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----- Original Message ----- From: mart-remote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Vicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: msd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Communist Party of Canada - Int. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; com-int <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:52 AM Subject: [C-I] Toney Benn On The *Coming * War on Iraq http://www.zmag.org/content/VisionStrategy/Bennstrike.cfmSpeech >by Tony Benn >Trafalgar Square 2nd March 2002 > > Comrades! > Comrades our slogan today is "not in our name" but > unfortunately, it is in our name. The bombs that are dropped > on Iraqi will be British bombs funded by British taxpayers > like ourselves. The depleted Uranium that was used before was > paid for by us. All the crimes that have been described today > are crimes that will be committed by a government that we have > elected and which is accountable to us and the question for us > now is what do we do now to stop them doing what they are > planning to do now. Firstly there needs to be a concerted response to the policy which is driving events namely: "Iraq has refused to allow weapons inspection and so military intervention is our only recourse" Bearing in mind that no country in the World is powerful enough, not even US, to attack any country if there were enough opposition to that attack: Iraq might consider offering 'Mutual Defense Inspection' to US and other countries. Additionally countries other than Iraq might consider offering 'Mutual Defense Inspection' with Iraq. The more confidence that is built between countries and Iraq the better for opposing an attack. If the governments of some countries show unwilling to offer MDI to Iraq then opposition parties within those countries might consider offering the same. Since UK has shown itself the primary supporter of US policy on this matter - with only small reservations - extra effort needs to be applied - should US lose its primary supporter then it will be all the more difficult to crush resistance in other countries. If I might say, no ammount of sloganising such as; "Hands off Iraq" or "No to War" is of any help in this matter, in fact, they only hinder by generalising the opposition and abstracting to the point of vaguery and obfuscation. Bill. --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
