/images\/iran\/photo6.jpg<\/a> Tehran University Students Demonstrating For Liberty, Justice and Democracy - July 1999<\/p>\n","contact":"builder123@mindspring.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"People all over have been spotted, hands lifted, palms forward, index and middle fingers spread in the V shape. ","numcomment":2,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw101.jpg","filesize":"148.8 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2003\/01\/25211.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw101.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw101.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw101.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":25212,"heading":"The Peace Sign is Back","article":"For a brief account of its earlier origin and symbolism http:\/\/rosella.apana.org.au\/~mlb\/cranes\/symbols.htm#Sign\r\n\r\nAn even earlier account places the symbol in the 1500&#8217;s.  During the wars between France and England the French would amputate the index and middle finger from captured English archers rendering them incapable of using a bow.  As an act of defiance in battle the English would raise their hands and display their two still very connected digits.\r\n","author":"builder123","parent_id":25211,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-01-04 05:39:34","modified":"2005-08-15 01:07:01","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw301.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw301.jpg"}},{"id":25213,"heading":"The Peace Sign is Back","article":"Some are turned off by the &#8220;V&#8221; sign and are proposing a &#8220;Wow&#8221; sign. \r\nhttp:\/\/www.wowzone.com\/wowclub.htm  I have to admit raising my hand to extend the &#8220;W&#8221; would be a turn off considering who&#8217;s the prez.\r\n","author":"builder123","parent_id":25211,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-01-04 05:39:34","modified":"2005-08-15 01:07:02","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw705.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bw705.jpg"}}],"comments":[{"id":25265,"heading":".","article":"  \/ \\___\/ \\\r\n  )          (\r\n=\\          \/=\r\n    )       (\r\n   \/         \\\r\n   )         (\r\n  \/           \\\r\n  \\           \/\r\n  \\__  __\/\r\n         ))\r\n        \/\/\r\n       ((\r\n        \\)","author":".","parent_id":25211,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-01-05 07:59:07","modified":"2003-01-05 07:59:07","fileurl":""},{"id":25447,"heading":"Bush WOW!","article":"W doing the W","author":"duff","parent_id":25211,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-01-09 04:29:49","modified":"2005-08-15 01:07:02","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bushwow1.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/01\/bushwow1.jpg"}}]}