On Saturday September 15th 2007 thousands of people went to Washington DC to bring a message to Congress that they are against the war in Iraq, and want the United States to pull out immediately and completely.

This demonstration was scheduled to coincide with General David Petraeus appearing before a joint session of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, to deliver his long-awaited report on the progress of the military buildup in Iraq.

The planned action for this event was a bit different then some of the past large protests. The plan for this rally was to march from the White House to the Capitol, and go straight into a mass civil-disobedience die-in. The die-in was led by an Honor Guard of Iraq Veterans against the War who simulated a 21-Gun Salute before taps was played to initiate the die-in.

Many thought the arrest would come as the thousands of protesters laid on the ground. The arrest didn't start however until protesters, mostly lead by Iraq veterans tried to cross the line of U.S. Capital police. Most of the arrests were very peaceful as all protesters filed in to be arrested. Three men were gassed by police for some unknown reason though. These three men didn't do anything differently then the others being arrested, so it is questionable as to why this single police officer gassed them. All other police officers were extremely professional from what I witnessed. If you'd like to view larger versions of these photos, please check out my Flickr or deviantART accounts.


Capital


Hair


Campbell


Mike Prysner


Sing A Song


Code Pink


Father and Son


Carlos Arrendondo holds a photograph of his son Lance Corporal Alexander Arrendondo. Carlos Arrendondo's son Alexander was killed in Iraq on August 25th 2004 at the age of 20. I first met Carlos in September of 2005 at Camp Casey in Washington DC. To view that photo and read about my experience with him please click HERE.

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Wartime Poet


Die Sonne


Heart Time


Heart Holding


Testify


No War on Iran


Peace Princess


Allegiance


Will Not Be Silenced


Conspiracy Theory


A Bloody Mess


Officer Jack Jeffers


Mike Prysner Arrested


Mike Prysner is arrested for crossing U.S. Capital Police, that were blocking access to The Capital Building. If you'd like to learn more about Mike Prysner, read this letter he wrote while serving in Iraq: LETTER

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Brian Becker


Taken Down


Eric Scott McKinley


Gassed


As Tears Go By


Police Action


Ann Wright


Ann Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service on March 19, 2003, while serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Mongolia . She resigned due to her disagreement with the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq without the authorization of the UN Security Council, the lack of effort in resolving the Israel-Palestinian situation, the lack of policy on North Korea and unnecessary curtailment of civil liberties in the United States .

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Arrest Bush


Leonard


Two Fingers


Our House


Talk Show


Officer J. Bell


Officer K. Rivera

All Photos by Danny Hammontree