Protests planned for Iraq war's third anniversary

Protests planned for Iraq war's third anniversary
Thousands expected in Australia, Japan; 100,000 in London

Friday, March 17, 2006; Posted: 10:15 p.m. EST (03:15 GMT)

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Anti-war activists demanding coalition troops pull out of Iraq planned marches and rallies across the world Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.

The Australian branch of the Stop the War Coalition said at least 1,000 demonstrators would march through central Sydney under banners reading "Troops Home Now" and "Peace and Justice for the Iraqi People."

"Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis," said protest organizer Jean Parker. "There is no way forward without ending the occupation."

Paddy Gibson of the pressure group Students Against War said the "deepening crisis" in Iraq would get worse if coalition troops stayed.

"The longer this occupation continues, the more destabilized that country becomes."

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I remember this from the V/Nam days and all I could think then and now as I watched the for hire professional dirt-bag protesters and the Lefty scum mill about was three words; "Target Rich Environments!"