3/17/07 --- For the first time since 1967, tens of thousands of Americans marched on the Pentagon demanding an end to an imperialist disastrous war. Today’s march marked the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war.

Sponsored by Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), today's march was smaller than the march in January, perhaps due to the freezing weather. The 1967 march on the Pentagon was also on a cold day, but unlike today, many of the peace activists spent the night in the cold of the Pentagon’s parking lot after refusing to leave when their permit expired. There were hundreds of arrests in 1967, but only a small handful at today’s march (there was a confrontation with police by the bridge to the Pentagon where the demonstrators were ultimately pushed back with few arrests). However, many hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pacifists associated with the Declaration of Peace engaged in civil disobedience in front of the White House yesterday and there were approximately two hundred arrests. Resistance Media was not able to attend yesterday’s action and does not have photographs.

There were a few hundred counter-protestors, mostly associated with the right wing website the Free Republic, who seemed to enjoy yelling profanities and giving the middle finger to the peace activists (which included a lot of children and elderly). Despite the belligerence and relatively small numbers of people demonstrating in favor of more war, Resistance Media expects a lot of media coverage portraying the pro-war demonstration in a more positive light than the peace demonstration.

The Memorial bridge to Virginia

Some of the more colorful signs approach the Pentagon

Two generations of veterans marched together to end the war

The war supporters were also in attendence:

Counter-protesters express their reasons for supporting the war


Counter-protesters engaged in dialouge with the peace activists