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"America has become a nation of obedient drones, aimlessly walking empty streets, devoid of an informed and participatory population. Our nation is being pillaged in front of our eyes; the government is now in the hands of our masters. Apathetic puppets we have become; free thinking minds we have none. The light that once shone so bright has disappeared in a fictional world of fright. The elite that pull our strings are becoming stronger, objective information is disappearing. The powerful few now control the nation's media and its ideas, and soon our free will and freedom to think as well. Democracy is disappearing, the Leviathan is swallowing us whole, little by little, assuring itself of allegiance from a people who once questioned, were once curious and who once had control of this great nation."
http://www.onlinejournal.com/Media/121603Valenzuela/121603valenzuela.html

"Most of us in consumer based countries like the U.S. are actually very nice people. In our hearts, we really do believe in ideals such as equality, brotherhood, and justice. We would never abuse, mistreat, or kill somebody just to get something of theirs. However, to support our oil based lifestyle, our government goes out and does these things for us. If the average American knew the amount of suffering that went into producing every piece of plastic in their home, every gallon of oil in their gastank, and every piece of food on their dinnertable, they would likely be sick to their stomach and would be willing to do whatever it takes to change things."
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/

"We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends".
Martin Luther King, Jr.

America's Least Wanted: Burning Bush in Britain	"No more war, no more lies"		One year on	Brian Haw: The loneliness of a long distance protester
People like us	Fun with guns	Democracy begins at home	Gorgeous George

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Mike Stranger		16-Mar-2007 23:11
Thanks 123 adware

Mike Stranger		13-Mar-2007 20:23
God site. Thanks!

jimmyv		23-Sep-2006 15:04
Kevin Trudeau is a proven fake, promoting nonsense. He is a modern day snake oil salesman. However, he has figured out a system to make himself a fortune. Hopefully, his cures have not killed anyone....

Guest		12-Jun-2006 14:29
Anyone interested in governement cover ups and what really happens in Washinton should check out what Kevin Trudeau has to say. They tried to ban his book on Natural Heath cures. http://www.naturalcures.com/ http://www.pbase.com/kinumg

Guest		22-Mar-2006 08:12
By reading the various comments on this gallery, the true amount of mind control and ignorance shows. With people calling Islam violent and wrong, and others saying that the troops should be supported even though the war may be wrong, both sides of the spectrum are shown. Calling Islam evil is just plain ignorance, because anyone who knows the smallest bit about Islam knows that it is a peaceful religion. Anyway, the real terrorists aren't the Muslims, but the ignorant Americans who blindly repeat what they heard on the news without further research, not to mention the suits that pick up phones and push buttons to send more young men and women into a black hole. The Americans who support the troops, but not the war are contradicting themselves because the war is an evil war (any war is evil), without a clear justification other than what the American public can guess. (People say oil is what the war is about, but if that were the case, the problem would be much more simple. The war is about gaining power. Oil is not the end in this case, but just a means to another end: power.) One cannot support a human who enters the armed forces with the knowledge that he will be participating in a war waged against a civillian army, and civillians, for the advancement of the United States in the ultimate power struggle to own the world. The people who say that Saddam had to be taken out of power to save the citizens of his country from him really should read into the story a bit more. The issue with this argument is that the original reason Bush told the American public we were invading Iraq was not to overthrow a dictator, but to search for and destroy weapons of mass destruction. So although getting Saddam out of power may seem like a good thing in that respect, the fact of the matter is that Bush still lied about the motivations for invading. After no weapons were found, the mission in Iraq suddenly changed, and none of the American public questioned it. Capitalism feeds off the human fault of greed and endorses it fully in its society through teaching the power of money from an early age, and teaching that at that one moment in time, we are further "advanced" than we have ever been before. We are still thinking the same way we were in 1912 when the "unsinkable" Titanic sunk in an hour and a half. Too many people think of all that we have "accomplished" in the past, and not of what we still have to think of. For this reason, education is not appreciated in the U.S. Americans are taught to think for the here and now; there is a heavy emphasis on self in American society. These two things combined make for a great form of mind control.

Erich Mangl		17-Jan-2006 11:29
about global warming: http://www.devilducky.com/media/38792/

Dave Wyman		12-Jun-2005 03:50
There are just too many posts to scroll through without setting aside a few hours. I was struck, however, by the number of anonymous posters who don't like the message. Are these people still singing the same tune as of mid-2005? The carnage only grows worse as the number of American dead alone is almost at 1700. And for what purpose? There were no weapons of mass destruction and now we Americans have killed far more Iraqis than the Hussein regime carried out in the years since the end of the first Gulf War. That Bush planned to launch the war even if it meant doctoring the facts is now public knowledge. Americans in Iraq are attacked precisely because they are in Iraq. We Americans are hated because we occupy another country, and because we torture prisoners or ship our prisoners off to other countries to torture people for us. People are dying everyday, Americans and Iraqis, and the U.S. is squandering its treasury and its good will. And as philospher Edmund Burke put it, the only ground U.S. troops hold is that which is under its boots. Thanks so much for the photos, and I hope those early visitors to these pages have returned.

Guest		05-Feb-2005 11:44
Let your hair grow!

Guest		13-Jul-2004 15:34
I think this is a carefully shot gallery but really fueled my emotions were the ignorant posts by the supporters of these protests!!! "Stop the slaying of Iraquis" one cries....well Bush and Blair did that...they eliminated Saddam (possibly your not aware of Saddams ethnic Kurd cleansing....but then you just may not care becuase it wasn't posted on one of your michael moore websites. Drones!!! LOL!)! "Stop the killing start the talks" says another about Sharon...to that blind, ignorant fool I ask, how many times has Isreal called for peace and negotiations only to have another bus full of innocent people killed by a pal? Why don't you fools protest al qaeda? I don't think the innocent citizens that died on 9/11 did anything to them..but you sad pieces of protesting shit don't care about that. Sad.

Guest		04-Jun-2004 00:13
Bush wants to rule the world and blair wants to be his dog. good on those who protest against these bumbling idiots.

K		21-May-2004 18:45
Protestors such as in these pictures are folks searching for answers, but instead of really opening their eyes to the truth in God's word, they worship false Gods such as environment, homosexuality and even themselves. People, read the Bible and open your eyes to reality. Wasting your time being concerned with what governments and other people are doing is not going to lead to peace. Accepting the sacrifice that Jesus has offered us is the only real peace you will find. The Bible is the proven word of God, through prophecies, history, and science. No other document can say this. Read the Bible with as much of a concerned heart as what you show toward false issues, and you will find the answers you are looking for.

Guest		10-May-2004 08:37
Nice Work! Just want to say that Mister Bush has managed a change in international politics. Since the time I spend in Cuba during the summer of 2001 til now, foreign politics issues have become a moral matter, even for those pragmatical politics that only care for their own interest. That´s why I wanna thank to all the (North) Americans that DID PROTEST and will continue to do... The rest of the world really apreciattes. Maybe it´s seems not to be working as it should (you are still killing people over corporative interest), but outside, like in here (Chile) the effect is very touchable. Sorry about the imperfections of my english, i´ve away of it for a while. Keep on Going peolple. It´s your constitutional duty.

