A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN:
What's Next for the Anti-War Movement
Before we discuss the A.N.S.W.E.R. Action Plan, we are pleased to announce that massive pressure on the West Coast has forced the San Francisco police to
issue a revision of their crowed estimate. Though they originally gave a ridiculously low estimate of 50,000, they have now tripled their count to 150,000.
Organizers estimate that the crowed reached 200,000. The major anti-war demonstrations called by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, on October 26 and January
18, have been confronted by biased reporting and police underestimates of crowd sizes. This admission of the size of the protest is a victory for the anti- war movement. As of yet, crowd estimates made by the authorities and the media have not been revised to reflect the fact that 500,000 people marched in Washington DC on January 18.
The rising tide of the anti-war movement cannot be ignored. Monday's New York Times editorial signifies that a growing section of the political establishment fears the dynamic rise of the U.S. anti-war movement, and is deeply
concerned that Bush's rush towards war will have a destabilizing impact on the political system as a whole. <SNIP>
-- Michael Pugliese
"Without knowing that we knew nothing, we went on talking without listening to
each other. Sometimes we flattered and praised each other, understanding that
we would be flattered and praised in return. Other times we abused and shouted
at each other, as if we were in a madhouse." -Tolstoy