(19 Mar 2008) HEADLINE: Anti-war protesters snarl Washington
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CAPTION: Scores of war protesters take to the streets of Washington, marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. They tried disrupting everyday life, from blocking traffic to blocking entrances at the Internal Revenue Service. (March 19)
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[Notes:NAT UP band and singing "the people united will never be defeated DC PROTESTS 2 .mov 9:11:00]
they fanned out against Washington D.C.
[Notes:NAT UP banner and marchers coming towards camera "resistance is forming) DC FIRST PROTESTERS 8:38:25]
on the Iraq invasion's fifth anniversary
[Notes:NAT UP Iraq vets marching "no war" DC PROTEST 4 11:57:57]
and the message was clear
[Notes:closeup IRS sign and pull out to sign "Don't Buy Bush's War" DC PROTESTS 2]
from the building protesters say collects taxes to PAY for the war
[Notes:NAT UP panning up toward protesters "no blood for oil" 8:43:05]
to the reason they say it was waged in the first place
SOT: Steven Kretzmann, Oil Change International DC FIRST PROTESTERS 8:45:10
"We're trying to let people know this is a war that is mostly for oil, and that it's high time that it stopped."
[Notes:pullout of people sitting in street DC PROTESTS X (first part..don't have specific code)]
the goal...get in the way of a typical Washington workday
SOT: Lara Silverman, protester from California DC FIRST PROTESTERS 8:44:22
"We're trying to interrupt the profiters of the war, their daily lives, and get people to realize this war has to end."
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[Notes:NAT UP police captain saying "This is now a police line. Enter the street and get arrested." DC PROTEST 3 9:09:13]
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[Notes:(cop running and dragging woman away DC PROTEST 3 9:09:43)]
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There were dozens of arrests at the IRS headquarters
[Notes:frisking guy DC PROTESTS 2 .mov 9:22:38]
after protesters blocked its entrances
[Notes:cops on bikes facing praying guy DC PROTEST 6 12:39:15]
elsewhere, police kept close watch
[Notes:cop ripping down tape DC FIRST PROTESTERS 8:40:50]
and tried to keep the streets free
[Notes:NAT UP band and dancing DC PROTESTS X 15:19:52]
on the sidewalk, it was a cross between a protest and a party
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and an attempt to change some minds
SOT: A.J., protester from California DC PROTESTS X 15:23:10
"One vote, they make that kinda small nowadays, but a voice can still be loud."
STANDUP: Sagar Meghani, Washington DC PROTESTS X 15:17:46
And as the war enters its sixth year, protesters say their fight won't end until all US forces are out of Iraq. For now, some say they'll se
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