Snapping Turtle		09-May-2004 02:48
You are a proud American because you are decieved and unaware. If you are a conscientious Amercian you will feel the bitterness going on in our government.

m		07-May-2004 09:03
So what you're seem to be saying is: "Shut up, if you want to keep your freedom of speech." Yeah, that makes sense...

Proud American		06-May-2004 19:46
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." -President T. Roosevelt The very existance of this gallery proves that there is no less free thought in America today, and it is our leaders who are determined to assure the freedom you ravish for others. No man is above the hate he spews!

Guest		12-Apr-2004 10:03
NUKE FALLUJAH!!

jo		12-Apr-2004 00:11
hi m, nice gallery ! i found your gallery when i was googling for information about brian haw, the lone peace protester in london's parliament square. how about some more links, such as :- http://www.parliament-square.org.uk/index.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/03/288262.html http://www.londoneasy.co.uk/mags/mag.le?art=Brian http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/English/bushpressrelease.htm http://www.refusingtokill.net/ http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/English2004/8_march_2004.htm http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/English2004/Londonpictures04.htm http://www.peacenews.info/ http://www.cnduk.org/ http://www.quaker.org.uk/ http://www.peacemaker.st/ http://www.omjp.org/ http://www.brusselstribunal.org/ http://www.baringwitness.org/ http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ http://www.wsfindia.org/eval2004.php http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/wsf/ http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/index.html http://flagspot.net/flags/it%7Dpace.html http://www.columbia.edu/~fdc/pace/flag.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace http://www.nonviolence.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projects_working_for_peace_among_Israelis_and_Arabs http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/untour/subjap.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr. http://www.peaceanywhere.org/Default.asp one love, jo.

Snapping Turtle		09-Apr-2004 02:46
A song for George W Bush and Tony Blair performed by Genesis: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/genesis/feeding_the_fire.html

osama binl ladin		03-Apr-2004 20:48
to all you protesters.....please vote for john kerry. we at al quada want john kerry to win the election. I am afriad of GW Bush

Dave		30-Mar-2004 19:39
It's too bad that the passion in most of these comments are derived from people's fear and hate instead of the images themselves. There are some great photos here and whatever your political skew, you have to appreciate what has been captured. Good work!

Guest		28-Mar-2004 17:11
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. - Father Denis O'Brian

jprata		25-Mar-2004 00:52
one agian you have a top gallery here, congratulations. since the dum fuck bush went to power, the world is a worst place to live and much more dangeroes to live, he is a greed fuck with no brains, we dont hate america or americans, we hate bush and is servents a better world without bush and company, that´s what we want, kerry for president

jprata		25-Mar-2004 00:50
one agian you have a top gallery here, congratulations. sice the dum fuck bush went to power, the world is a worst place to live and much more dangeroes to live, he is a greed fuck with no brains, we dont wate america or americans, we hate bush and is servents a better world without bush and company, that´s what we want, kerry for president

Henk Binnendijk		21-Mar-2004 21:48
Very inspiring gallery! We'd like to go on record with this: terrorists are wrong and JBW is wrong too useless killing of random humans can never be a way, but mixing ideals with economic interests cannot be a way either there were no weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq, so that war was wrong, many countries, many rulers are worse than Iraq and Saddam were. Should we attack all? We should learn from the ways of nature, the ways of the animals Thank you, J&H

Guest		21-Mar-2004 07:02
Well said, my friend. Keep it up. We have a right to protest. That is what democracy is all about. Unlike the folks who are in love with George Bush and can't stand anything said against him even with proof that he and his goons lied to us sending our soldiers to war to die, we understand that free speech gives us the right to question our government. George Bush and his cronies are liars, cheats and scoundrels. They pretend to be in a fight against terrorism and use it as an excuse for their personal agenda. America is asleep while these robbers rob us and make their rich friends even richer. Give them the boot in Nov 2004. Get the a**holes out of the white house.

Guest		20-Mar-2004 17:16
Your pictures are excellent and the message is even better!

Guest		19-Mar-2004 05:51
OSAMA LOVES JOHN KERRY OSAMA LOVES AL SHARPTON OSAMA IS AFRIAD OF GW BUSH GOD BLESS GW BUSH FOR KEEPING AMERICA SAFE FROM TERRORISM

Guest		15-Mar-2004 07:54
They'll be like my peers from the 60's one day, looking back on their appearance in these freak-show snapshots with abject shame (oh, they hate it when I show their kids the old hippie pics). Of course, they'll have to get jobs first, which will be a new experience for the vast majority of these clown-car occupants. If they had any guts, they go to China and protest there - of course they the lack guts, and they just want to have fun and act like they really matter (which they don't).

boscoman		13-Mar-2004 06:46
what overwrought hysterical trash. LOL

Guest		10-Mar-2004 04:22
Grace you are a nimrod. I must agree that Islam is indeed an evil brain washing religion. I.. do not practice any religion. I do support smoking weed for everyone. This would be a very better place.

grace		09-Mar-2004 14:05
Umm i think that your gallery abnd wahat you say about islam being evil, well it hin kthat ytour gallary is evil then. Honeslty when were you ppl born? can you get any more immature? if you can i wouldn't want to be alive during that time. Its just disrespectful to the ppl and your government to put websites up about that stuff.Im happy that i am not britsh i would be extremely insulted to have someone liek you ppl making websites and saying that all religions are evil. The only reason those bastards are islam is because more islmas are rich its all about the OIL to Bush i dont think so, but to the the islams i think so. Also you know nothing about Bush or the war all you know it how to make a sceen and diss the ppl of usa and be stupid and immature bye

Guest		08-Mar-2004 15:40
If Islam is evil, then so are all religions.

Harry Passman		04-Mar-2004 01:34
ISLAM IS EVIL. ISLAM IS TERRORISM YOU SO CALLED MODERATE MUSLIMS ARE NOT FOOLING EVERYONE ISLAM IS MURDER ISLAM IS WRONG THE WORLD SAW THE EVILNESS OF ISLAM ON 911. HOW COME YOU SO CALLED MODERATE MUSLIMS HAVENT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THESE TERRORISTS....CUZ YOU QUIETLY SUPPORT THEM ISLAM IS EVIL

m		20-Feb-2004 00:49
Yeah, back then, people thought they had all the oil in the world...

W. Tracy Parnell		19-Feb-2004 20:39
Hey, I thought the 60's were over!

Guest		15-Feb-2004 09:48
Do you guys think opinions regarding the war are going to change now that Bill O'riley stated "Well, my analysis was wrong and I'm sorry. And I'm not pleased about it." And then he continued, "I was wrong. I'm not pleased about it at all. And I think all Americans should be concerned about this... I am much more skeptical of the Bush administration now." For those of you not familiar with Bill O'riley, he made this famous statement before the Iraq war: "If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has [no WMD], I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again, all right?"

FLINGS		14-Feb-2004 15:44
Thank-you Daniel for your warm comment. Yes I know what the Bible is all about, the Koran and the Bible are like two parallels lines, maybe they don't merge completely but they lead no doubt to the same direction.

