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Photos from anti-occupation demo

Simon | 28.09.2003 18:59 | Anti-militarism | London | Sheffield

A few photos from the march and rally against the occupation of Iraq, London 27th September.

orange tank
orange tank

free the people
free the people

use brains not bombs
use brains not bombs

sheffield samba band
sheffield samba band

pink tank
pink tank


A few of the placards and props people made for the demo, plus the Sheffield samba band out in force and sounding fantastic.

Simon

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not just Sheffield

28.09.2003 19:44

just to note..

the samba posse on Saturday was about one third Sheffield, together with Rhythms of Resistance plus individuals from many places.

We certainly enjoyed the sound - glad you did too!

sheffield samba
mail e-mail: samba@colehse.demon.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.sheffieldsamba.org.uk


Iraq is not under occupation!

29.09.2003 10:08

Iraq is not under occupation you fools! America and Britain anounced before the war that they will set up a democracy in Iraq after the war and will not stay in Iraq any longer than is neccessary!

Also no Iraqi exiles living in Britain marched with you. Many of the Iraqi exiles in Britain have suffered torture at the hands of Saddam's thugs or been forced from their homes. You lot keep ranting about Israel forceing the Palestinians from their homes over 55 years ago but what about the oppressed in Iraq? You never demonstrated in support of them, yet far more people were forced from their homes, tortured and killed under Saddam's 21 years of rule than ever were oppressed by Israel?

By the way during World War II the left in Britain were totally behind the war on Hitler because they knew he was such a monster that he had to be stopped. What is the difference between Saddam and Hilter they were both brutal tyrants and mass murders? I can't understand why the left who prize freedom, democracy and human rights were against the war to oust Saddam!

Rockwell


Rockwell, shut it

29.09.2003 10:31

Rockwell, please shut up and please remember that Saddam Hussein kept his people starving because he was greedy with what he had. What he didn't have was decent access to food, due to sanctions. He simply diverted the effect of the sanctions onto his people. And in case you are wondering, George Galloway has spent much of the last decade campaigning against those sanctions. I think members of other campaigning organisations joined them. However, demonstrations are great if things are about to happen, such as a war is about to start. Its much better just to write letters and fill petition sheets and lobby when you don't have a deadline. Many people campaigned in solidarity with the people of Iraq. Please get it into your head that most people on this site, in one sense or another, despise oppressive rulers, full stop. Whether that's Bush or Saddam. What we love, are people, real mundane people, whether in New York, London, Rafah, Baghdad, and so forth.
Rebel W

Rebel W


disapointed

29.09.2003 13:18

"Also no Iraqi exiles living in Britain marched with you"

R you have already stated that you don't go to anti war demos but that you can count them! There were Iraqi exiles on the demo. Perhaps you should call ITV and complain about the coverage. Prick.

disapointed


No access to food?

29.07.2005 11:33

Since when did Saddam not have access to food for his people? Wait, do you mean, that oil for food program wasn't working out. I wonder why that was, Maybe when political leaders, from countries such as, say France, work with saddam to profit by millions of dollars illegaly, diverting money from a program designed to get food to the people. So rather then feeding the Iraqi people, Saddam, and our World powers, profited millions of dollars, lining their own pockets. I think we should oust every political figure that even knew of the oil for food scandal and stood by silent.

Of course, all this is a moot point. How many of these mighty protestors of war, the hippies that bring peace, love, and drug use to the world, have ever once actually stood up and done anything for what they believe in. Anyone can walk in a protest. How many of you have bleed for it. How many of you have stood and put your life on the line. How many of you have died for it. You know nothing of war, and you know nothing of freedom, and even more so you know nothing of Iraq. If you would like to contest that statement, then tell me, exactly what the first words out of an Iraqi childs mouth was, when he was pulled out of a cell no larger then a closet, where he had been for the last year after his parents were murdered, because of their religious beliefs. If you don't know, then obviously you don't know the face of this war. I suppose none of you could tell me about any hangers that were full of bodies either, But I wouldn't really expect to hear that from these kind of people. I don't think anyone cares about, Arabs, or Iraqi's that were there, I think the point is, how many of them had their families murdered, or imprisoned by saddam, how many of them were there?

Marcum18D


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