------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Feb. 13, 2003 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
SEA OF RED FLAGS IN CALCUTTA "Massive." That's the word used to describe the anti-war demonstration in Calcutta on Feb. 2. The West Bengal State Committee of the Socialist Unity Center of India organized the protest against the "war mongering of U.S. imperialism and its present arrogant war threat on Iraq with British imperialism, its virtually lone lackey." Thousands from all walks of life made up the sea of marchers waving red flags and garlands. SUCI reports that rally goers adopted a resolution denouncing Washington for its war moves and attempts to carry out "regime change" in Iraq. The goal of U.S. imperialism and its corporate powers, it stressed, is to establish unchallenged control over Iraq's vast oil reserve and to revamp its sagging militarized economy "by way of stock clearance of arms and ammunitions through warfare." The resolution demanded that President George W. Bush be put on trial as a war criminal and denounced the White House for reportedly putting its stamp of approval on the use of nuclear weapons against Iraq. The resolution expressed solidarity with mushrooming anti-war--some anti-imperialist--movements around the world. It concluded by condemning the Indian government for "cozying up to the U.S. rulers and called upon the Indian people to be true to their glorious tradition of anti-imperialist struggle." --Leslie Feinberg - END - (Copyright Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support the voice of resistance http://www.workers.org/orders/donate.php) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