Daniel		14-Feb-2004 06:10
I am sorry for the mean comments and personal attacks made by patriotic Americans. I hope that you will not form opinions about the God of the Bible by how most of us Americans live and talk. God has revealed himself in His word, the Bible. Please read it.

blay1		12-Feb-2004 23:49
Bravo! You have done what I have dreamed about. My sincerest thanks to you. Blay1

flings		11-Feb-2004 22:35
I am a muslim myself. Most of the comment about Islam are out of contest,hate dominant,BDL comment as an exemple.It will be simply a waste of time to reply to such accusations.One thing i can say Islam is well protected against those waves of hate.From reading the comments i can see how people can be (sorry) so ignorant. M just as a clarification,judeo-christianism (Zionist idea)is a political-relegious alliance created to promote in North America the return of Jesus to the holly land.And for this reason Israel should be always safe (unlimited support to Israel from U.S.A.) ready to welcome the messiah.Well ,smart i can say.Just a fast flash on Islam ,we believe in Moses and Jesus as profets and Mohammed as the last one,Abraham was the first by surrending to god(Allah) will (surrending to god will mean Islam) to sacrifice his son,everybody know the reste of the story.In the koran Mary's verse (St Mary )even if you have a hart made from stone you will break in tears,it is one of the most beautiful verse.So my advice please read the Koran (Muslim holly bible) before spredding accusations,it is the answer of all questions.

m		11-Feb-2004 22:00
Thank you very much.

FLINGS		11-Feb-2004 21:34
To M i highly respect your political view.Good work.

David		11-Feb-2004 19:54
I am happy that an american citizen is aware that the world is not safer as the so-called president Bush and his friends say; the actions of USA are contributing to the decadence, not only of the world, but also, to the decadence of a great country that America used to be. Reading some of the comments, it seems to me that some ppl want to recreate the cruzades that happened in the 14th, 15th... centuries.......ridiculous. Thanx and congratulations for ur courage for exposing the truth to a "blind" country. Portugal

Mr.Tarandfeathers		08-Feb-2004 01:16
Thank you for posting the dregs of English society. No wonder there is no more British empire. And you are proud of these people? Sucks to be you.

BDL		01-Feb-2004 22:31
M If you do not know the meaning of "JUDEO CHRISTIAN". There is no reason to continue this dialog. I Will Pray for you BDL

m		01-Feb-2004 13:05
Here we go again -- stirring it up between religions, as if that's going to make the world a more peaceful place. You know, I'm getting the increasing feeling we're looking for the 'fanatics' in the wrong place. I mean, I've not had a single inflammatory comment from a Muslim here. Why is that? Regarding last Guest's post about the prison chapelain -- what a simplistic and naive story: Holy War as part of a training course, geddouttta here! -- it reminded me of this fact however: "Official figures show the US has the biggest prison population in the world, and the highest number of inmates as a proportion of its population." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2925973.stm 'Land of the Free'? Erm... And with regards to 'BDL' (Any relation to 'A'?): What EXACTLY is a 'Judeo-Christian'? Is it like an 'Islamo-Christian' or a 'Judeo-Buddhist'? Can ANYBODY play? Can I become a 'Judeo-Islamo-Pagan'? Or are we just EXPECTED to TAKE CERTAIN SIDES in this 'epic struggle'? I know where all this is going -- they want us all to burn in hell of their own making, whilst they continue laughing all the way to the bank. Thanks, but no thanks. I have my own mind, and my own salvation. Peace to all.

BDL		01-Feb-2004 06:24
AS A JUDEO CHRISTIAN I FIND THIS GALLERY OF PHOTOS VERY OFENSIVE.IT SHOWES A COMPLETE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH. M I ASK YOU TO CHECK OUR HISTORY AND SEE WHY WE BE CAME A NATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU BDL

Guest		01-Feb-2004 04:28
> > Allah or Jesus?* > > by Rick Mathes > > > > Last month I attended my annual training session that's required for > > maintaining my state prison > > security clearance. During the training session there was a > presentation > > by three speakers > > representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths who > > explained their belief systems. > > > > I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say. > > > > The Imam gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete > with > > a video. After the > > presentations, time was provided for questions and answers. > > > > When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam and asked: > > "Please, correct me if I'm wrong, > > but I understand that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a > > > holy jihad [Holy war] against > > the infidels of the world. And, that by killing an infidel, which is > a > > command to all Muslims, they are > > assured of a place in heaven. If that's the case, can you give me the > > > definition of an infidel?" > > > > There was no disagreement with my statements and without hesitation > he > > replied, "Non-believers!" > > > > I responded, "So, let me make sure I have this straight. All > followers > > of Allah have been commanded > > to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can go to Heaven. > Is > > that correct?" > > > > The expression on his face changed from one of authority and command > to > > that of a little boy who > > had just gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He sheepishly > > > replied, "Yes." > > > > I then stated, "Well, sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine > Pope > > John Paul commanding all > > Catholics to kill those of your faith or Pat Robertson or Dr. Stanley > > > ordering Protestants to do the > > same in order to go to Heaven!" > > > > The Imam was speechless. > > > > I continued, "I also have problem with being your friend when you and > > > your brother clerics are telling > > your followers to kill me. Let me ask you a question. Would you > rather > > have your Allah who tells you > > to kill me in order to go to Heaven or my Jesus who tells me to love > you > > because I am going to > > Heaven and He wants you to be with me?" > > > > You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his head in shame. > > > > Chuck Colson once told me something that has sustained me these 20 > years > > of prison ministry. He > > said to me, "Rick, remember that the truth will prevail." > > > > And it will! > > > > * Senders words: I think everyone in the US should be required to > read > > this. The author, Rick Mathes, is a well known > > prison ministry leader. > > > > > >

Guest		30-Jan-2004 07:38
Great photojournalism. It stirs emotions, it propels people to strong opinions (whatever they are)... What else can I add without getting too political. As someone who was in New York City on 9/11, saw with my own eyes the second explosion of the WTC, had friends inside the building (who luckily survived...), I feel the deepest sorrow for those who weren't offered the second chance and anger against those who committed this horrible act of terror. But having written that, I do not equate "War on Terror" with "War in Iraq"... Thanks for sharing.

merlademarkaida		29-Jan-2004 05:47
ideologies.... culture ....... culture......black white neutral......historical empires....historical ghettos.....falling.... rising.....idleness........ busyness realities......fantasies .......west vs east......east vs west...up....down.....rich... poor....evo-----lu----tion.....cycles....mother earth...father heaven........nature bird....worm....cat.......flower......water....dirt.....man what happens on your block? what happens in your hut? pressure ....priority.....simplicity....combustion....momentum......patience. K A R M A & D A R W I N

FABER		25-Jan-2004 03:36
BUSH IS GODS MESSENGER AND THE USA IS GODS COUNTRY. THANK YOU GW AND TONY FOR SPREADING MY WORD. AND ALL YOU LITTLE CRETINS WHO ARE PROTESTING....GROW UP ALREADY

Nikola Gruev		22-Jan-2004 07:02
I would like to offer this link to both, opponents and proponents of the war in Iraq. http://www.feasta.org/documents/papers/oil1.htm After reading the offered material, I was lost as to which side to take. I am very much against war, but I am also an american and I don't want America or its economy destroyed or even hurt for any reason. It is a decision too complex for me to take, although I know that smart nations achieve their goals using diplomacy (carrot). Only when diplomacy fails, they use force (stick).

m		17-Jan-2004 11:52
For all the hypocrites out there http://www.ericblumrich.com/thanks.html (Needs Flash)

Guest		17-Jan-2004 08:22
My goodness, that was the largest collection of pure rhetoric I've seen in weeks! See, this is the problem with the internet: full of liberalism. Though it could be worse; it could be like it was five, ten years ago. Don't go there! MCJ

Snapping Turtle		16-Jan-2004 15:25
It's all a cover-up. Everything Bush does is for the benefit of greed. His whole administration is involved with oil. He just decided to use the war on terrorism to take advantage for his personal interest. If he took the war seriously, he would transfer more authority to the UN. War on terror is the world's war and not Bush's war. But now it is Bush's war.

