Students denounce war criminals

A huge noisy crowd, mostly students, held the largest anti-war demonstration in years at the State University of New York at Buffalo. They gathered to protest the so-called “debate” between war criminals Karl Rove and Gen. Wesley Clark.

Rove, former Bush chief advisor, is one of the chief neocon architects of the current wars at home and abroad that serve the interests of corporate greed. He was never made to pay for his part in the Enron Corporation’s crimes, or the killing and displacement of millions in Iraq. Clark, who directed the U.S.-NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, admits responsibility for choosing civilian targets.

People were outraged that these criminals were being paid for their two-hour performance more than twice what most families have to live on for a year, especially when so many face foreclosures, evictions and job losses. The demonstration was organized by PJAW, a broad coalition of local anti-war, peace and justice groups.

—Report and photo by Ellie Dorritie