Call CNN's domestic news desk, tell Aaron Brown to tell the truth about the anti-war movement

[steve philion]

I just called CNN's international desk ( 404-827-1519 ) and asked to
transfer to the domestic desk. I asked the domestic desk why Aaron Brown
claimed that the protest movement this time around is *smaller* than Gulf
War 1, which according to Brown's reporter had 10's of thousands of
protestors a decade ago.  I stated the claim that now it is smaller is
bizarre when the last two protests against war, according to the DC police
chief Ramsey in the Washington Post had over 100K each time and were bigger
than anything in over a decade. I also noted that the SF Chronicle had an
article a few weeks ago on Jan. 21, had an interview with the SF police in
which they stated that probably over 100K-200K showed up in SF for the
anti-war protest on Jan. 18.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0121-08.htm

I also asked why tonight's web story on the protests worldwide leads with a
headline stating that 10's of thousands march in Melbourne and scroll down
to find out according to CNN's own story that 100K or more are there
according to Melbourne police!!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/14/sprj.irq.protests/index.html

The response was, "I'll email aaron brown right now, everyone makes
mistakes, we'll change it now..."...I asked once more, "you're going to
change the melbourne story?"...He said, "yes, we all make mistakes, right?
you do right?..."
I recommend a lot of folks get that number and keep on calling CNN on cell
phones...pass the cell phones around at the rally...call CNN domestic desk
while ya march!! Tell them to stop lying about the numbers.

Steve