There was an Anti-War march yesterday. The theme was 'Not in our Name,' which I always figured referred to US citizens protesting what the US government does. But apparently, Indian/Pakistani conflict is being conducted In Our Names as well, since it's on the protest list.

“Not in our Name,” stands against war, Israeli occupation of the West Bank, increased aggression between India and Pakistan and the U.S. extending military to aid to be used against all people.

Not sure I understand what that last one refers to, either. I'll assume that the Planet made an editing error, and meant to write 'US extending military aid to be used against all people.' Even then, it's hardly a concept that's easy to protest for if you haven't read Empire three times. It's not like we're paying a force of Global Thugs to go around breaking the kneecaps of 'all people.' I guess we're all oppressed by the destruction of Jenin.

I'm not sure if it's the Planet's inability to write or if the protest was truly that pointless, but note how this article struggles to think of something to say. First there's a long rehash on Snehal, as the latest and most visible Berkeley Activist. From there the article segues into SJP's fate, before reluctantly getting back to the actual march. A bit on the Movement's aims and tactics, and we end with a charming vignette about a participant who was in the Marines once.

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