US stars align in anti-Iraq war hunger strike
Afp, Washington
Star Hollywood actor-activists including Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and anti-war campaigners led by Cindy Sheehan savoured a last meal outside the White House Monday before launching a hunger strike to demand the return of US troops from Iraq. As Americans got set to fire up barbecues to celebrate the US Independence Day on July 4, the anti-war protesters planned to embark at midnight on a "Troops Home Fast". "We've marched, held vigils, lobbied Congress, camped out at Bush's ranch, we've even gone to jail -- now it's time to do more," said Sheehan, who emerged as an anti-war icon after losing her 24-year-old son Casey in Iraq. For their "last meal", several dozen protesters on Monday afternoon clustered around a rose-colored tablecloth on the pavement outside the White House fence.
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