{"article":{"id":105393,"heading":"550+ pairs of boots, an anti-war protest","author":"A","created":"2004-03-20 06:40:17","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:57","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:51:57","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>LOS ANGELES, MARCH 18, 2004 - Anti-war activists lined up over 550 pairs of black boots to represent the US military personnel killed as a result of the war against Iraq in front of the federal building in Westwood today. They also piled up thousands of shoes to represent the Iraqi civilians who have lost their lives as a result of the war and occupation. The names of the dead were read aloud throughout the day. <br><br> www.icujp.org <br><br> www.afsc.org <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"550 pairs of black boots represent the US military personnel killed in Iraq","numcomment":36,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/03\/1-boots-1-rendered.jpg","filesize":"28.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/03\/105393.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2004\/03\/1-boots-1-rendered.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2004\/03\/1-boots-1-rendered.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":105394,"heading":"Pairs of boots","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-20 06:40:17","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:58","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/2-560-boots-rendering.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/2-560-boots-rendering.jpg"}},{"id":105395,"heading":"pile of 1000's of shoes","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-20 06:40:17","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:58","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/3-pile-of_shoes-rendered.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/3-pile-of_shoes-rendered.jpg"}},{"id":105396,"heading":"reading of names","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"audio\/mpeg","created":"2004-03-20 06:40:17","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:58","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/excerpt-reading-of-names.mp3"}],"comments":[{"id":105457,"heading":"Those men and women","article":"Those men and women died to liberate 25 million people from an evil demented dictator.  What has the Left done?  Tried to exploit their sacrifices to their own twisted political ends of supporting dictators and oppressors worldwide!  The Left feigns concern over American dead in a blatant effort to undermine efforts to liberate the people of the middle east.  If they had their way, Saddam would be plowing under a fresh mass grave even now.  ","author":"Slag","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-20 21:57:27","modified":"2004-03-20 21:57:27","fileurl":""},{"id":105461,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"&quot;Those men and women died to liberate 25 million people from an evil demented dictator.&quot;\r\n\r\n...some idiots will believe just about anything...","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-20 23:11:00","modified":"2004-03-20 23:11:00","fileurl":""},{"id":105462,"heading":"ahem","article":"Iraq has the world\u2019s second largest proven oil reserves. According to oil industry experts, new exploration will probably raise Iraq\u2019s reserves to 2-300 billion barrels of high-grade crude, extraordinarily cheap to produce, leading to a gold-rush of profits for international oil firms in a post-Saddam setting. The four giant firms located in the US and the UK have been keen to get back into Iraq, from which they were excluded with the nationalization of 1972. They face companies from France, Russia, China, Japan and elsewhere, who already have major concessions. But in a post-war military governments, imposed by Washington, the US-UK companies expect to overcome their rivals and gain the most lucrative oil deals that will be worth hundreds of billions, even trillions of dollars in profits in the coming decades.","author":"midge","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-20 23:59:08","modified":"2013-11-11 00:29:07","fileurl":""},{"id":105465,"heading":"fresca","article":"&quot;...some idiots will believe just about anything...&quot;\r\n\r\nPerhaps, but idiots like you won't believe anything unless if it's true. You deal in fantasies.\r\n\r\nFace it loser, you're beat. Stay down.\r\n\r\nYou're out of your league and embarrassing yourself.","author":"Perhaps","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:05:30","modified":"2004-03-21 00:05:30","fileurl":""},{"id":105468,"heading":"fresca","article":"Thank you. So at WORST, the situation will result in US and UK companies pushing out French, Russian and German oil companies and getting the contracts themselves. PAYING Iraq handsomely for the oil mind you.\r\n\r\nHardly a theft.