American Soldiers, Seniors Protest Bush Outside the UN

After walking the entire protest route, Lillian Pollack, 91, chats with other members of her group, Granny Peace Brigade, during an antiwar protest and rally near the United Nations as President Bush addressed the General Assembly session in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


The liberal media was apparently too busy to cover this:

Thousands of protesters including former American soldiers rallied outside U.N. headquarters on Tuesday, urging the U.S. government to end the war in Iraq and bring home the troops.

Nearby, about 200 other protesters demonstrated against the presence of the Iranian president, others called for human rights in Myanmar, and just a handful demonstrated to press claims the United States orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks.

While world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly inside, about 2,000 anti-Iraq war protesters chanted "Peace can work, no more war" half an hour before U.S. President George W. Bush spoke.

"This war has drained the economy and has cost a lot of lives," said Claire Thompson, a nurse and union leader. "We're calling on our leaders to end this unsustainable war and just bring the troops back home."