"Rage Against the War" Rally Interviews

There was a large national rally last weekend to protest continued funding by the United States for the war in Ukrainian. This event was one of the most politically diverse rallies in recent history.

The speakers came from all political backgrounds, from the likes of the great Conservative Libertarian Ron Paul to Tulsi Gabbard to left-leaning war-correspondent Chris Hedges to former Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein. The left-leaning anti-war group Code Pink was also present, but their co-founder Medea Benjamin was pressured by her organization to drop off the speaker list because they were not comfortable with Benjamin sharing a stage with right wing personalities.

The rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. was largely ignored by the Main Stream Media and dubbed a "Pro-Putin" rally. This is inaccurate- the protest made no mention of Putin and was a balanced assortment of peaceful people asking for an end to war. In fact, it was one of the most peaceful protests this reporter has attended in the past three years. Over five American political parties came together for a cause. There were conservative people there that attended the January 6th protest and progressive people who attended the Women's March. It really was incredible to witness.

The rally was organized by the Libertarian Party and The People's Party. The crowd at the rally were a truly diverse bunch of about three thousand participants from all political backgrounds. There were MAGA hat wearers, conservatives, die-hard libertarians, members of the Green Party, progressives and Democrats all demanding "Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine".

The 10 demands are listed on the front page of the organizers' website. They are:

1) Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine
2) Negotiate Peace
3) Stop the War Inflation
4) Disband NATO
5) Global Nuclear De-Escalation
6) Slash the Pentagon Budget
7) Abolish the CIA and Military-Industrial Deep State
8) Abolish War and Empire
9) Restore Civil Liberties
10) Free Julian Assange