Sonny		15-Jan-2004 19:43
Hey Hugh, how does "I love free speech" equate to BIG OIL, as you so succinctly put it? The liberation of Iraq was blood for liberty, not blood for oil, as liberals so tritely put it. It would have been much easier for "BIG OIL" to continue business as usual without any messy war to get in their way, and if it has been about taking the Iraqi's oil, we could have done that at any point. An Iraqi democracy will ultimately help stabilize the entire Middle East. As for what war does to soldiers - those that are emotionally/mentally scarred by it - it is very tragic. Similarly, what torture and rape do to oppressed citizens under a brutal regime is equally tragic. It takes inner strength to fight a bully. Nobody _wants_ war - but nobody should want brutal dictators to terrorize his own citizens either.

Lynne		14-Jan-2004 22:24
I am married to a man who went to war. He came home, but the war changed him forever. It is very easy to take a political stance in war, but to us, then, now, that is immaterial. I don't know if he will ever survive surviving. He still says he feels dead inside. He says if there was a God He would not allow war to happen. He has lost his faith. He decided that he would never bring a child into the world and as a result we are childless. I am too old now, even if he ever changed his mind. He never sits with his back to the door or a window. He is still angry. He is still helpless. War as a concept, debated from afar is very different to the war that comes home with your loved one and enters your door to live with you in your daily life and in your bed and at your table and in your car and when you go walking in the park, for years and years and years to come. I don't know what the answer is. I only know that war causes pain that lasts forever. You live your life but it is always there. Sometimes I think it would be better if we were both dead.

Snapping Turtle		12-Jan-2004 15:48
Stop acting like a crybaby and start thinking! Use your conscience! Look at Bush and Blair through the right glasses. They are defenders of Big corporations and oil and ignore the cries of their own people. When they say their government does not represent them, Bush just shrugs them off saying "I love free speech." There you go, a politician who represents BIG OIL and not the people.

SHARI		11-Jan-2004 23:29
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GROW UP AND STOP ACTING LIKE LITTLE SPOILED CHILDREN. BUSH AND BLAIR ARE TRUE HEROS FOR FREEDOM AND YOU PROTESTORS ARE LOSERS

Trogdor the Burninator		05-Jan-2004 20:41
The young chick is right - on raw. ON RAW!!!

Guest		05-Jan-2004 04:13
Personally I love your gallery and am fighting the desire to comment politically on it other than by saying I agree.

US citizen		04-Jan-2004 06:02
I truly enjoyed these photographs. Art is intended to provoke thought and emotion, but it is sad that it must also provoke verbal altercations. Can we not enjoy art for art's sake and leave the political debates to the men and women who are seeking a position in our government. Whether we agree or disagree with war or reasons for war, no matter what our ethnic or national background, let us always remember those who are brave enough to back up our government and our nation, for they too have their own opinions of what is ethical. Thank you, m. This is extraordinary work!

cAL		03-Jan-2004 11:21
Bush and Blair have more balls than all you protesters. Thank you GW and Tony for you excellent work fighting terrorism

Snapping Turtle		03-Jan-2004 03:54
Gee, what a gallery! Turns into a polical forum like no tommorow! Like Phil Collins said, this is a "Land of Confusion."

Guest		02-Jan-2004 21:33
m, To bring balance to this site you might want to post pictures of the victims of the Iraqi rape rooms and torture rooms. Pictures of Kuwaiti and Iraqi mothers and wives holding portraits of their loved ones who were murdered by Saddam and his sons. Pictures of the mass graves and victims of the chemical attacks the Iraqi government perpetrated against it's own population. The Weapons of Mass Destruction? Most likely in Syria. The UN gave Iraq sufficient time to move them with their toothless threats and sanctions. To the rest of the Liberal hypocrites blathering your usual tripe: where were you and your protesters when Bill Clinton was lobbing cruise missiles into Iraq? I saw no marching in the streets when Slick Willy shipped our troops into Bosnia. If the leader matches up well with your ideology then his/her actions are then justified? Would the protesters in the pictures have a change of heart if thousands of their countrymen were murdered in a terrorist act? How 'bout if their beloved Edinburgh Castle or Eiffel Tower was destroyed? I pity these people who have forgotten the lessons of history taught a mere 60 years ago.

Guest		02-Jan-2004 04:52
"ENJOY THE FREEDOMS US REPUBLICANS PROVIDE " Wow, how deep.... I think ill sit back and think of all the new freedoms I have gained under the Patriot Act, or maybe ill sit back, happily zone out, gain some weight and listen to all of the very educational material on Fox TV like the rest of America. I love the USA, but it times like these thant makes me doubt the management. M, again thanks for these pictures, I keep showing them to my friends and family to demonstrate whats really going on out there!

Tomas Cermak		01-Jan-2004 08:10
I didn`t know this is a political site.

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Dec-2003 23:05
thanks for your pics as we will never see this in the media here in the usa. it is poeple like these protesters that are the hope of living again in a decent country. we need many more like them, but alas our fellow country folk are not listening......> yet. i wonder what it will take? wm

Guest		30-Dec-2003 14:26

Larry Ahern		22-Dec-2003 11:09
The hatred for those who evoke the concept of peace and non violence is truely astonishing. I would not have thought I would find that here in this forum. All I can say is that for a man who promised to be a great uniter Bush has managed to polarize this nation with a skill I have not seen since Nixon was president. These pictures are very necessary as are the galeries I have seen that show the actions of our troups who are undoubtedly doing what they think id right. People should do what they tink is right and show respect for those who disagree ... that is the way it is supposed to be here in America ...

D NIKE		21-Dec-2003 02:59
AMERICA RULES THE WORLD. GET USE TO IT WE ARE THE ONLY SUPERPOWER USA IS THE BEST ALL YOU STUPID LIBERALS ENJOY THE FREEDOMS US REPUBLICANS PROVIDE USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA PS.....GET A HAIRCUT FREAKS

Guest		20-Dec-2003 10:45
Impressive....

m		19-Dec-2003 11:08
I think it's time those on the side of humanity, peace, reconciliation and understanding had their own 'embedded' photographers. Thank you for watching. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King, Jr. "Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." Paulo Freire

Guest		19-Dec-2003 01:23
Well, as one who lives in a fairly affluent and liberal area, yes, I do think differently, as a matter of fact. Look, no one likes war. No one wants to have war. But there are times when there is no longer a choice; you must fight or be conquered. I consider myself a traditionalist conservative, one who believes in the true definition of a nation (especially self-determination and sovereignty, which organizations such as the UN do not respect) and the values that make us who we are as Americans. I believe that religious freedom is important just as the freedom of the press. I do not vote on the party line due to my independence. I subscribe to the capitalist society, but I also fight against the negative effects, from the suburban sprawl to the cheapening of our culture. I'm almost positive someone's going to rebutt everything I say here, but that's alright. I can handle a challenge to my beliefs; I hold them dearly and I am completely sure in what I see as true. I won't be offended by others' statements, nor will they change me. You could go after the fact that I will vote for President Bush in 2004, or maybe you would prefer to attack my Christian beliefs. That's in your rights, I admit, but the question is, are you right to do so? At first, when I saw this photo album, I thought that it would be an objective source, simply the pictures. I saw through the facade and realized the agenda behind the album. I was truly saddened that no one seems to do anything for the sake of doing it anymore. There always has to be a deeper reason. Amazing what a few simple images will do to a person. “He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.” – Aesop M Christopher Jackson

An Aussie		18-Dec-2003 22:02
Are you Americans pulling the world's leg are you really this stupid? Or is they posts made by American teens having a go at people who dare to think differently? Truly stupid people can't realise they are.

