MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday 17 December 1998
Stop the bombing of Iraq!
Nation-wide protests organised
Demonstrations against the latest US/British bombing raids on
Iraq have been called today in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Newcastle and Wollongong by anti-war activists. These
match protests being organised in the US and around the world and
will be probably be followed by more protests over the next few
days.
Details of some of today's demonstrations:
Sydney: 4pm, US Consulate, Martin Place, City.
Canberra: 5pm, British High Commission & march on US
Embassy.
Melbourne: 5pm, GPO Steps, City.
Brisbane: 5pm, King George Sq, City.
Newcastle: 4.30pm, Civic Park, Cnr King & Darby Sts, City.
Wollongong: 7pm, tonight, Wollongong Mall.
"The US and British government have no right to carry out this
latest act of aggression on the people of Iraq", said Mr Peter
Boyle a national spokesperson for the Democratic Socialist Party,
today. "And PM John Howard should be condemned by all
democratic-minded Australians for supporting this latest bloody
Xmas bombing by the US and its allies."
"The economic sanctions on Iraq, which according to UN figures
have killed 1.6 million Iraqi civilians, should have never have
been imposed" said Mr Sean Healy, national coordinator of
Resistance, the youth group that organised this year's high
school walkouts against racism. "It is a barbaric action that
cannot be justified when the US and many of its allies continue
to possess most of the weapons of mass destruction that exist in
the world today."
Former US Attorney-General Ramsey Clark has condemned the bombing
as a "wanton act of mass murder" which the Clinton Administration
had no right to carry out.
For interviews or more information contact:
Peter Boyle or Sean Healy
02-9690 1230
Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance
PO Box 515, Broadway NSW 2007, AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 2 9690 1230 Fax: +61 2 9690 1381
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website: http://www.peg.apc.org/~dsp
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