Antiwar demonstrators protest in the US

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-20-2008 08:58

Anti-war demonstrations were underway Wednesday in Washington DC, San Francisco and other cities in the US, on the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq.

Anti-war protesters wear white masks and placards with the names of Americans and Iraqis killed during the war in Iraq during a demonstration near the Vietnam Memorial in Washington March 19, 2008. Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion in Iraq. [Agencies]

The protesters are demanding troops be brought home and accuse the US government of waging an illegal war.

Several demonstrations were held in Washington DC on Wednesday.

A war veterans group marched to the National Mall to protest what they say is an illegal occupation of Iraq.

James Gilligan, War Veteran, said, "Five years ago, President Bush stood on the aircraft carrier and said to everybody that the war in Iraq was done. But it's just not true, because I was in Iraq when he said that, and I know for a fact we were still being shot at, we were still being blown up."

Jim Bulgera, Protester, said, "I'm out here today as a veteran of the Vietnam war to do what I can to help the American people know that we're no longer fighting just wars. We're fighting wars for political and economic profit."