THOUSANDS PROTEST IRAQ WAR. Dozens arrested in rallies across city SPORTS FINAL Edition

THOUSANDS OF anti-war demonstrators marched across the city yesterday to mark the second anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The protesters in Manhattan formed in two groups, one that proceeded from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near the United Nations to Times Square, and the other from Marcus G...

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Published inDaily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Main Author EDWARD B. COLBY, RICK HARRISON and DON SINGLETON DAILY NEWS WRITERS With News Wire Reports
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 20.03.2005
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Summary:THOUSANDS OF anti-war demonstrators marched across the city yesterday to mark the second anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The protesters in Manhattan formed in two groups, one that proceeded from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near the United Nations to Times Square, and the other from Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to Central Park's East Meadow and on to Gracie Mansion. "Now, because we acted, Iraq's government is no longer a threat to the world or its own people," he said. "The victory of freedom in Iraq is strengthening a new ally in the war on terror, and inspiring democratic reformers from Beirut to Tehran."