\r\n\r\nKinda makes you wonder why those three &quot;anti-war&quot; countries were so against the war to begin with. I guess they were fine trading thousands of murders and tortures a year by Sadam for oil.\r\n\r\nNo Torture for Oil.\r\n\r\nThanks again for disproving this inane notion of some massive US oil theft.","author":"ahem yourself","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:17:33","modified":"2004-03-21 00:17:33","fileurl":""},{"id":105469,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"shitpile: &quot;...but idiots like you won't believe anything unless if it's true.&quot;\r\n\r\n...well, given the choice of that or being Republican swallowing every lying load stroked over to 'em, I guess I stand with the truth-believing idiots.\r\n\r\n...geez, shitpile, you don't need me here to point out what a schmuck you are...you're doing fine on your own!","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:18:08","modified":"2004-03-21 00:18:08","fileurl":""},{"id":105472,"heading":"fresca","article":"So whwen are you going to give us your thoughts on terrorism.\r\n\r\nHave any?\r\n\r\nAre do you actually deny the existence of Islamic terrorism?","author":"still here","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:24:13","modified":"2004-03-21 00:24:13","fileurl":""},{"id":105474,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"...right after you blow me...\r\n\r\n","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:28:46","modified":"2004-03-21 00:28:46","fileurl":""},{"id":105477,"heading":"fresca","article":"Is that really all you could come up with?\r\n\r\nLook, you're running out of steam here.\r\n\r\nWhy don't we just go to a dodger game (I have great seats), I'll buy you a beer (I don't drink but perhaps you do) and we'll settle all this.\r\n\r\n","author":"eyes rolling","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:33:20","modified":"2004-03-21 00:33:20","fileurl":""},{"id":105478,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"What, you're backin' out of the deal now?  You wanna hear my thoughts, then you gotta ante up, you fucking steaming loaf.  Blow me and I will pour out my soul on the topic..\r\n\r\ndon't be afraid...I promise I won't come in your mouth....","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:37:01","modified":"2004-03-21 00:37:01","fileurl":""},{"id":105479,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"...and fuck the Dodgers....","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:38:53","modified":"2004-03-21 00:38:53","fileurl":""},{"id":105480,"heading":"fresca","article":"&quot;...and fuck the Dodgers....&quot;\r\n\r\nI'm not much of a Dodger fan myself. More of an American league guy.\r\n\r\nBut they're the only game in town.\r\n\r\nSo, now about this terrorism stuff.\r\n\r\nYou actually, don't believe in it do you?\r\n\r\nYou think all those filthy swarthy camel fuckers draped in ak-47's and rocket launchers are just figments of Republicans' imaginations huh?\r\n\r\nHmmmmm. Curious.","author":"actually I agree","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:47:07","modified":"2004-03-21 00:47:07","fileurl":""},{"id":105481,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"....dude, the world does not always fit your neat little classifications...as a matter of fact, it rarely does...\r\n\r\n...if you wanna use death, destruction and the misery of others to further your little game and make you feel better about yourself...well, you can play, but play with yourself.","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 00:51:25","modified":"2004-03-21 00:51:25","fileurl":""},{"id":105482,"heading":"fresca","article":"&quot;....dude, the world does not always fit your neat little classifications...as a matter of fact, it rarely does... &quot;\r\n\r\nYou couldn't be more correct.\r\n\r\nBut in the case of the heinous crimes of Islamism and it's systematic and coldblooded attacks on the entire non-muslim world over the last thirty years or so, my characterization of these people as savages is dead on.\r\n\r\nA complex problem this ain't.","author":"Absolutely","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 01:05:29","modified":"2004-03-21 01:05:29","fileurl":""},{"id":105483,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"...fuck off...","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 01:06:22","modified":"2004-03-21 01:06:22","fileurl":""},{"id":105484,"heading":"fresca","article":"Actually it's no more complex than the characterization of any hate group as barbaric. Whether it's Islamism, white supremecy, nazism...you name it.\r\n\r\nThe thing that sets Islamism apart from these other subhumans is the fact that they routinely murder hundreds and thousands of people.","author":"Actually","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 01:07:36","modified":"2004-03-21 01:07:36","fileurl":""},{"id":105491,"heading":"Two Lefty Weasel Phrases","article":"1)  (after weak argument is demolished by facts) &quot;Uh, well you're ignorant...all the masses are ignorant.