Katie Murphy		18-Dec-2003 12:35
America is the true superpower of the world. Iraq lost the war because America is gods country. Thank You President Bush for keeping all of us americans safe and sound. FOUR MORE YEARS !

Guest		18-Dec-2003 06:29
A protest raged on a courthouse lawn, Round a makeshift stage they charged on, Fifteen hundred or more they say, Had come to burn a Flag that day. A boy held up the folded Flag, Cursed it, and called it a dirty rag. An OLD MAN pushed through the angry crowd, With a rusty shotgun shouldered proud. His uniform jacket was old and tight, He had polished each button, shiny and bright. He crossed that stage with a soldier's grace, Until he and the boy stood face to face. "FREEDOM OF SPEECH," the OLD MAN said, "Is worth dying for, good men are dead, So you can stand on this courthouse lawn, And talk us down from dusk to dawn, But before any Flag gets burned today,¸ This OLD MAN IS GOING TO HAVE HIS SAY! My father died on a foreign shore, In a war they said would end all war. But Tommy and I wasn't even full grown, Before we fought in a war of our own. And Tommy died on Iwo Jima's beach, In the shadow of a hill he couldn't quite reach, Where five good men raised this Flag so high, That the WHOLE DAMN WORLD COULD SEE IT FLY. I got this bum leg that I still drag, Fighting for this same old Flag. Now there's but one shot in this old gun, So now it's time to decide which one, Which one of you will follow our lead, To stand and die for what you believe? For as sure as there is a rising sun, You'll burn in Hell 'fore this Flag burns, son" Now this riot never came to pass The crowd got quiet and that can of gas, Got set aside as they walked away To talk about what they had heard this day. And the boy who had called it a "dirty rag," Handed the OLD SOLDIER the folded Flag. So the battle of the Flag this day was won By a tired OLD SOLDIER with a rusty gun, Who for one last time, had to show to some, THIS FLAG MAY FADE, BUT THESE COLORS DON'T RUN.

Guest		18-Dec-2003 06:28
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Ron Hanks		18-Dec-2003 04:38
God Bless the USA for we are Gods Country GW Bush is Gods Messenger Red White A Blue....the colors God has Choosen

Guest		17-Dec-2003 23:50
Keep up that attitude and sooner or later you will be able to cry a river. It's not about power, it's about intelligence, having the intention to try to understand other people and respect. Something you seem to lack.

Mary Mattlin		17-Dec-2003 12:49
to all you protesters............GO CRY ME A RIVER. AMERICA IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD WE ARE NUMBER ONE IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT............GO CRY ME A RIVER THANK YOU GW BUSH ....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Canadian		17-Dec-2003 06:54
Don't you dare suggest we (the Canadians) are having second thoughts! You (America under the Bush regime) are still unforgiveable for your reasons for invading Iraq. Still (!) dubious and speculative. Not at all any profound ground for reasons to go and invade a country who's leader hates the USA. Don't you say you cared about the ordinary Iraqi's. THAT'S A BIG FAT LIE! You only care about yourselves and use this invasion to make it look like you care about them. You KNOW this is the truth. No American gives a F**K about an Iraqi. Your empire aspirations still SUCK!! The dumbest (you are the most poorly educated people in the western world) people on this planet find themselves in the most powerful position. (agressive capitalism, and big domestic market) How fortunate for the rest of humanity. That's right, there's other humans around on this planet. Second class humans, I know, but still.

Tone		17-Dec-2003 05:08
Usually it is the liberal people who tend to speak out and protest, I am glad to finally start seeing republicans become hardliners and such. I also just wanted to clear up something, the Canadian did send in troops and they have helped out in the war effort so lets not bash on them so quickly. T

m		16-Dec-2003 13:42
A little reminder ;-) http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/press.htm

God Messenger		15-Dec-2003 23:57
America is God's country and GW Bush is God's Messenger

A super proud American		15-Dec-2003 07:07
Welcome to the New World Order. The America Empire is in charge with God's guidance. We, Americans, are the Chosen People. Thank you God!

sudsy		15-Dec-2003 03:56
why do the french feel that they have a right to use their companies to help out the United States and England in rebuilding Iraq? I don't recall seeing thier boys dying on the front lines, so why should their tycoons reap the benefits that were achieved through blood and tenacity of those that actualll fought? the simple answer is that they shouldn't, they don't help us, in fact they outright condemn us, and now want us to let them in to make money. That is not only hypocritical, but its arrogant in my opinion as well.

Jacques		14-Dec-2003 00:34
How old are you? How tribal are you? ?

French Cowards		13-Dec-2003 03:03
French, German and Canadian cowards......dont worry America and Britian will protect you all. Old Europe and Canada......just who do you think you are....you are all third rate powers. Bow down to America and Britian already.

Jack Shearack		13-Dec-2003 01:36
Oh, and accusing me of a lack of compassion proves that you still don't get the point. Hang in there!

Jaques Chirac		13-Dec-2003 00:53
Dear American. I am not French, I am a citizen of one of the Coalition of the Killing nations. Calling the French cowards because they have the balls to stand up to the Americans really underscores the teenage attitude that the US empire radiates out to the rest of the world. How can you expect friends to join you in something they find immoral? Even if they owe you a favour? Huh!?! What kind of friendship is that? Huh!?! Have some Freedom Fries. Egalité, Liberté et Fraternité. Thanks for the links M. But how do you know what to believe?

m		12-Dec-2003 19:21
Let's look at the facts http://metimes.com/2K3/issue2003-37/opin/iraqi_mass_graves.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1021466,00.html http://iraqbodycount.com/forum/ http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2605.htm http://www.costofwar.com/

Guest		12-Dec-2003 13:30
Meegz, just curious as to how you 'watch' an ignorant view.

Guest		12-Dec-2003 13:28
of course it can be used as a justification and SHOULD be. If the regime was capable of murdering 300,000+ of it's own citizens, it could certainly do so again. 300,000 PEOPLE, HUMANS, SOULS !!!! Where is your compassion man? Have you lost it in your ideology? Figures, you being Jacque Chirac and all. You know what cowards you French are.

