The Bay Area group Direct Action to Stop the War marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion March 19 by blocking key intersection in downtown San Francisco, staging "die-ins" and halting traffic. The corporate headquarters of Chevron and Bechtel and a military recruiting center were also blockaded. Some 150 were arrested at several sites around the city. (Indybay, March 19) Three were charged with felonies such as assault on an officer. (Infoshop News, March 20)

Among those arrested were 20 from Act Against Torture, who were wearing orange jumpsuits with black hoods over their heads. Also arrested was Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst who became an anti-war icon when he released the "Pentagon Papers." (DPA, March 19)

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