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Over 130 Arrested at Iraq War and Bradley Manning Protests

HeadlineMar 21, 2011

In Washington, D.C., more than 100 antiwar activists were arrested outside the White House on Saturday during a protest to mark the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Meanwhile, on Sunday, 31 protesters were arrested outside the gates of the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia, where they were protesting the military’s treatment of accused Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning. Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg was arrested at both protests.

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