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UK Iraq Newswire Archive

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What's wrong with Stop the War Campaign?

11-10-2007 21:41

Some reactions to the Not One More Death demo

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The Plight of American Veterans

11-10-2007 14:09

Socialist Party USA, and Peace and Freedom Party are asking all U.S. veterans to join their efforts to obtain more for U.S. veterans and to end the Iraq War. The two political parties are also demanding an immediate withdrawal of all U.S. and allied forces from Iraq and Afghanistan. Stewart Alexander says, “The Democrats, Republicans and Bush are already past the deadlines to get out; and that was before March, 2003.

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5 Arrested at EDO MBM for singing Karaoke Badly

10-10-2007 20:04

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British troops in Iraq to be cut to 2,500, states Brown

10-10-2007 18:43

Prime Minister Gordon Brown opened Parliament on Monday with a pledge to cut British forces in Iraq to 2,500 troops by spring, conditions permitting. The current handover of Basra to Iraqi forces will see troop numbers fall to 4,000 to be followed by a further 1,500 reduction.

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CND video of 'Troops Out' demo

10-10-2007 12:18

3 minute long video of the 'Not One More Death' demo, from Trafalgar Square to Parliament on Monday 8th October 2007. Organised by Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

Includes an interview with CND Chair Kate Hudson

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Oil Laws - Colonising Iraq’s Economic Prize

10-10-2007 11:58

An Equitable Sharing of Resources?

We are led to believe that Western societies are free and open. In many respects this is true: freedom of speech and the right to protest still exist, albeit within ever-tighter constraints. At root, however, much of what we see and hear in the corporate media has been shaped by money, power and greed. What passes for vibrant public debate is often a sham.

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Anti-war Play on Iraq

10-10-2007 10:50

Poster
'The boy who dropped an egg on the world', performed by 'Jack's Hard Rub Theatre Company', this coming Saturday 13th at Zion Arts Centre, Hulme, Manchester, uses mythology and the supernatural to look at the horrors of the current conflict in the Middle East.

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Video london anti war march 08-10-07SD

10-10-2007 02:30

Video
A Short Video report on the days event when the demo called by the anti- war coalition marched towards parliament sq despite the Police intially telling them they couldn't eventually were given permission.

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Hidden Detainees, East London Camp Xray

09-10-2007 18:20

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Three minute short film of the start of a six day event in which two people are detained camp xray style in a cage on Whitechapel highstreet to draw attention to the blight of 23,000 people held without trial by the american military regime in ghost prisons around the world.

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Stop The War/CND London Rally and March - 8 Oct

09-10-2007 17:36

Tony Benn and Brian Haw on the plinth at Trafalgar Square
The Stop the War/CND organised rally and march to lobby Parliament attracted around 5,000 people to Westminster on a dull Monday afternoon. Numbers were larger than expected probably because of the attempt to ban the march. Brief report and pictures.

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Stop the war march goes ahead

09-10-2007 08:09

Stop the war march
Thousands march on parliament to demand troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan

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Speak out against Iraq War (by Latuff)

09-10-2007 07:25

Don't be silent!
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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IRAQ, War Reports, Troop NEWS

09-10-2007 02:11

Demonstrations now for the first time being led openly by veterans in uniform, issuing open challenge to Washington through open display of American flag as belonging to the troops and people.Open calls for serving soldiers to join, display of anti-war veterans and serving comrades as people representing the majority of the public.Including invitations to help the new change expand further.

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Fool me twice

09-10-2007 01:30

In short, when it comes to the Middle East, domestic politics rule. Oil and “the spread of democracy” are secondary factors. It is all the explanation you need to understand Hillary’s vote to invade Iraq five years ago as well as her vote last week to enable a war against Iran. She was not fooled by Bush in 2002, any more than she is being fooled by Joe Lieberman today.

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17:15 at Parliament Sq

08-10-2007 16:37

Most of the protesters still in the Square although an attempt was made to march of in the direction of Westminster Bridge.

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Fence down at parliament sq

08-10-2007 15:30

During today's Stop the War demo large numbers of protesters who had previously occupied the road turned their attention to the fence surrounding Parliament Square green. In the surreal scenes that followed 3/4 of the controversial fence were ripped down and stacked neatly.

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Interview with President of Physicians for Social Responsibility

07-10-2007 14:30

Dr Catherine Thomasson is the President of the Physicians for Social Responsibility who visited Iran last March and has been giving talks in the US and Europe to avert a new war in the Middle East this time against Iran. Abbas Edalat, CASMII’s founder, interviewed her while she was visiting London to give a talk at the Royal Society of Medicine on October 4.

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Grim Reaper Recruites With Marines

07-10-2007 01:35

US Campus War Protest: Grim Reaper Recruits With Marines in GA.
09/20/2007

Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, USA

 http://billfisher.dreamhost.com/reaper.html
Photos by Emily Gomez

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Police ban London antiwar march

06-10-2007 06:41

The Metropolitan Police have banned a demonstration by the Stop the War Coalition in central London. Police spokesmen have indicated that this is in response to pressure from the Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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East London Muslims Caged Guantanamo-Style

05-10-2007 22:51

Two British Muslims are locked-up in a cage, chained and hooded for 6 days and nights without basic amenities and comfort in a busy traffic junction corner on the Whitechapel Road (East London) ...
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