Anti-War Left Makes Grab for Dem Platform
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
June 8, 2004
They've protested. They've rallied. They've banged drums. Now those who cry loudest for an end to the military operation in Iraq are preparing to let their voices be heard at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this summer in Boston and New York City respectively.
The nation's ardent anti-war activists are planning efforts aimed during both political parties' conventions this summer to add an anti-war leg to the party platforms.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the self-described "Peace Candidate," knows that he cannot win his party's nomination for the White House but has remained in the race in order to advance his anti-war message. Kucinich has organized a petition drive that he hopes will pull the Democratic Party firmly into the anti-war camp.
"On July 29th, the 4400 or so delegates to the Democratic National Convention will...(Full Story)
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