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Protests in Washington
Aired March 17, 2003 - 11:50 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: After a weekend of global protest against President Bush's Iraq war policy, demonstrators now plan a day of civil disobedience in Washington.
CNN's Maria Hinojosa is covering the story today in the nation's capitol.
What's happening there now?
MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, people are continuing to be arrested right behind me over on the steps of the Capitol. But you know, I have been to several demonstrations now for the several past weeks, and this one was certainly the most solemn that I've seen, just a lot of sad looking faces, a lot of faces looking like resignation, knowing that the possibility of war really is imminent now. Now they started off earlier today at a church where they heard some spiritual words from the reverend there, and then they marched through the streets down to the Capitol. They marched singing songs like "We Shall Overcome," and "America The Beautiful."
And then once they made it here, they were then very peacefully arrested. They were told if they crossed into a police line that they would then be arrested. They were approached by maybe three or four now. The people, they are being charged with crossing a police line, and then they are being asked to pay a $50 fine, and then apparently they're being released. Most of them are being led away walking. Some have been carried.
The first people who were arrested were a group from September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. These are all people who have lost relatives on September 11th. Many of them spoke just before they began the march today.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This war is senseless. It's wrong. And that's the legacy that I'll get for my son. It's just too complex to solve in this fashion.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As someone who lost family member on September 11th, I know what it's like to experience shock and awe. I know what it's like to have someone killed when something comes out of the sky and until kills them. And that's what we're about to do to the people in Baghdad.
(END VIDEO CLIP) HINOJOSA: All right, now we know that there are 54 people who have been arrested, 23 women and 31 men. They say that they will continue. They had told us a number of about 60, so they may be just done with the civil obedience at the Capitol they hope sparks a week of civil disobedience, perhaps even when the war is going on.
COSTELLO: Maria Hinojosa, reporting live from our nation's capital today.
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Aired March 17, 2003 - 11:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: After a weekend of global protest against President Bush's Iraq war policy, demonstrators now plan a day of civil disobedience in Washington.
CNN's Maria Hinojosa is covering the story today in the nation's capitol.
What's happening there now?
MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, people are continuing to be arrested right behind me over on the steps of the Capitol. But you know, I have been to several demonstrations now for the several past weeks, and this one was certainly the most solemn that I've seen, just a lot of sad looking faces, a lot of faces looking like resignation, knowing that the possibility of war really is imminent now. Now they started off earlier today at a church where they heard some spiritual words from the reverend there, and then they marched through the streets down to the Capitol. They marched singing songs like "We Shall Overcome," and "America The Beautiful."
And then once they made it here, they were then very peacefully arrested. They were told if they crossed into a police line that they would then be arrested. They were approached by maybe three or four now. The people, they are being charged with crossing a police line, and then they are being asked to pay a $50 fine, and then apparently they're being released. Most of them are being led away walking. Some have been carried.
The first people who were arrested were a group from September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. These are all people who have lost relatives on September 11th. Many of them spoke just before they began the march today.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This war is senseless. It's wrong. And that's the legacy that I'll get for my son. It's just too complex to solve in this fashion.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As someone who lost family member on September 11th, I know what it's like to experience shock and awe. I know what it's like to have someone killed when something comes out of the sky and until kills them. And that's what we're about to do to the people in Baghdad.
(END VIDEO CLIP) HINOJOSA: All right, now we know that there are 54 people who have been arrested, 23 women and 31 men. They say that they will continue. They had told us a number of about 60, so they may be just done with the civil obedience at the Capitol they hope sparks a week of civil disobedience, perhaps even when the war is going on.
COSTELLO: Maria Hinojosa, reporting live from our nation's capital today.
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