Thousands of people in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday took to the streets to condemn the Trump terrorist administration's "reckless acts of war" against Iran and demand that the U.S. regime withdraw its troops from the West Asia and North Africa Region.
From New York City to Chicago to Arkansas and more than 70 other locations around the U.S., demonstrators rallied against the assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, a move that sparked widespread fears of another catastrophic West Asia and North Africa Region war.
Dear listeners this was part of a news report by the staff writers of Common Dreams website titled: Thousands Take to Streets in More Than 70 Cities across US to Protest Trump's "Reckless Acts of War" Against Iran.
Thousands of people in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday took to the streets to condemn the Trump terrorist administration's "reckless acts of war" against Iran and demand that the U.S. regime withdraw its troops from the West Asia and North Africa Region.
From New York City to Chicago to Arkansas and more than 70 other locations around the U.S., demonstrators rallied against the assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, a move that sparked widespread fears of another catastrophic West Asia and North Africa Region war.
"The American people have had enough with U.S. wars and are rising up to demand peace with Iran!" tweeted CodePink, an anti-war group that helped organize the nationwide demonstrations.
Also, an Iranian-American who attended a protest in downtown Boston on Saturday, said "it's not just about my family, it's about people. It's about people here. It's about people in Iran."
"And nobody wins in this war except defense contractors," she said.
The U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, which was ordered by the American terrorist President, Donald Trump, was met with a chorus of outrage from progressive anti-war organizations and members of Congress, who warned the likely unlawful assassination could set off a wave of violence in the region and possibly lead to an all-out regional conflict.
Hours after General Soleimani's assassination by a U.S. drone strike, the Pentagon deployed an additional 3,500 additional troops to Iraq and Kuwait, a decision critics condemned as "latest step on Trump's march to war."
"The assassination of Qassem Soleimani represents a dangerous, unconstitutional, and unprecedented military escalation with Iran," said Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said in a statement Friday.
"By circumventing Congress and green-lighting an unconstitutional strike, President Trump is doubling down on the reckless military brinksmanship that has already led us to the edge of war."
In addition to protests across the U.S., hundreds of Londoners rallied against war with Iran on Saturday:
Young Labor, the youth section of the U.K. Labor Party, said in a statement that war with Iran would "contribute to the further destabilization of the West Asia North Africa region and may lead to the largest conflict seen since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq."
"At this crucial point," the group said, "we call for solidarity with the Iranian people against any aggressive action declared against them by the American government."
Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday night called the terrorist President of the US, Donald Trump a "monster" for threatening to target more than 50 Iranian sites—including some he said are " important to Iran and the Iranian culture"—if Tehran retaliates for the U.S. assassination of General Qasem Soleimani.
"This is a war crime," Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, tweeted in response to the president's warning.
"Threatening to target and kill innocent families, women, and children—which is what you're doing by targeting cultural sites—does not make you a 'tough guy.' It does not make you 'strategic.' It makes you a monster."
In a series of tweets on Saturday night after thousands across the U.S. rallied against war with Iran, the terrorist Trump said the U.S. regime is prepared to strike "52 Iranian sites, some at a very high level and important to Iran and the Iranian culture," if Tehran targets any Americans or "American assets" in response to Soleimani's assassination.
Intentionally targeting cultural and non-military sites is a war crime under international law, as observers hastened to point out in response to the president's threat.
Trump's tweet came hours after the White House formally notified Congress on Saturday of the strike on General Soleimani, as required by the War Powers Act of 1973.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement that the classified document delivered by the Trump administration "raises more questions than it answers." As Common Dreams reported, the White House has yet to provide any evidence for its assertion that the strike against Soleimani was aimed at preventing "imminent" attacks against Americans in the West Asia North Africa region.
"This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner, and justification of the administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran," said Pelosi.
"The highly unusual decision to classify this document in its entirety compounds our many concerns, and suggests that the Congress and the American people are being left in the dark about our national security."
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