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Filmmaker: Lucian Perkins

One of the founding principles of the American constitution is freedom of speech. The right to say what you believe in, no matter how unpalatable it may be to the government of the day.

The history of protests in the US has a proud tradition that includes civil rights for African-Americans and the anti-Vietnam war movement.

Despite the mount in casualties and the conflict being in its fourth year mass opposition to the war in Iraq has been strangely muted. But some people refuse to remain silent.

Andy is one of them. He believes passionately that the war must stop - also for very personal reasons: Andy is an Iraqi - American.

He has transformed his popular Washington DC cafe into an unofficial headquarter for his own protest movement.

He is frequently on the streets and on Capital Hill refusing to be swayed from his long held believe that no peace will emerge from this war in his native Iraq.

By joining the increasingly large vocal marches and supporting the growing numbers of anti war efforts Andy is living up to the promise of democracy that brought his family to the US 30 years ago.