LL:DDN: NOV 4 SYDNEY NO-WAR RALLY PRESS RELEASE

[FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign]

IMMEDIATE USE 25/10/2001

WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER

'NOT IN OUR NAME'
NO-WAR RALLY FOR PEACE
12 NOON SUNDAY NOV.4

At 12 noon, Sunday November 4th,  (the last Sunday before the election), 
commencing at the Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North,the Sydney-based 
NO-WAR (Network Opposing War and Racism) coalition will hold a rally 
against the war in Afghanistan.

Rallies are also to be held in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.

No-War condemns the atrocities of September 11 in the strongest possible 
terms. However, we are convinced that bombing a desperately poor nation 
that has already endured decades of war will do absolutely nothing to make 
the world a safer place.

Mr. Howard's commitment of 1550 troops to Afghanistan is the first 
commitment of ground troops since Vietnam in a non-peacekeeping role. The 
Afghan campaign has already been described by defence experts at ANU as 
having  ill-defined goals,  and  could last for years with no clear exit 
strategy. Senior Pentagon experts have said that even if Bin Laden and the 
Taliban are destroyed, thousands more could take their place, and we will 
be even less safe than before.

Australia should have no part in it.  War should not be an election 
strategy. Why should Australians die in Afghanistan when the world will be 
worse off than before?

No-War calls on concerned people in Sydney and around Australia to rally 
for peace on November 4.

CONTACT:
John Hallam 9567-7533, h9810-2598
Jamal 0413-467-367
Marina Carmen, 0414-788-852
Tom 0408-619-152
Keara, 0408-443-013


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