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By la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

La manta proclama "EEUU fuera de Afganistan ya!"

La Organización Socialista del Camino de Libertad denuncia la escalada de la guerra sangrienta e injusta estadounidense en Afganistán. Condenamos la decisión por la Casa Blanca y el Pentágono para la ‘oleada’ de mas de 30.000 fuerzas de EE.UU. y la OTAN en Afganistán en un intento de estabilizar un régimen fallado de la ocupación.

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By Daniel Ginsberg

Hundreds protest against war in Afghanistan in Chicago

Students from around the country protested the U.S. government’s plan for a 30,000 troop surge into Afghanistan in early December.

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By staff

Anti-war protesters at the office of U.S. Representative Betty McCollum

St. Paul, MN – Anti-war protesters gathered at the office of U.S. Representative Betty McCollum here, Dec. 17, to say to no to the war on Afghanistan and to oppose any new taxes to pay for the war. Rep. McCollum supports President Obama's call to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. In addition, she has proposed a 1% tax increase to pay for this war. The event was organized by the Twin Cities-based Anti-War Committee.

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By Michael Graham

Protestor speaking into a megaphone, holding a "US out of Afghanistan" sign

Asheville, NC – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a demonstration at the Federal Building here, Dec. 4, to protest the escalation of the Afghanistan War and to demand an immediate end to the occupation. This action was one of many nationally-coordinated events responding to the recently unveiled troop escalation.

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By staff

Anti War Committee banner at December 5 Protest says "Stop the Surge"

Minneapolis, MN – More than 200 people joined a demonstration here, Dec. 5, to show opposition to the escalation of the U.S. war in Afghanistan announced by President Obama.

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By staff

hundreds of people protesting the Afghanistan war

Chicago, IL – 500 people rallied here Dec. 2 in response to the Obama administration’s announcement that 30,000 more troops will be sent to Afghanistan. Organized by the Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, protesters demanded, “U.S. out of  Afghanistan now.”

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By Daniel Ginsberg

Protester holding sign that says "No War No Rove"

Milwaukee, WI – Lining the entryway with banners and loud chants Dec. 3, 100 angry people arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to demand Karl Rove, former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to the Bush administration, return the $25,000 speaker honorarium allocated to him by the university to speak.

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banner reads "No more troops in Afghanistan"

Minneapolis, MN – Hundreds marched here Dec. 2 to protest the escalation of the war in Afghanistan. Along the march route, protesters cheered for a 14-foot long banner hung by members of the Anti-War Committee high up in a parking garage. The banner was still hanging two hours later, when marchers returned with more cheers.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Banner reads U.S. Out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now

Freedom Road Socialist Organization denounces the escalation of the bloody and unjust U.S. war in Afghanistan. We condemn the decision made by the White House and Pentagon to ‘surge’ over 30,000 U.S. and NATO forces into Afghanistan in an attempt to stabilize a failing occupation regime.

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Twin Cities peace movement responds to Obama’s West Point speech

Meredith Aby, of the Twin City based Anti War Committee at the press conference

Minneapolis, MN — At a packed press conference here Dec. 1, leaders of the Twin Cities peace movement responded to President Obama’s announcement that 30,000 more troops are being dispatched to Afghanistan. Representatives of a spectrum of peace groups came together to watch President Obama’s national televised speech and responded by demanding that U.S. troops get out of Afghanistan now.

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