&quot;\r\n\r\n2)  &quot;Well it just so happens you Republicans believe everything you are told to by master FOX.&quot;\r\n\r\nBonus track:  &quot;You're a fascist while I am full of compassion.  Therefore, my views are correct.&quot;\r\n\r\na ha ha ha.  what a shame these moldy oldies keep coming back.  With or without 'blood for oil,' the left is out of gas, and has been empty of reason going on SIX decades.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI have only made but one prayer in my life: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it. \r\n\r\n--Voltaire","author":"Walker, Texas Plumber","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 03:25:27","modified":"2004-03-21 03:25:27","fileurl":""},{"id":105511,"heading":"Left Wingers always support dicatorships","article":"Why did these Left Wingers try to protect Saddam's regime?\r\n\r\nIf Saddam had been left in power until now there would be lot more than 8,000 more dead Iraqis by now.\r\n\r\nIt's this cynical exploitation of the ordianry Iraqi people for the sake of some cheap political shot at Bush that really angers me.\r\n\r\nThe cynicism of these people is disgusting.  I notice there was no big hullabaloo when Tanzania invaded Uganda to kick Idi Amin out of power.  There was no political capital to be made from that though.\r\n\r\nLousy hypocritical lefty clagnuts.","author":"Barney","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 06:08:04","modified":"2004-03-21 06:08:04","fileurl":""},{"id":105512,"heading":"Color photo of boots","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-21 06:21:28","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:58","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/boots-1.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/boots-1.jpg"}},{"id":105513,"heading":"Pile of shoes","article":"","author":"A","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-21 06:23:28","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:59","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/pile-of_shoes.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/pile-of_shoes.jpg"}},{"id":105531,"heading":"The Pain vs. the Gain","article":"So only 550 casualties and a regime change in Iraq. One of the bloodiest dictators of all time in jail and a new democratic government being born.  \r\n\r\nEven fewer fatalities in Afghanistan where another obnoxious regime has been eliminated.\r\n\r\nCompare with casualties in all other wars the USA has ever been involved in and these figures are miniscule.\r\n\r\nThe ration of gain to pain is by far better for these two wars than any ever fought.","author":"BbushAdmirer","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","created":"2004-03-21 14:19:07","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:59","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/picture_1.pdf"},{"id":105534,"heading":"War Casualty stats","article":"Here is a chart showing the dramatic difference between these wars and prior wars. We've gotten a lot accomplished at relatively very low cost.","author":"BbbushAdmirer","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-21 14:22:40","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:59","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/warcasualties.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/warcasualties.jpg"}},{"id":105541,"heading":"BA is immoral","article":"The rationalization of the killing of any person for any reason is immoral. It's not a numbers game when you are talking about human life. There are no degrees to evil.\r\nThere is no lesser of two evils, only evils.  BA is no Christian or Jew or member of any of the great faiths of this world.\r\n\r\nThou shall not kill. There are no footnotes or exceptions to this.\r\n\r\nTHOU SHALL NOT KILL\r\n\r\n","author":"X","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 16:44:23","modified":"2004-03-21 16:44:23","fileurl":""},{"id":105544,"heading":"X, iit's not a game","article":"It was not a game to the people suffering under Saddam, yet the anti-war Left treated the whole thing as a political footbal, just a way to score points against President Bush.\r\n\r\nThe US had an opportunity to help more than 20m people in an operation that coincided with our foreign policy (reducing the threat of rogue states and terrorists).  Our troops have achieved a wonderful thing with an extremely low loss of  life.  The Left however, would have been quite happy to leave over 20m people languishing for decades in a living hell.\r\n\r\nAnd YOU preach about playing games....\r\n\r\n\n\n*** This comment was posted from an IP associated with a disruptive poster.  The MD5 hash of their IP is bcbbeafadbadc.  