----- Original Message ----- From: SolidNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:54 PM Subject: CP of Greece, Anti-NATO demonstration of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) SolidNet The purpose of the Solid Net ( Solidarity Network ) is to inform on the activities as well as the ideological and political views of different Communist and Workers� Parties on National and International issues. All articles in the SolidNet are the responsibility of the authors and in no way commit this Web Site. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.solidnet.org =============================================================== CP of Greece, Anti-NATO demonstration of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Communist Youth of Greece, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 http://www.forthnet.gr/kne-odigitis/ , mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================ Anti-NATO demonstration of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) * Common action of all for the dissolution of NATO Thousands of people, of all ages, gathered in the centre of Athens, yesterday, 25/1, to demonstrate against NATO's barbarism. Workers, youth, elderly, mothers, communists and people with other ideologies. All together, they marched by the greek parliament, to the offices of the European Union and ended in front of the embassy of the United States of America. "Now, the antiimperialist struggle is a struggle for life". When they reached infront of the American Embassy everyone shouted "murderers, murderers". A paper missle is covered with the flag of the murderers, the american, and the demonstraters put it on fire. The same thing happened earlier while the demonstrators passed by the offices of the European Union, where the burnt the EU flag. Before and after the speeches made, there were sketches. The main speech was made by Dimitris Gondikas, member of the Polit Beauro of the Communist Party of Greece. Also Kostas Kazakos, a famous actor, delived a speech and a message of greetings by Themistoklis Xanthopoulos, rector of the National Polytechnic University was read. On the main platform was written: "NATO and Americans, Out! The only superpower is the people". Other slogans shouted by the protesters were: "Murderers of the people, Americans", "the Greek soldiers are the children of the people, we have no reason to be out of our boarders", "With uranium bombs you kill the people, we answer with massive struggle", "NATO, out of the Balkans", "Imperialism is the enemy", "the Greek soldiers are not for sacrifice, they should be brought back now from Yugoslavia", "Kick the murderes of Brussels out, down with the new order of the imperialists","Eight decades of struggle and sacrifice, the KKE (Communist Party of Greece) in the vanguard". A new demonstration will take place on February 8, organized by the Labour Centrer of Athens, that unites all trade unions in the area of Athens, supported also by a lot of popular organizations as well. KNE Communist Youth of Greece 11, Kotopouli str - Athens 10432 tel: +301-5282523 / fax: +301-5241526 http://www.forthnet.gr/kne-odigitis/ *End* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
