War Protesters (Cindy Sheehan) Hope to Increase Numbers [View All]

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War Protesters Hope to Increase Numbers
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Aug 13, 7:17 PM (ET)

By ANGELA K. BROWN

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Anti-war demonstrators said Sunday they hope the end of President Bush's ranch vacation doesn't hurt attendance at their protest during the rest of the summer.

They urged opponents of the war in Iraq to come to the five-acre campsite purchased last month by Cindy Sheehan, who resumed her protest a week ago.


Peace activist Cindy Sheehan speaks to the group of activists after she arrived at "Camp Casey," her peace camp near Crawford, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)


Sheehan's first trek to Crawford one year ago during Bush's monthlong vacation turned into a 26-day vigil that drew more than 10,000 people and spurred counter-protests by Bush supporters.

A few hundred war opponents returned at Thanksgiving, when Bush was at his ranch, and again in April, the president's first Easter away from Crawford.