Boston Antiwar Protest Draws from New England Region

This story from the Sunday Boston Globe talks about 40 nationwide anti-war protests. Wow, there were some anti-war protests. Peacenik casually paid attention to the news over the weekend and Peacenik didn't know there were any anti-war protests going on.

So Peacenik scanned some websites this morning. The Washington post had zero weekend or Monday stories about the anti-war protests. The New York Times had zero weekend or Monday stories about the anti-war protests. The Toronto Star had zero weekend or Monday stories about anti-war protests.

But wait. The Sunday LA Times had a story about anti-war protests. A story about a non-stop protest in Oregon that has been going on for eight years. Big Deal.

Were there lots of anti-war protests on the weekend? Were any of them big? Where were they? Peacenik doesn't know. The mainstream media doesn't care.

Demonstrators in the pink in Copley Square

Demonstrators gathered in Boston's Copley Square yesterday to protest the wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. (David L. Ryan/ Globe Staff)

by Jeannie Nuss
Pink wigged-protesters and hundreds of other demonstrators wielding posters calling for peace converged on Copley Square in an antiwar rally yesterday

The regional gathering in Boston - one of more than 40 nationwide - brought protesters from throughout New England to shout, sing, and march against conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.

Karyn Savage, a 26-year-old mother of two from central Maine, clutched a magenta poster covered in glitter glue and peace signs that read: "War is Expensive, Peace is Priceless.''

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