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"Antiwar rallies circle the globe

"Hundreds of thousands rally around the world against the U.S. occupation of Iraq on the first anniversary of the war."

So reads the headline in the Miami News. Hundreds of thousands? Why, 100,000 marched in New York alone. Millions worldwide, more like it.

See the Google News links of stories about the worldwide protests on Saturday. Here are just some of the headlines:

Worldwide rallies mark war anniversary
Seattle Times, WA - 18 minutes ago
By Nicole Winfield. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Rome yesterday demanding that Italy pull its 2,600 troops out of Iraq ...

Thousands protests against Iraq war
The Hindu, India - 33 minutes ago
New York, March. 21 (PTI): Thousands of peace activists held marches across the United States to mark the first anniversary of the ...

Protests mark Iraq invasion anniversary
London Free Press, Canada - 56 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Thousands of protesters turned out around the world yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the start of the US-led invasion of Iraq and call ...

Global rallies for peace on anniversary of Iraq war
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhuanet) -- More than one million anti-war protesters poured into the streets of cities around the world on Saturday's anniversary of the ...

Protesters worldwide want US out of Iraq
Houston Chronicle, TX - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of thousands of people around the world rallied against the US presence in Iraq on the first anniversary of the war Saturday, in protests ...

Antiwar demonstrators fill streets
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK -- Thousands of protesters turned out nationwide Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the start of the war on Iraq and to call for the removal of ...

Thousands protest on anniversary of Iraq war
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 4 hours ago
Anger over the war in Iraq remained sharp on the first anniversary of the US-led conflict's start yesterday as protesters took to the streets across much of ...

Major Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary
Guardian, UK - 6 hours ago
By VERENA DOBNIK. NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people around the world rallied against the US presence in Iraq on the ...

Global anti-war protests on the Iraqi war anniversary
China Daily, China - 6 hours ago
A young boy takes part in an anti-war march in central Barcelona on the first anniversary of the start of war in Iraq, March 20, 2004. ...

In New York and Worldwide, Thousands Protest Iraq War
New York Times - 7 hours ago
Marking the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, crowds of sign-waving, slogan-chanting demonstrators marched through Midtown Manhattan and scores of ...

DAY OF ANGER
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 7 hours ago
Thousands of anti-war protesters poured into streets around the world yesterday, on the anniversary of the Iraq war to demand the withdrawal of US-led troops. ...

Huge Worldwide Protests Demand Iraq Troop Pullout
Wired News - 8 hours ago
By Grant McCool. NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a million antiwar protesters poured into the streets of cities around the globe on ...

100000 at NYC rally as protests gather nationwide
Newsday, NY - 8 hours ago
By VERENA DOBNIK. NEW YORK -- Anti-war protesters turned out nationwide Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the US-led war ...

Thousands join protest in New York to mark 1st anniversary of ...
Xinhua, China - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK, March 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of New York Saturday on the first anniversary of the Iraq war ...

Worldwide protests mark first anniversary of Iraq war
Japan Today, Japan - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters around the world took to the streets Saturday to denounce the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq ...

Worldwide protests demand Iraq pullout
Reuters, UK - 9 hours ago
By Grant McCool. NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a million antiwar protesters have poured into the streets of cities around the globe ...


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