This value is the same even if the user uses another name.  Only posters deemed disruptive by the editorial collective will have this text appended to their posts. We apologize for any erroneous misidentifications.","author":"Barney","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-21 17:28:46","modified":"2004-03-21 17:28:46","fileurl":""},{"id":105673,"heading":"Do you really believe?","article":"It's not the point that Sadaam was a heinous dictator, but the point that we were given other reasons for going into Iraq.  They tried to link him to these weapons of mass destruction, which were unfounded.  They tried to link him to 9-11, which was also unfounded.  In other words, the American public was purposefully deceived and misled for oil and American imperialism.\r\n\r\nWhat's good for one country is not always good for another country.  How much liberating have we done?  We constantly say that Iraq was liberated, and yes, from Sadaam, but do women have rights now?  Is terrorism actually dead?  Are the Iraqi people happy?  Answers to these questions are ALL BLATANTLY NO.\r\nThey are liberated from American eyes, and no one elses.\r\n\r\nAnd this is killing us in terms of foreign policies.  We have weakened our alliance with the UN and not to mention the destruction in Madrid, Spain (which resulted in them retracting US support)\r\n\r\nOpen your eyes, this was the absolute wrong thing to do and it was done for the wrong reasons.  We are less safe than we were before in terms of terrorism.  Let's face it, Bush is a liar, an idiot, and must GO.","author":"No me conoce","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-22 06:08:29","modified":"2004-03-22 06:08:29","fileurl":""},{"id":105677,"heading":"BA shows up at Anti-war protest - see photo","article":"","author":"X","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2004-03-22 06:43:52","modified":"2005-08-15 02:51:59","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/bush-dickhead.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/03\/bush-dickhead.jpg"}},{"id":105705,"heading":"Thank You X","article":"Thank You X. \r\n\r\nI'll take that as a complement. This guy looks much better than most of the weird looking people in the parade. Check out Kevin with the pigtails, or Lee, or the trailer park trash guy with all the tattoos.\r\n\r\nThe man in this photo is very neat, has clean clothes, a nice pair of shorts, and more importantly, he's on the right side of the issues.","author":"BA","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-22 14:29:27","modified":"2004-03-22 17:56:47","fileurl":""},{"id":105769,"heading":"Taking out Saddam--Jesus approved","article":"&quot;The rationalization of the killing of any person for any reason is immoral. It's not a numbers game when you are talking about human life. There are no degrees to evil.&quot; \r\n\r\n>>>> Obviously, there ARE degrees to evil.  In your warped world, the guy who stuffs millions of people in a shredder deserves no worse penalty than a kid who swipes a pack of gum from 7-11.\r\n\r\n&quot;There is no lesser of two evils, only evils. BA is no Christian or Jew or member of any of the great faiths of this world. &quot;\r\n\r\nBen Franklin's maxim: &quot;Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.&quot;   And old Ben was as kindly and diplomatic as they come.  \r\n\r\n\r\nThou shall not kill. There are no footnotes or exceptions to this. \r\n\r\nTHOU SHALL NOT KILL \r\n\r\nIf you're trying to quote the Bible, the original Commandment is &quot;Thou shalt not murder&quot;  NOT 'Thou shalt not kill.'  \r\n\r\nJesus defended the weak and preached forgiveness, but he didn't ask the poor to let themselves be slaughtered for the sake of their enemies.\r\n\r\nYou should take your hypocritical preaching to North Korea now, or China.  Explain to them how there is no lesser of two evils.  \r\n\r\nSomehow I don't think you will.\r\n\r\nSo you don't wonder about it:  YOU GOT SERVED.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Walker, Texas Plumber","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-23 00:07:27","modified":"2004-03-23 00:07:27","fileurl":""},{"id":105777,"heading":"Color?","article":"Why color photos of black boots? What is needed are feet to go into those boots, preferably those of the disposessed of the U.S. oil mercenaries. \r\n\r\nMore boots!","author":"readyman","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-23 00:58:51","modified":"2004-03-23 00:58:51","fileurl":""},{"id":105852,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"Blarney: &quot;I notice there was no big hullabaloo when Tanzania invaded Uganda to kick Idi Amin out of power. &quot;\r\n\r\nUmm...maybe that's 'cause we live here and not in Tanzania....\r\n\r\n...idiot.","author":"KPC","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-23 17:49:31","modified":"2004-03-23 17:49:31","fileurl":""},{"id":105956,"heading":"War statistics response","article":"Thank you for the war statistics.