Jaques Chirac		11-Dec-2003 22:25
Dennis Bailey: Bringing an end to the suffering of the Iraqi people would have been a good reason to invade Iraq. The US would probably have found less opponents in that case. However, the issue of the violation of a state's sovereignty remains. Apparently, state sovereignty exists at the mercy of the US and not the UN, as it should! The suffering of the Iraqi people was not given as the reason to go to war (bit late anyway, after ten years of hardship caused by the western embargo) So, it CANNOT by used to justify the invasion! Plain and simple. .

Meegz		11-Dec-2003 20:35
People: Humans are evil by nature. If (some) americans beleive that their administration is doing something good and great and righteous,fine. It will just help them ease their concience when shit hits the fan. I am an immigrant living in the u.s., and i get the chance of watching(daily) ignorant views. now, ignorance is in all countries, but american entertaiment mediums tell mostly lies. (some) Americans are good people, it's just they don't see what goes on around the world. Peace is not fear of confrontation. Information is out there;look for it !!!

Guest		11-Dec-2003 20:33
People: Humans are evil by nature. If (some) americans beleive that their administration is doing something good and great and righteous,fine. It will just help them ease their concience when shit hits the fan. I am an immigrant living in the u.s., and i get the chance of watching(daily) ignorant views. now, ignorance is in all countries, but american entertaiment mediums tell mostly lies. (some) Americans are good people, it's just they don't see what goes on around the world. Peace is not fear of confrontation. Information is out there;look for it !!!

Guest		11-Dec-2003 14:08
Please explain for me the mass graves in Iraq. I read in the papers the other day that they have already found 300,000 sets of remains and expect to find many, many more.

Dave Barrill		10-Dec-2003 03:41
Just thought that this would be a funny conclusion reading the remarks here: The Jewish state is relying on the support of a pre-fascist state! :) Cheers. Mazzeltov.

Jason		09-Dec-2003 22:48
I agree. The US is showing all the signs of a pre-fascist state. Especially regarding mass deception. Wake up and be ashamed you big mouth republican.

m		09-Dec-2003 16:23
A little bit of history http://c0balt.com/resources/terror/terror.shtml PS Please refrain from adding unnecessary linebreaks at the end of your messages -- or I'll just delete them all ;-)

m		09-Dec-2003 15:33
All humans are born with the capacity to love and enjoy life, and to discover truth and to think for themselves. Unfortunately, many begin by turning on their televisions to receive the daily drip-feed of complacency, consumption and paranoia. They may think they have opened their eyes, but are in fact trapped in a nightmare of their own creation. It is enough to keep telling them them that they are free, and they will enthusiastically redouble their efforts to please their masters. But they will never be happy, because they will always live in fear, and as strangers in their own lives. They are the ones dreaming that the world wants their way of life, when they have already forfeited their own.

Sam Waters		09-Dec-2003 13:13
All babies are born democrats but then some of them open their eyes and the become republicans. DO YOU REALLY THINK THE WORLD CARES ABOUT YOUR SILLY VIEWS. THANK GOD WE HAVE GW BUSH AND TONY BLAIR IN POWER. USA AND BRITIAN.....COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE BALLS TO STAND UP TO TERRORISM GOD BLESS GW BUSH AND TONY BLAIR.

The Equalizer		05-Dec-2003 10:37
Good point. Let's ask Paul Wolfowitz, and while we're at it, also why the world's biggest economy has chosen Israel as the recipient of one third of all its global aid. http://www.mediamonitors.net/khodr49.html

That same guest		05-Dec-2003 01:03
How can the problems of 4-5 million people on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean be a threat to world peace? I fail to see that. How can it be worth it?

m		04-Dec-2003 09:50
There's no need for that. Palestine and Israel issue is central to the problem of world peace, as is the rapid depletion of natural fossil resources, which 'just happen' to be concentrated in that geographical and culturally-significant region. I can appreciate Verti's point of view, even if it is very narrow. As objectivity often ends up being a luxury to people under constant threat, both sides are guilty of escalation and promotion of hate. Attrocities follow, and nobody has the moral high ground any more. The only way forward is to show that there is another way, just as Eyal has. http://www.pbase.com/yalop/parents. Anything else just reinforces the vicious cycle, and this isn't cowboys and indians any more; this is our entire planet which is at stake. The purpose of these galleries is to show that there are people still prepared to question the authoritarian decisions made by our supposedly democratically-elected leaders. Those who passively allow their rights and freedoms be eroded away have already abdicated their own and their children's future. It is disppointing to see the war mentality setting in so easily: "Kill them all, and then we'll be safe". This is EXACTLY how Hitler, and others before him, got the ordinary people to do his murderous bidding. And another thing: Every war, ever started, was always PRE-EMPTIVE. As it happens, Bush is bringing back the draft, so all your young men will soon get their chance to kill complete strangers and have their guts blown all over the battlefield. At least have the clarity to realise what all this suffering and destruction for: Their profit, their oil and your right to consume. Here's the shape of things to come: http://globalresearch.ca/articles/STA311B.html

Guest		04-Dec-2003 05:15
These pictures are not about the USA+Israel vs Palestinians issue. Take your shit somewhere else Verti.

Guest		02-Dec-2003 23:56
More child brainwashing: http://212.150.177.135/lynch/arab_educ.html

Guest		02-Dec-2003 23:55
Look at this please: http://212.150.177.135/lynch/colab.html This is what Palestinian children are exposed to.

MORPHEUS		30-Nov-2003 16:56
YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADYV YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY YOU PROTESTERS ARE FUCKING IDIOT LOSERS. GROW UP ALREADY

m		28-Nov-2003 22:27
... from each, according to his ability. Sometimes commitment and passion can achieve a great deal more. I don't think my donation, given that I'm an ordinary person, would make that much difference. This way... who knows? Every little helps, as they say, and surely it must be better to show 100,000 people making a stance -- in spite of controlled media attempts to marginalise them -- than to support the pretence that everything is going 'according to plan' with Bush&Co. Incidentally, before I took the last photos, I'd read that the American public might dismiss the 'usual pierce-nosed suspects', but not ordinary people, ie the mainstream population. I encourage all those who have described the protestors as the great unwashed, to take a good, close look. This is Anglo-Saxon Middle England folks, shoulder to shoulder with the 'Muslim fanatics'. Weren't the founding fathers escaping from intolerance and inequality? By the way, talking of leverage, I've sent this link to Democrats.com and The Soros Foundation. If nothing else, think of it as a Global Politics Satisfaction Survey. How am I convincing?

Wildstar		28-Nov-2003 18:56
As an United States Citizen its pains me to see my nation's administration targeted for such hatred. Unfortuantely I agree with the protestors on many of their points. What pains me more is my ignorant contrymen, but that a topic for another time. Sadly, protests are pointless. If you really want to effect political change in the United States help fund one of the opposition candidates. Making a effigy of Bush and setting it on fire and toppling it with a pink tank is just flushing money and time down the toilet.

