Occupy Wall Street and anti-war protests converge in Washington D.C.

[Cali_Democrat]

"Occupy" and anti-war protests converge in D.C.
October 6, 2011 6:25 PM
By Stephanie Condon

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, and opponents of the war have been planning a demonstration in Washington for months. Meanwhile, just a few weeks ahead of the planned protest, an anti-Wall Street movement sprung up in New York and caught fire across the country.

So the anti-war protesters latched on to the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, which came to Washington's Freedom Plaza on Thursday without a specific grievance or demand -- just the general desire to bring attention to an uneven economic and political playing field that favors large corporations.

To opponents of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the connection between the anti-war rally and the "Occupy" rally was clear.

"Of course they're connected," said Judith Simmons of Olney, Maryland. "Our infrastructure's following apart," she said, as a fifth of the federal budget goes to the Defense Department.

Read More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20116958-503544.html

[slipslidingaway]

1. knr - BTW, We Have Already Spent $1.76 Billion Dollars Occupying Iraq And Afghanistan This Week

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2066296&mesg_id=2066296

Of course there is a connection.

[leftstreet]

2. K&R

[krabigirl]

3. K&R, good for them! WIsh I could be there.

[Arctic Dave]

4. K&R

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. K&R!