\r\nEven though Viet Nam was called \r\na small war by the news media the\r\nrecent Internet statistics show that even\r\nvery large World War 2 only killed four\r\ntimes as many people as the no longer\r\nsmall Viet Nam War.\r\n My other point is that the greatest threat to\r\npeace today is the proposed U.S. military draft.\r\nCongresspeople similar to Charles Rangle\r\nalready require all young men to register to\r\nbe drafted into combat to get college financial\r\naid.\r\n To make matters worse, U.S. Representative\r\nCharles Rangle is introducing legislation\r\ninto the Congress called H.R. 163 of Congress 108\r\nthat will fully reinstate the U.S. military draft without\r\nexemptions.\r\n The draft will pass through congress by a\r\nlandslide if almost nobody protests against it.\r\nIt is the duty of all protesters who claim to really\r\noppose war to include expressing opposition\r\nto the reinstatement of the U.S. military draft\r\nin their protests. Failure to oppose Rangles\r\nproposed draft can be interpreted as total\r\nlack of opposition to war because the draft is\r\nforced war.\r\n Do not forget to protest against the military draft\r\nthat Charles Rangle already is pushing through\r\ncongress. \r\n As far as I know, nobody is running against \r\nCharles Rangle (D NY) in November and\r\nalmost all democratic presidential Candidates\r\nfully support a return to the military draft.\r\n A radio talk show host proposed holding\r\nhis nose and voting for Bush. Even though Bush \r\nis far from perfect he will be re-elected because\r\nthe alternative is a Lyndon Johnson style\r\nDemocrat who will draft Americas youth by the\r\nmillions.\r\nEric Matteson","author":"Eric Matteson","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-24 00:44:23","modified":"2004-03-24 00:44:23","fileurl":""},{"id":105958,"heading":"Erics link","article":"I also have a link to my earlier hidden article \r\nabout changing Star Trek to be fairer to the\r\nZindy.\r\n Down a ways Malcolm in the Middle is discussing an actual\r\nlink to H.R. 163 the draft bill that started the\r\ncontroversy.\r\nhttp:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/news\/2004\/01\/100947_comment.php#ARCH20\r\n Is anybody going to be running against Representative\r\nCharles Rangle (D NY)in November 2004 ??\r\nEric.","author":"Eric Matteson","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-24 00:55:55","modified":"2004-03-24 00:55:55","fileurl":""},{"id":106022,"heading":"Numbers?","article":"684 coalition forces have been killed, counting 583 Americans, but you only count Americans, right?  Tens of thousands of Iraq civilians were killed;  they stopped the counting because the appointed Iraqi council said that the numbers would be demoralizing (they started to get the count from hospital records).  100s of thousands of Iraqi troops were apparently killed, but they were just thrown in mass graves.  \u201cWe don\u2019t do body counts;\u201d  and fighting to defend your country is the work of Satan, unless you\u2019re an American.  \r\n\r\nWhat did we get.  A victory against terror? Hardly.  But then again you see all \u201cArabs\u201d as the same.  A \u201cfree\u201d Iraq?  Democracy doesn\u2019t mean the same thing there as it does here.  Sure living under Saddam stunk if you were a Kurd.  But under a democracy they now have to deal with majority rule in a country that should never have been a single entity to begin with.  The woman\u2019s rights that were impressive under Saddam, have all been removed (this happened in January), and criminals roam the city streets.  Bush got his war, eliminated his enemy, and the world is not safer for this \u201ccharity\u201d\r\n","author":"sdfa","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-24 08:04:41","modified":"2013-11-11 00:29:12","fileurl":""},{"id":106029,"heading":"Afghanistan","article":"bush admirer:  &quot;(...) Afghanistan where another obnoxious regime has been eliminated&quot; ??? Maybe you should go to Afghanistan to see how people live there in the middle of misery and destruction. If under the talibans' regime women had no rights, now they've got even less rights. Not to mention all the violence that people have to suffer daily.","author":"time to wake up","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-24 09:26:36","modified":"2004-03-24 09:26:36","fileurl":""},{"id":106359,"heading":"Bravo! Great Graphic Reminder!","article":"Keep up the good work, you LA Peace activists. You came up with a very creative display to remind the public of this vicious Imperialist War\/Occupation. Perhpas next time you could pile up the 10,000+ shoes at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue lawn?","author":"DLi","parent_id":105393,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-28 21:39:47","modified":"2004-03-28 21:39:47","fileurl":""}]}