Guest		28-Nov-2003 18:46
M, I really appreciate how concerned you are in humanity, freedom, civil rights, honesty and the good things in the world. People like you could make this dark planet better for many of us. Sick and blind patriotism lead to unneeded wars. Hard to believe a lot of things in this long list of comments, God (which one) and the USA seems to make some people blind wherever they live. Someone mentioned God love only the USA, haha, he must know him personally, the USA even didn't existed when the holy books where written. Mr. Bush is a nightmare for the entire world (for those who don't know it, the entire world is not the USA) and for the freedom (also of the US citizens). I always felt a bit an alien on this planet and seeing and reading that... again, such an incredible bad an lying leader is attiring so much support makes me really afraid for the future of this planet. Don't let that guy steal a second time the leadership. Also incredible how many people comment here knowing almost nothing on what's going on, what a shame, if there must be a God he would not have many to be proud on ! Peace and thanks M for the good work

GW Bush		27-Nov-2003 10:36
GOD BLESS AMERICA FOR WE RULE THE WORLD. GROW UP LITTLE CHILDREN, AND OPEN YOUR EYES USA USA USA USA USA USA

m		26-Nov-2003 22:54
Re/ John Connor's comments: Firstly, thank you for your praise, and I have looked at the link you/Verti have suggested. I have also thought about your questions -- and I have some of my own. The website you refer to contains the opening statement: "All the muslims are not terrorists, but all the terrorists are muslims". Is this really true? What exactly is a 'terrorist'? Is it someone who will not let you get on with your life in peace, but brings it terror, destruction and death? Is this similar to what is happening to the ordinary people in Iraq? After their 'liberation'? Or are we talking about observing the rule of law? International Law? Or is it about values and methods -- are some 'civilised', whilst others 'savage', and therefore automatically inferior? Is this how Indians became Native Americans? What should one think of people who prefer to spend their income tax not on educating their own children, but on bombing the children of others? http://costofwar.com/ http://www.progressiveaustin.org/iraqivic.htm Are you allowed to protest? in Miami? http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1093185,00.html http://www.libertyforum.org/showthreaded.php?Board=news_news&Number=1026799 Were our leaders really elected? In Florida? Did everyone have their fair vote? http://www.rationalrevolution.net/legitimate_voters_removed_from_v.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,893701,00.html How can we change the system when our own jobs and wealth are disappearing from under our feet? http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EJ08Df03.html http://www.rense.com/general44/impos.htm http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2003/3044wal-mart.html http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/ndebt.html Who trains, arms and finances some of the world's most brutal dictators, thus 'exporting terrorism' wholesale? http://www.counterpunch.org/booker0617.html http://www.commondreams.org/news2003/1111-06.htm What do they do to protesters during a peaceful demonstration? http://www.ftaaimc.org/en/2003/11/1997.shtml Do you think we should fight and die to protect and further strengthen the interests of a few who care nothing about the resulting human suffering and destruction of the world? http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20031017-024617-1418r.htm http://www.rense.com/general43/echo.htm http://www.truthout.org/ Should we believe everything they tell us, when they use fear as the means for control? http://www.rense.com/general43/deast.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/analysis/story/0,3604,562996,00.html In this worldwide 'debate', is there one side which sits on the diminishing remnants of our planet's natural energy resources, and another which consumes them at an ever increasing rate? http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/100203_cnn_peak_oil.html http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/100303_eating_oil_summary.html Are we being drawn into a conflict of ideologies as a pretext for the real motives of those who get others to do their killing and dying? http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1016-01.htm http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031006-113325-5591r If you had to stand and die for the side that is right, would you follow your own conscience as a human being, or would you just unquestionningly follow orders? How do you make peace with someone whilst continuing to destroy their own chance of a peaceful life? http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/am/publish/article_3220.shtml Isn't it to start asking new questions? This fantastic, Eyal http://www.pbase.com/image/23626658 http://www.pbase.com/image/23610386 http://www.pbase.com/yalop/parents Please vote for this. Peace to all.

Simon Green		26-Nov-2003 17:57
What a charming link that was by Verti. Grossly distorted ugly faces, the demonization of an entire religion and culture, and scaremongering that these people are wanting to take over the world and we must get rid of them. That reminds me of something, can't quite put my finger on it though.

Guest		26-Nov-2003 17:45
i love seeing protest photo. it lets me feel good to know that other people are speeking out. i took some photos at the protest last thurday in london if you want to see http://www.pbase.com/jessamyn19/protest

Guest		26-Nov-2003 16:43
You have done a GREAT job of documenting the protests. Verti seems to have presented the his viewpoint, check out his link, ( http://212.150.177.135/islam/ ) Where are the protests against Islamic Terrorism? What should one think of people who raise their children to become suicide bombers? In the free democratic nations on this earth we are allowed to protest; we elect our leaders based on the opinions of the people. We are guaranteed the right to protest, and try to change the system. Do you think this is true in the nations that export terrorism? What do they do to protesters? Do you think we should stand and fight to stop the spread of terrorism in the world, or sit back and see who will die next? . . and where? In this worldwide debate, is there one side that is right and a side that is wrong? If you had to choose the right side, which one would you choose? If you had to stand and die for the side that is right, which side would you choose? War is hell? How do you make "Peace" with a suicide bomber? Sincerely, John Connor

Guest		26-Nov-2003 10:55
thank-you for showing the european protests against american terrorism. united we stand. let the wardogs barking at their shadows.

Edward Azuar		26-Nov-2003 00:08
Great gallery. Before the invasion of Iraq, I attended two million-people-plus anti war protests. Those protests were powerful enough to move many to tears. Keep up the good photo work.

R. Necker		25-Nov-2003 22:32
. . . . God only loves the USA. The USA is God's country. . . . .

m		25-Nov-2003 13:43
According to local medical sources, 17 year old Mohammad was shot several times in his legs on Saturday evening, while walking past an Israeli military post in Gaza. As he lay on the ground Mohammad used his mobile phone to call an ambulance, however, Israeli soldiers held back the ambulance, preventing the medics from attending the boy. As he lay on the ground, emergency medical staff tried to communicate by phone how best to attend his own injuries, but each time Muhammad attempted to move soldiers in the nearby military post shot again at his legs. Boy of 17, shot by Israeli soldiers, left bleeding overnight to die http://www.palestinemonitor.org/updates/left_to_die.htm Nearly 900 Israelis have been killed during the conflict — more than 250 of them soldiers. Almost 2,500 Palestinians have been killed. It is difficult to determine how many of those casualties were civilians, with estimates by Palestinian human rights groups and Israeli research groups ranging as high as 85 percent and as low as 48 percent. Doubts grow within Israeli Army http://www.msnbc.com/news/994931.asp A BREAKDOWN OF UNITED STATES AID TO ISRAEL The Israeli government is the largest recipient of US financial aid in the world, receiving over one-third of total US aid to foreign countries, even though Israel’s population comprises just .001% of the world’s population and has one the world’s higher per capita incomes. Since 1949 the US has given Israel a total of $84,854,827,200. The interest costs born by US taxpayers on behalf of Israel are $49,937,000,000 – making the total amount of aid given to Israel since 1949 $134,791,507,200 (more than $134 billion). The total cost of this financial aid to US tax payers per Israeli is $23,240. http://www.palestinemonitor.org/factsheet/US_Aid_to_Israel.htm

Guest		24-Nov-2003 23:18
The pictures and videos you see on the link below - Materials similar to these is what the arab population are exposed to ("brainwashed") daily by their media. Watch 2 seconds of it and you'll see how your stomach is turned. Watch it regulary and you'd ant to kill someone. I personally saw a broadcast on Palestinian T.V - it was a children's show, the children, 5 to 6 year olds, were singing songs how they wish to sacrifice their lives on suicide missions, in glory of their homeland. Shit like that. One australian volunteer working in one of the U.N's relief camps in Palestine, reported to T.V with tears about Hamas people coming to camp, their official mission to teach the kids, but instead showed them pictures of the bodies of suicide bombers (nothing but a pile of meat) and indoctrinating the kids that in actuality the Jews "tortured" them, no doubt raising the next gen suicide attackers.

