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Inauguration 2005: Bush Vows to Spread "Freedom"
and Target World's "Tyrannies" in Second Term
Activists Disrupt Bush Inauguration Ceremony
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark Calls For Bush
Impeachment
Scenes from the Streets of DC: Democracy Now! Speaks With
Supporters and Critics of Bush's Inauguration
Pentagon Turns Away Mothers of Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Undercover Police Dressed Like Activists Arrest Anti-Inauguration
Protesters
Cynthia McKinney: "We Should Export Dignity Not Dictatorship"
A Look at Roe v. Wade 32 Years Later
Inauguration 2005: Bush Vows to Spread "Freedom"
and Target World's "Tyrannies" in Second Term
President Bush vowed to spread freedom around the globe
and to target the world's tyrannies in his second inauguration
address. In his speech, Bush mentioned used the words "freedom"
and "liberty" more than 40 times but he never directly
mentioned the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We hear
an excerpt of his address.
- President Bush, taking the oath of office, January 20,
2005.
George W Bush took the oath of office for a second term yesterday
in Washington DC. He was sworn in outside the Capitol by Chief
Justice William Rehnquist, who made his first official appearance
since beginning treatment for thyroid cancer in October.
More than 100,000 people gathered outside the Capitol Thursday
as the 55th presidential inauguration took place under unprecedented
security.
After he and Vice President Dick Cheney were sworn in, Bush
vowed to spread freedom around the globe and to target the
world's tyrannies in his second inauguration address.
- President Bush, inauguration address, January 20, 2005.
Activists Disrupt Bush Inauguration Ceremony
A few seconds before Bush was sworn in by Chief Justice
William Rehnquist, a group of 3 activists from Eugene, Oregon
disrupted the ceremony. One of the activists, Carol Melia,
filmed their action. We spoke with her after they were escorted
out of the ceremony.
- Carol Melia, activist from Eugene, Oregon.
- Footage of activists disrupting President Bush's Inauguration.
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark Calls For
Bush Impeachment
We hear a speech by former U.S. attorney general Ramsey
Clark, speaking at an anti-inauguration protest staged by
the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition at John Marshall Park in Washington
DC.
Some 10,000 demonstrators converged on Washington DC to protest
the presidential inauguration of George Bush amid the tightest
security in inaugural history.
Protesters marched in a demonstration through Malcolm X park
that ended in a "die-in." Thousands more lined the
parade route holding signs accusing Bush of war crimes, calling
for the end of the Iraq war and turning their backs on the
presidential motorcade.
Members of the Black Bloc also successfully blocked many
Bush supporters from reaching their seats after they forced
the police to shut down two entry points to the seating area.
Police reported making 14 arrests during the inauguration
celebrations but targeted many more people with pepper spray.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition secured a permit to stage a counter-inauguration
protest at John Marshall Park, which lasted throughout the
day. It was the first time in inaugural history that the antiwar
movement was able to have bleachers, a stage, and a sound
system for a mass antiwar demonstration directly on the parade
route. Dozens of speakers took to the stage throughout the
day. Among them, was former US attorney General, Ramsey Clark.
- Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General, speaking
at the A.N.S.W.E.R. Inauguration Protest, January 20, 2005.
Scenes from the Streets of DC: Democracy Now! Speaks
With Supporters and Critics of Bush's Inauguration
Democracy Now! takes to the streets of Washington DC to
speak with protesters, who faced off against the massive security
apparatus deployed in the nation's capital, as well as supporters
of President Bush's second inauguration.
Amid the massive security operation in Washington DC for
the inauguration, thousands of people marched through the
capital to demonstrate their opposition to a wide range of
policies of the Bush administration, particularly the occupation
of Iraq. Many thousands more made it onto the actual parade
route and held antiwar signs. Some people turned their backs
as Bush's motorcade passed by. In addition to the disruption
of the inauguration just before Bush was sworn in, there was
at least one other action during the ceremony. Activists from
CODEPINK were detained by police after they chanted during
Bush's speech. Meanwhile, in the streets outside the parade
route, activists faced off against a sizable police presence.
A number of times throughout the day, police fired chemical
agents at demonstrators and beat people with metal whip-like
canes. Democracy Now! camera crews were on the streets. Here
is some of the action.
