Who’s funding the peaceniks?
Friday, February 21st, 2003Ever notice how the media never mentions what groups are behind the protests? They make it seem like the protesters spontaneously come together in a collective orgy of anti-war sentiment, but as this WSJ editorial points out(subscription required, see one of the peacnik sites for their own list of backers), the case is far from it. Many leftist, environmentalist and plain Marxist groups are actually fueling this “popular movement.” Here are some of the financiers (Saddam must have chosen to remain anonymous):Anti-Capitalist ConvergenceAmericans for Social JusticeBlack Radical CongressCode Pink for PeaceCommittees of Correspondence for Democracy and SocialismDisarmEcological Options Network (EONGreen Party of the United StatesUS Peace Council Greenpeace House of The Goddess Center for Pagan …