{"article":{"id":137948,"heading":"WED. 10\/26: Events Marking 2,000 US Deaths in Iraq - LA and Orange County List","author":"American Friends Service Committee","created":"2005-10-26 19:26:17","modified":"2013-11-11 00:35:47","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:35:47","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Call to Action: 2,000 Deaths Too Many! Community actions on Wednesday, October 26th U.S. 2,000 Deaths in Iraq! <br><br> Called by: Peace No War Network, American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out <br><br> Nation-wide actions to mark the 2,000th U.S. soldier's death in Iraq by organizing actions on Wednesday, October 26th, that make visible their deaths and those of Iraqis who have died in this senseless war. <br><br> American Friends Service Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afsc.org\/2\">http:\/\/www.afsc.org\/2<\/a>,000\/ , Gold Star Families for Peace <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsfp.org\">http:\/\/www.gsfp.org<\/a> and Military Families Speak Out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfso.org\">http:\/\/www.mfso.org<\/a> -- for actions on the day after the U.S. government announces the 2000th death. <br><br> There are currently 420 events planned in 49 states and counting... <br><br> On Wednesday, October 26, people will gather in communities across the U.S. to mark the death of the 2,000th reported U.S. military death in Iraq and to say that the country&rsquo;s pro-peace majority wants Congress to stop the deaths by stopping the dollars that are funding the war. <br><br> For more listings and details for the events below <br>  <br> go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afsc.org\/2000\/\">https:\/\/www.afsc.org\/2000\/<\/a> <br><br> All the events below are scheduled for <br>  <br> Wednesday, October 26th in LA and Orange County: <br><br> Los Angeles, CA <br>  <br> Across from Westwood Federal Building at Veterans Memorial <br>  <br> 5:00 PM <br><br> Los Angeles, CA <br>  <br> Corner of Pico &amp; La Cienega, Los Angeles <br>  <br> 6:00 PM <br><br> Manhattan Beach, CA <br>  <br> Folk Music @ the Manhattan Beach Pier <br>  <br> 7:00 PM <br><br> Los Angeles, CA <br>  <br> Hollywood and LaBrea <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> Burbank, CA <br>  <br> 3rdSt at W Olive Avenue <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> South Pasadena, CA <br>  <br> Fair Oaks and Mission <br>  <br> 7:00 PM <br><br> San Pedro, CA <br>  <br> 1st and Western <br>  <br> 12:00 PM <br><br> Pasadena, CA <br>  <br> Pasadena by Memorial Park <br>  <br> 7:00 PM <br><br> Simi Valley, CA <br>  <br> Rancho Tapo Community Park and Veteran's Plaza <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> West Covina, CA <br>  <br> By Applebees Restaurant-West Covina <br>  <br> Bristol &amp; Anton <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> Chino, CA <br>  <br> Chino Court House <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> Irvine, CA <br>  <br> Culver and Alton, by baseball field <br>  <br> 7:30 PM <br><br> Santa Ana, CA <br>  <br> Anton and Bristol <br>  <br> 6:30 PM <br><br> Orange, CA <br>  <br> Circle in Olde Town Orange <br>  <br> 5:30 PM <br><br> ###<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":" https:\/\/www.afsc.org\/2000\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Call to Action: 2,000 Deaths Too Many! Community actions on Wednesday, October 26th U.S. 2,000 Deaths in Iraq!\r\n\r\nCalled by: Peace No War Network, American Friends Service Committee, Gold Star Families for Peace, Military Families Speak Out\r\n\r\nNation-wide actions to mark the 2,000th U.S. soldier's death in Iraq by organizing actions on Wednesday, October 26th, that make visible their deaths and those of Iraqis who have died in this senseless war.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/10\/137948.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":137978,"heading":"two thousand","article":"two thousand\r\n\r\nThe challenge to insurgents was, \u201cBring \u2018em on!\u201d\r\nNow, this war is taking much longer than predicted.\r\n\r\nSome knew that this would not be a cakewalk.\r\nThe mission morphed into a never-ending quagmire.\r\n\r\nThe death is kept hidden from the daily news.\r\nThe names are buried on the back pages.\r\n\r\nOur leader only leads us deeper into his hole.\r\nHe promises peace while he wages his war.\r\n\r\nA grim statistic appears as a sadistic reminder:\r\nTwo thousand flag-draped coffins\r\nhave come home from the sands of Iraq.\r\n\r\nTwo thousand of our bravest have died for this lie.\r\nYet we all continue to allow it.  Why?\r\n\r\nOur ass is getting kicked and we don\u2019t even know it.\r\nB2 bombers are useless; our soldiers pay the price.\r\n\r\nThose who seek to control us spew their fear,\r\nand fear is what keeps the war machine going.\r\n\r\nThe war is a blatantly illegal act of aggression.\r\nIt is a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution:\r\nWar can only be declared by 2\/3 of the Congress,\r\nnot by one man holed up in the white house.\r\n\r\nWe must come together, stand up, and resist.\r\nThis war will end, but only when we demand it.\r\n\r\nUnplug your TV; it only promotes inaction.\r\nGet off your ass and take to the streets.\r\n\r\nSpeak out, go on strike, vote, do whatever it takes\r\nto end this illegal, immoral, and unjust war.\r\n\r\nAct now, before another brave American dies\r\nfor another one of our Fuehrer\u2019s lies.","author":"poet","parent_id":137948,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2005-10-27 06:42:21","modified":"2013-11-11 00:35:47","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2005\/10\/20126031.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2005\/10\/20126031.jpg"}}]}