Detroiters protest top war maker

Protesters denounced Admiral Mike Mullen Aug. 26 at Wayne State University in Detroit. Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mullen is the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. He was speaking at a town hall meeting at the Community Arts Auditorium on WSU’s main campus about programs allegedly helping returning veterans. Mullen was also attempting to drum up more support and funds for imperialist wars.

Members of the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice and other anti-war and progressive organizations chanted slogans such as “Money for cities, not for war,” “Bring the troops home now,” “Money for veterans not for war,” and “Money for education not for war.”

After a picketline, several protesters spoke out against ongoing U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and Colombia. Speakers included WSU students, labor and community activists and Congressperson John Conyers, who was on his way to the town hall forum.