- Protesters speaking on the streets of Washington DC.
Thousands of Bush supporters were waiting in long security
lines to get onto the parade grounds. In a number of cases,
men in cowboy hats and women in mink fur coats were fully
immersed in crowds of young activists - mainly Black Bloc
- wearing bandanas on their faces. The activists forced the
closure of at least 2 entry points leaving many Bush supporters
out of the parade. We talked with some of these stranded Bush
supporters in the streets outside of the inaugural parade.
- Supporters of President Bush speaking outside of the
inaugural parade.
Pentagon Turns Away Mothers of Soldiers Killed in
Iraq
Members of Military Families Speak Out and veterans of the
Iraq invasion and occupation gathered at National City Christian
Church in Washington DC to remember the over 1,300 U.S. soldiers
and the more than 100,000 Iraqis killed in the invasion and
occupation of Iraq. We hear the words of two mothers whose
sons died in Iraq: Celeste Zappala and Cindy Sheehan.
While many of Bush's supporters spoke in glowing terms about
the occupation of Iraq, there was a very different and more
somber mood at National City Christian Church in Washington.
Last night, members of Military Families Speak Out and veterans
of the Iraq invasion and occupation gathered at an "Eyes
Wide Open" event. On the steps of the church were
scores of Army boots commemorating the more than 1,300 US
soldiers who have died in Iraq. Inside the church there were
hundreds more boots. There were also hundreds of pairs of
civilian shoes, representing the more than 100,0000 Iraqis
killed since the invasion began.
At the rally, family members of soldiers killed in Iraq spoke
out against war to protest George Bush's second inauguration.
Among them was Celeste Zappala, mother of Sherwood Baker who
was killed in Baghdad in April 2004.
- Celeste Zappala, mother of slain soldier Sherwood Baker
speaking at the "Eyes Wide Open" anti-inauguration
rally in Washington DC.
- Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq last
April.
Undercover Police Dressed Like Activists Arrest Anti-Inauguration
Protesters
Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports on two
undercover officers dressed like activists, wearing Arab neck
scarves, who arrested a demonstrator.
The security apparatus for the inauguration was unprecedented.
More than 7,000 law enforcement officers from over 100 different
agencies were deployed on the streets and throughout the DC
area. There were also National Guard and Army officers at
various checkpoints throughout the parade grounds. There were
also undercover police, some of whom were dressed like protesters.
Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports on two
undercover officers dressed like activists, wearing Arab neck
scarves, who arrested a demonstrator.
- Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! producer and coresspondent.
Cynthia McKinney: "We Should Export Dignity
Not Dictatorship"
We hear an address by Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) speaking
out against the Bush administration at an anti-inauguration
protest staged by the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition.
Among the many speakers at the counter-inauguration protest
at John Marshall Park yesterday was Georgia Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney. McKinney won back her seat last fall after
losing a re-election bid two years ago when she came under
fierce attack for her support for Palestinian rights, and
her early call for a 9/11 investigation of the Bush Administration.
This is what she had to say.
- Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), speaking at the A.N.S.W.E.R.
Inauguration Protest, January 20, 2005.
A Look at Roe v. Wade 32 Years Later
Thirty-two years ago this weekend, the Supreme Court handed
down its landmark decision in the landmark case Row v. Wage.
By a vote of 7 to 2, the justices legalized abortion and instantly
voided state laws prohibiting abortion. We speak with Jatrice
Martel Gaiter of Planned Parenthood.
Thirty-two years ago Saturday, the Supreme Court handed down
its landmark decision in the landmark case Row v. Wage. By
a vote of 7 to 2, the justices legalized abortion and instantly
voided state laws prohibiting abortion.
Before the historic Supreme Court decision, abortion was
illegal in almost every state.
After the historic decision, states immediately began passing
restrictive legislation. Congress passed the Hyde Amendment,
which withholds federal Medicaid funding for abortions for
poor women except to save a woman's life. Some states passed
laws requiring a husband's consent, parental consent laws,
and 24-hour waiting periods.
Today, 87 percent of counties have no abortion providers,
according to the Alan Guttmacher institute. Roe v. Wade itself
hangs in the balance by 5-4 at the Supreme Court.
- Jatrice Martel Gaiter, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood
of Metropolitan Washington.
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