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AP; Reuters. 29 September 2002. Nearly 3,000 people in Madrid protest war against Iraq; Greek Cypriots rally against British bases. MADRID and LIMASSOL --Thousands of people marched through Madrid Sunday to demand that U.S. President George W. Bush not to go to war with Iraq and urge Spain's government refrain from supporting it. The protesters carried signs saying "Terror USA!" and photo placards equating Bush with Adolf Hitler as they marched to the central Puerta del Sol square. Police said nearly 3,000 people took part. The protest was organized by a broad variety of leftist groups, including the Arab Solidarity Committee, labor unions, communist women's groups and an association of transsexuals. Gaspar Llamazares of the formerly communist United Left party said a war would be "illegal and illegitimate against a people who have already suffered enough." He called on Spanish government to refrain from supporting it, because it would only serve U.S. strategic interests. Earlier, hundreds of Greek Cypriots rallied peacefully on Sunday against the presence of British bases on the island, which could be used in an attack on Iraq. "It is very likely the bases in Cyprus will be used in an unjust war against a neighbour state... we demand the abolition of the bases and total demilitarisation of Cyprus," said parliamentary speaker and Communist leader Demetris Christofias. Sunday's rally, organised by a Cyprus peace group and the Green Party, attracted around 2,000 people who marched in the burning sun to a vicinity close to Akrotiri where Britain is constructing new communications masts. Some children held placards with the words "axis of evil" above a portrait of George W. Bush. British soldiers patrolled the fenced-off antenna compound. The antennas have angered environmentalists and locals, who fear they pose health and ecological risks. "They'll be spying on us and our neighbours," said a representative of the Cyprus peace council. Parliament, dominated by opposition parties, has strongly opposed the construction of the antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org with photo --------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
