Mothers camp out in war protest

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A group of mothers led by prominent war opponent Cindy Sheehan, who lost her soldier son in Iraq, have started a 24-hour vigil outside the White House to protest the war in Iraq. Actress Susan Sarandon is also expected to attend part of the demonstration, which coincides with Mother's Day.

The protesters are calling for an end to the Iraq war and to express opposition to a military attack against Iran.
"I don't want any more mums to grieve for a child lost in this unjust, unnecessary war in Iraq," Ms Sheehan, who has become a leading war protester since her 24-year-old sold was killed in Iraq, said.

"This Mother's Day we'll be outside the White House all day and all night demanding that our children come home from Iraq and not be sent to another reckless war in Iran." President George W Bush will not be at the White House, but at the presidential weekend retreat at Camp David.

Protest events include a concert, film screenings, workshops on legislative strategies, writing letters to first lady Laura Bush, a pink pyjama party, an interfaith service, and a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Centre to deliver roses to mothers and wives of injured soldiers.

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