> Subject: [MLNews!*] Successful Peace action Leiden, The Netherlands, 8 October > > > > > > --------- Forwarded Message --------- > > DATE: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 02:42:02 > From: hde_tollenaere <hde_tollenaere@. zonnet.nl> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Successful peace demonstration in Leiden, The Netherlands > > On Monday 8 October, the day after US and British military attacks against > Afghanistan began, there were a successful peace meeting and march in > Leiden, The Netherlands. The Leiden Anti War Committee [founded in 1999 to > protest the NATO Balkans war] had organized it. > > In spite of the extremely short notice, between 80 and 100 people gathered > on the Stadhuisplein, the square next to the 16th century city hall. A big > sign said: No to war, no to terrorism. There were Arab Dutch families with > small children; pensioners; anarchists with a black flag; feminists; Driek > van Vugt, member of the First Chamber of Parliament (Senator) for the > Socialist Party; and many others. RTV West, regional radio, reported on the > event. > > The introductory speech said that George W. Bush and the Dutch government > say people should believe in war. However, to believe in war as a solution > (to terrorism, or anything else) is similar to believing in quackery as a > solution to AIDS or cancer. In war, the results are still much more deathly > than with quackery. Just look at the results of the Gulf War and the > Yugoslavia war, at what these "solved". Gulf war: Saddam Hussein still > there in Iraq; over a million civilians dead; women in Kuwait cannot vote; > violence against Palestinians worse than ever. So far the New World Order > of Daddy Bush. Look at Kosovo now: still no human rights; war expanded to > Precevo and Macedonia. If we let Baby Bush have his way, the war in > Afghanistan will probably have a similar outcome. Either many dead > civilians, and the Taleban still in power. Or a pro-US American regime, as > cruel as the Taleban, but more servile to big oil companies. If they turn > out to be less servile, then, in a few years, the Afghan people may have to > suffer from US American bombs again. The lesson of history is: Give peace a > chance! Not war! We must do everything for a big grassroots peace movement, > everywhere in the world. > > Who put the Taleban and Bin Laden into the saddle? The CIA of Daddy Bush. > So, if Baby Bush threatens violence against anyone with links to > terrorists, then he can begin with his father. Or with his brother. The > plane hijackers lived in Florida, where his brother is Governor. > > Bush spoke of a crusade. Well, during the real medieval first crusade, the > crusaders slaughtered all citizens of Jerusalem: Muslim, Jewish, Christian. > > The Australian government supports Bush. The same Australian government, > which uses armed forces against Afghan boat people, refugees from the > Taleban. Stop hatred against Muslims, against Sikhs, against everyone! > > George W. Bush, it is better to build homes for poor people in the US, than > to destroy them in Afghanistan. > > George W. Bush, instead of contemplating invading Yemen, free political > prisoners in the US! Like Mumia Abu Jamal! Free Imam Jamil (formerly Rap > Brown)! Free Leonard Peltier! > > George W. Bush bombs electricity plants. These are civilian; it is illegal > to attack them, according to international law. George W. Bush, while you > are busy with electricity: do something better; abolish the electric chair > for death penalties! Not more pollution with depleted uranium; for a real > policy for the environment and climate! > > In the long run, things should not depend on people like Bush. Things > should depend on us, the hundreds and hundreds of millions of peace loving > people all over the world. With active anti war committees > in every school, university, business, neighbourhood, the politics of war > will be unable to prevail. > > After this, there was a short speech by Ms Margje Vlasveld, local > councillor for the Green Party. Also others used the open microphone, > including an anarchist peace activist. A Dutch Arab lady emphasized the > suffering of Palestinians by Israeli government sponsored violence. A reply > agreed with her, while we must distinguish between the Israeli government > and the common people of Israel, like we should not equate the inhabitants > of the United States with their militarist government. Ms Marrie Kardol > read a poem by a US American peace activist. Herman de Tollenaere read two > poems of his own: on Milica Rakic, three year old victim of the NATO bombs > on Belgrade in 1999; and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi, neo-Crusader > and 'hero' of Genoa. Then, we were silent to commemorate all the innocent > dead, whether in the Twin Towers in New York, Kabul, or elsewhere. > > Someone proposed to march. The proposal was carried. People gathered for a > spirited march to the monument for the World War Two resistance fighters. > They shouted: Stop the wear, peace now! Not one man, not one woman, not > one cent, for the army! War-no; terror-no; racism-no, no, no! Racists out, > foreigners stay! They decided to march again on Thursday 11 September, > again at 19 h. from the city hall. > > --------- End Forwarded Message --------- > > > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! > http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ > > > > > Main Line News: CyberSpace,Utah > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/MainLineNews3 > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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