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September 28. Tens of thousands of people are S marching through London in one of the largest
demonstrations ever to take place in this country. The march travels under two slogans: Don't Attack Iraq' and "Freedom for Palestine'. This campaign against Bush and Blair's "War on Terror' has been built through hundreds of meetings and rallies organised throughout the country.
Eleven national trade unions have sponsored the march and the campaign: Unison, Aslef, TSSA, RMT, NUJ, CWU, among others. The amendment from the TSSA to the main anti-war resolution at the recent TUC conference opposing war under any circumstances was only narrowly defeated. It carried the day on the conference floor and was only rejected after a card vote.
General secretaries from five national unions will address the rally in Hyde Park. Support has come from socialist and peace groups; from CND, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and dozens of other national organisations. The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, will address the marchers.
Over 165 members of parliament have signed Alice Mahon's early day motion opposing the war. The Muslim community is at the heart of the campaign.
Blair has been forced to recall parliament because of the pressure within his own party. In the run up to Labour Party conference, a real groundswell of anger against this war is Andrew Burgin proceeds ing right think Iraq would be the final US target
reality has been different. Iready the moveAment against
war has had some success. The Bush adminis- although this has tration, the most right wing constellation yet to emerge from that great democracy has been forced to make a tactical adjustment.
The drive for war now Quaeda is in Iraq.
through the United Nations. Fearing that unilateral military action by the US might be politically unsustainable a host of leadwing figures emerged as champions of
launch attacks with chemical
The early claims of links weapons. Former defence between the New York ter- intelligence agency officer, rorists and the Iraqi regime Walter Lang, says the use of have been disproved - chemical weapons was not a
not matter of strategic concern stopped continuous claims for the US: to the contrary. Both Bush in So the screaming about his recent United Nations weapons of mass destrucspeech and Condaleezza tion and talk of Iraq having Rice have claimed that Al nuclear weapons within
months is manufactured talk. The Americans themselves his will be a war don't believe it. Scott Ritter, entirely based on the leading seven years, says that rag the Iraqi regime is conspironly the morning that
in the Iran/Iraq war was not only justified by the US at the Bush rallies the troops: but his targets clearly range wider than Iraq
evil - Iraq, Iran and North Korea - is already much expanded and includes Cuba, Somalia Syria, the Philippines and others The one remaining superpower with its massively increased military budget will brook no opposition anywhere on the planet. Operation infinite justice is now 'operation infinite war' with pre-emptive UNSCOM action the policy of choice.
In the very day that Bush went to
money owed to Russia by Iraq. So far the Russians are now resisting and seeking to
squeeze more concessions for their abstention. when • under pressure from •the Arab League and with Saudi Arabia offering the US use of its bases decided to agree to let in the arms inspectors unconditionally this was not enough for Bush and Blair They want war and are determined along that path Let us not make the misUnited take of thinking that Iraq will