an exchange of letters between the NYT ombusdman and me

Michael Pugliese debsian at pacbell.net
Tue Jan 21 17:22:34 PST 2003


To: <ActionCenter.actgen at action-mail.org> From: <ActionCenter.actgen at action-mail.org> (Action Center) Subject: [IAC] A.N.S.W.E.R. ACTION PLAN: What's Next for Anti-War Movement Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:48:31 -0500

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



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