Mass Protests in US over Looming War

World | January 19, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

A day of worldwide protests against a looming US-led war on Iraq has culminated in giant peace rallies in Washington, San Francisco and other US cities. More than 50,000 Americans converged on the National Mall in the centre of Washington, in one of the biggest protests since the build-up for war began. The most popular chant was "No War For Oil". The crowds carried placards saying "Regime Change Starts at Home" and "Would Jesus Bomb Them?" In San Francisco, a group of nude women called for President George W Bush to rein in his "naked aggression" against Iraq.

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