Thousands of anti-war protesters marched through Washington, D.C. on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, some splattering red paint on government offices and scuffling with police.
Protesters, including many veterans, demanded the arrests of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as war criminals.
Others hurled balloons full of paint at a military recruiting station and smeared it on buildings housing defense contractors Bechtel and Lockheed Martin.

Several other protests took place during the days leading up to the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War.
On March 7, in Washington, D.C. for example, several churches held services to pray for the safety of U.S. troops and an end to the war.
 In the afternoon the churchgoers marched to the Hart Senate Office Building with the intention of asking U.S. Senators to discontinue U.S.-funded terrorism.
 At least forty of the protesters were arrested as they entered the building and began praying for peace.
Thousands of anti-war protesters marched through Washington, D.C. on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, some splattering red paint on government offices and scuffling with police. Protesters, including many veterans, demanded the arrests of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as war criminals. Others hurled balloons full of paint at a military recruiting station and smeared it on buildings housing defense contractors Bechtel and Lockheed Martin.
Several other protests took place during the days leading up to the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War. On March 7, in Washington, D.C. for example, several churches held services to pray for the safety of U.S. troops and an end to the war.  In the afternoon the churchgoers marched to the Hart Senate Office Building with the intention of asking U.S. Senators to discontinue U.S.-funded terrorism.  At least forty of the protesters were arrested as they entered the building and began praying for peace.
Protests against the Iraq War