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AP. 26 September 2002. Anti-war voices call protest against U.S.-British action against Iraq. LONDON -- As Prime Minister Tony Blair tries to rally support for possible military action against Iraq, dissenters in his own party have called on the British public to join a massive London anti-war protest this weekend. The Stop the War Coalition hopes to rally 100,000 marchers to the protest on Saturday. "An enormous demonstration on 28 September can make Tony Blair think again," the group said. Blair has been the strongest ally of President Bush, but some of the most vocal opponents of U.S. policy are legislators from the prime minister's Labor Party. Some of his Cabinet ministers have voiced reservations about the U.S. determination to achieve a "regime change" in Baghdad. A protest against attacking Iraq drew several thousand people in London in March -- police put the crowd at 7,500, but organizers claimed 20,000. Blair's publication on Tuesday of a dossier of evidence alleging that Iraq has stockpiled chemical and biological weapons, and is trying to develop nuclear arms, has not blunted opposition from the restive left wing of the party. Laborite Alan Simpson called the dossier "deeply flawed." "Sadly, I think Bush will hit Iraq in much the same way that a drunk will hit a bottle," Simpson said. "He needs to satisfy his thirst for power and for oil." Parliament member George Galloway said: "If Bush lands half-a-million boots in Iraq, attached only to American feet and cheered only by (Israel Prime Minister) Gen. Ariel Sharon, he will end up marching through hell and many a Yankee Doodle Dandy will be going home in a plastic suit." "The wrath of the Arab masses will come pouring off the streets of their capitals like molten lava and who knows who will be scorched." Simpson and Galloway are leading members of the Stop the War Coalition, which is co-organizing Saturday's anti-war protest with the Muslim Association of Britain. Speakers at the rally include London Mayor Ken Livingstone and former weapons inspector Scott Ritter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu 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 ==^================================================================
