Protesters at Kyl office oppose war in Iraq

Apr. 30, 2006 12:00 AM

About 300 war protesters on Saturday brandished signs, beat drums and encouraged passing motorists to honk if they wanted to end U.S. involvement in Iraq.

The Arizona End the War Now Coalition held the march and picket at 24th Street and Camelback Road near the office of Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl to protest the third anniversary of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech.

Motorists driving by Biltmore Fashion Square around noon might have heard protest organizer Mitch Rubin shouting through a megaphone: "One, two, three, four, we don't want Kyl's war."

A few motorists shouted angrily at the protesters, but many more honked horns.

In a speech from the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Bush stood under a "Mission Accomplished" banner and declared, "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."

- Thomas Ropp