I went to the DC protest of the pending invasion of Iraq in January 2003. I heard estimates of half a million people in attendance. There were also coordinated marches in major cities around the country the same day. Afterwards, there was practically zero media coverage, which was profoundly illuminating. We all know what happened after …
I went to the DC protest of the pending invasion of Iraq in January 2003. I heard estimates of half a million people in attendance. There were also coordinated marches in major cities around the country the same day. Afterwards, there was practically zero media coverage, which was profoundly illuminating. We all know what happened after that.
At least now we have ways to document and spread videos and photos instantly, so we don’t have to rely on corporate media to tell us about what did or did not happen. Here’s to hoping there’s a different outcome this time around.
I went to the DC protest of the pending invasion of Iraq in January 2003. I heard estimates of half a million people in attendance. There were also coordinated marches in major cities around the country the same day. Afterwards, there was practically zero media coverage, which was profoundly illuminating. We all know what happened after that.
At least now we have ways to document and spread videos and photos instantly, so we don’t have to rely on corporate media to tell us about what did or did not happen. Here’s to hoping there’s a different outcome this time around.
I remember there being tons of mainstream media coverage of the protests before the Iraq War