Guest		24-Nov-2003 23:06
This is the danger right now - Islamic Terrorism http://212.150.177.135/islam/ This is what the europeans are ignoring and letting the U.S do all the work themselves. Again U.S is coming to save Europe.

Bill Shockley		24-Nov-2003 18:51
Guantanamo....what that heck is that? That would be something we americans would like to ignore....its not there. Genava Treaty...what is that, Gearge thinks it is a treaty created during the inactment of the U.N., which in his feeble mind doesn't exist either. When micheal Jacson molests children...we know about that....when pro backetball player rapes a girl....we know that. When the next eposide of americn idol is on TV...we know that. But when these so-called disturbed people go and make a protest to stop a mindless war in a country that Georges father built with american money....gave them ammunition...we don't know about that. Speaking of WMD's...Why doesn't GW just ask his dad where the WMDS are, cuz we were the ones that gave them to Iraq....wait father Bush forgot to tell son that there are none. Ahhh...but the war machine rolls on. American soldiers keep dying...even though 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!'

Guest		24-Nov-2003 18:12
Love the pictures, gives some memories to when I joined the protests in Barcelona together with 1,5 million others. How come some americans(including GWB) think they are doing the world a favor by going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan? How come the US attacks the Talibans and say they are bad(and I agree on that point) but do NOTHING against for instance Saudi Arabia...and there are a few more that disrespect human rights on the same level as Afghanistan. War is never the answer. Hmmm....have the coalition found and WMD in Iraq yet? As I recall there is so far only one country that has been found guilty of terrorism...it's the US. To the US goverment...Stop violating international law and human rights in Guantanamo. /Magnus

Snapping Turtle		24-Nov-2003 15:31
Very nice collection!

Yves P		24-Nov-2003 12:09
I think you protesters are disturbed little children. I am very glad the world is not controlled by you little cretins. Do all of us a favor and go play with your legos and leave the educated world alone. Yves P

Shari Bernstein		24-Nov-2003 12:05
Bush is a great president. I am glad we have him in the white house keeping us safe and sound. You protesters are losers losers losers.

R. Neck		23-Nov-2003 23:09
************************************************* God bless the USA and the USA only. the world! *************************************************

Semper Fi		23-Nov-2003 20:23
You protesters are fags. GOD BLESS THE USA AND GW BUSH

Sylvie Krinn		23-Nov-2003 07:28
Exactly! Blair should not be appeasing Bush.

Guest		23-Nov-2003 02:10
History repeats itelf Gentlemen. Chamberlain and Daladier at the Munich Conference tried to appease Hitler by giving him Czechoslovakia in order to "save the peace". We all know where that took us. Trying to appease facists regimes only whets their appetite. All those protestors might think of themselves as "enlightened" individuals who defend the poor Afghan\Iraqi\Palestinian peoples where infact they don't give a damn. They just want to live their secure eurpean lives. To me they are just cowards. They are willing to sacrifice everyone else in order to save their own skin. Where were they when Taliban took over in 1996? When Saddam terrorised his people for over 30 years? When Arafat for over 30 years victimesed his own people for political and financial gain?

mamaqilla		22-Nov-2003 18:17
all my votes for your efforts ! thank you

A British European		22-Nov-2003 01:06
I have lost faith in Blair (I never had it in Bush), but not the in the Americans!! Good luck in the 2004 elections! Resist your censored media! Turn your country in a truly free one!

Guest		21-Nov-2003 23:04
Yes, Bill, it's a shame. All of those freaks and miscreants braving the elements in protest and not getting the PR and attention they so desperately crave. The people who are prosecuting this "foolish war" are the same folks who have kept your butt free. Saddam shame you don't realize this.

Bill Shockley		21-Nov-2003 17:48
Nice pictures. I wish the american public would see these on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC instead of some foolish pop star that they think is a child molester. Who really cares what that guy did. Its not gonna effect or change my life. Unlike this foolish war which will change all of our lives. keep 'em coming. NO W in 2004. Bill Shockley - Wisconsin

hexabc		21-Nov-2003 03:40
After seeing this gallery, I start loving Britons more and more!

steve		20-Nov-2003 20:57
you have the 'eye' try converting them to B&W to see what you get. And as for those Americans commenting, ask if they would like some 'family friendly' cluster bombs dropped around their neighbourhood in the name of peace & 'democracy.

Guest		18-Nov-2003 20:29
I don't think your photos do anything other than make a political statement. That is ok, though as you have a right to do so. You might try next time to better compose some of them, maby not take as many - but do a few of them really creative.

carlitos		18-Nov-2003 15:47
Very lucid commentary. Now that the hornet's nest has been kicked over and the stupidity of the recent intervention in Iraq has been more fully revealed, these images gain even more power...

Lisa Haskins		06-Nov-2003 21:30
Loose, cool and powerful photography!

Guest		26-Oct-2003 11:33
"And?"....And there are obviously Arabs in this world who want you dead, oh one of shallow vision. Don't you love these posters who snipe from positions of anonimity, with no link. Cowards in word AND deed.

Guest		19-Oct-2003 20:10
and?

Ronn Stacy		18-Oct-2003 00:06
In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered in his wheelchair and thrown overboard by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were murdered by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.

mammal		12-Oct-2003 01:03
First of all... M, you've really captured some beautiful photos here. The crowds, the individual facial expressions, and the signs all combine for an energizing you-are-there effect. Bravo! >From: Patriot >I GUESS IN A FREE COUNTRY LIKE OURS... why is it that I am virtually certain that Patriot is referring to the United States? >From: Guest >Ugh, what a collection of pathetic ignorance. >There are worse things than war, and the cowardice >of finding nothing worth fighting for is one of them. Speaking of pathetic ignorance, maybe this Guest didn't notice the millions of people around the world who protested and resisted, actively "fighting" to prevent another mass-slaughter of iraqis by the empire builders in Washington DC. http://www.countercurrents.org/us-roy010603.htm In solidarity, mammal

Patriot		11-Oct-2003 21:28
I GUESS IN A FREE COUNTRY LIKE OURS YOU ARE STILL ALLOWED TO VOICE YOUR OPINION NO MATTER HOW STUPID AND BLATANTLY WRONG YOU ARE!

Guest		01-Oct-2003 22:30
Ugh, what a collection of pathetic ignorance. There are worse things than war, and the cowardice of finding nothing worth fighting for is one of them.

Denise Dee		01-Sep-2003 12:34
i voted for this one as well. i really like the mix of crowd scenes, signs, and lone faces. feels like i'm in the crowd, but with a keen observer saying 'look, look, look here' thanks for the gallery. denise

m		30-Aug-2003 13:38
Thank you for your honesty, objectivity and praise.

frank		30-Aug-2003 01:31
Have to say I really like your galleries.Photos are excellent. Sorry, but I dissagree with the message of this gallery though. All I can say is "4 more years".

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