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AP. 2 March 2003. Thousands hold anti-war rally in Hiroshima. TOKYO -- Over 6,000 Japanese formed the human letters "No War" in a park in western Japan Sunday in a rally against a possible U.S.-led attack on Iraq. Gathering in Hiroshima City, which was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II, the chanting protesters carried brightly colored "We Love Peace" placards. They filed peacefully under blue skies to spell out the words, "No War No DU" -- the latter a reference to depleted uranium, a slightly radioactive heavy metal used by U.S. aircraft in munitions during bombings in the 1991 Gulf War. Concerns have arisen that the dust created by hits with depleted uranium shells cause cancer or metal poisoning. It has also been shown to prompt kidney failure in higher concentrations. About 160,000 people were killed directly by the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima. An additional 65,000 are believed to have died from the effects of radioactive fallout. Opposition to war runs strong in Japan, which adopted a constitution renouncing the use of force in international disputes after World War II. Media polls in the last two months have shown Japanese public opposition to a military strike on Iraq consistent at about 80 percent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org with (excellent) photo --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
