Jan

27

Hauppage protesters join national outcry

[From Newsday.com]

BY JULIET CHUNG
Newsday Staff Writer
January 27, 2007, 6:58 PM EST

About 30 anti-war protesters in Hauppauge demonstrated for peace Saturday as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., and across the nation to demand the United States withdraw from Iraq.

Surrounded by monuments to wars past outside a county building, the Hauppauge protesters waved rainbow-colored peace flags and signs reading, “Honk for peace” as traffic rushed past them on Veterans Highway.

“It’s illegal, it’s immoral and we simply need to oppose this as American citizens,” said a flag-bearing Matthew Bennett, 31, as horns sounded and drivers flashed thumbs-up signals.

Hands stuffed into pockets, Peter Tsantes, 70, said the United States could not pull out of the war quickly enough.

“America’s foreign policies are turning this nation into a target of hate,” he said. “It will take us a century to recover.”

Organizers said the event was meant to give Long Islanders who could not attend the main march in Washington a chance to express their sentiments. Several groups sponsored the protest, including the South Country Peace Group and the Green Party.

While several of the demonstrators were from those groups, other anti-war supporters joined them as the afternoon wore on.

Lorry Werner, 59, said she pulled over to join after seeing the protesters.

“I’m so frustrated about this war I figured I’d do something,” Werner said.

Then she headed off to pick up a sign.

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