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AP. 5 March 2003. Anti-war activists launch nationwide signature campaign to oppose pro-U.S. government stance. MADRID -- A day after Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's conservative party backed his pro-U.S. stance against Iraq, anti-war activists Wednesday launched a nationwide signature campaign to protest the government's position. With full-page advertisements in national dailies and campaign tables in towns council and schools around the country, the Culture Against War Platform is seeking millions of signatures in a bid to make Aznar change his mind. "We're hoping for at least 10 million signatures, the same number of people who voted for Aznar in the last elections," said a spokeswoman for the platform. "We want the people to be consulted before anything is done in Spain's name." The start of the campaign coincided with the end of a student anti-war demonstration in Madrid's central Puerta de Sol square where thousands of young people marched behind a banner reading: "Not a single euro, soldier or bullet for this war." Politicians such as Socialist party spokesman Jesus Caldera and United Left secretary general Gaspar Llamazares, as well as many entertainment world figures, turned up at the square to express their support. Spain witnessed some of the biggest anti-war demonstrations worldwide on Feb. 15 with an estimated three million taking to the streets. Opinion polls indicate some 80 percent of Spaniards oppose a war against Iraq while the country's opposition parties are united in opposing Aznar's stance. On Tuesday, the 183 parliamentary deputies of Aznar's Popular Party and one opposition member fell in behind the prime minister rejecting a resolution that called for Spain to support more time for United Nation weapon inspectors and oppose a second council resolution that would pave the way for an attack. "We had hoped that the Popular Party deputies would be democratic and reflect the wishes of the people but no," said Llamazares. "They left the Parliament (as if) dressed in khaki military uniform following their leader." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.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 ==^================================================================
