So many people can not be wrong, and I don't see a Demonstration of the Right Wingers praising Blair and/or Bush for the same matter...


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(6:45pm Sat 05AUG06)

Fury at Blair as 100,000 take to the streets over Lebanon


Some 100,000 protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an end to Israel's assault on Lebanon and Gaza - and to express their fury at Tony Blair's refusal to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
The emergency demonstration, called by the Stop the War Coalition at a week's notice, attracted a broad range of people. Many had decided to come along at the last moment, after the march was featured on the front page of the Independent newspaper.
Protesters booed as they filed past the US embassy in Grovesnor Square. They left 1,500 pairs of children's shoes outside Downing Street to symbolise the children Israel has killed in Lebanon and Gaza.
The demonstration's anger was not just directed at Israel, but also at the US and British governments for their complicity in the carnage now engulfing the Middle East.
The march showed a significant widening of the movement, even in the time since the previous London protest two weeks ago. This was true both in the size and diversity of the march and in the speakers in the rally in Parliament Square. Six members of parliament spoke, including Respect MP George Galloway. The leaders of three major trade unions also addressed the rally.
Many speakers argued that Israel's onslaught had to be understood as part of the wider "war on terror" and George Bush's plans for a "new Middle East".
"First it was Afghanistan and Iraq, now it's Lebanon - this is another imperial war," said Soumaya Ghannoushi from the British Muslim Initiative. "This is not just an Israeli war, and Bush and Blair are not just giving Israel a green light. They are partners in war crimes."
Blair's complicity was also highlighted by Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union. "Why did our foreign secretary tell the media that she did not know that US planes taking bombs to Israel were refuelling at Prestwick airport?" he asked. "When faced with protests, they had to stop these flights - this shows that if we protest we can make a difference."
Left wing Labour MP John McDonnell, who is standing for the leadership of the party, lambasted the prime minister for "travelling to the US to perform for Rupert Murdoch" while ignoring demands for him to condemn Israel's hostilities.
While the march encompassed all those opposed to Israel's aggression, those speakers who declared their solidarity with the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine received huge cheers.
"They sought to divide the Middle East - but in fact they have united Muslim and Christian, Sunni and Shia, Islamist and secular," said Daoud Abdullah from the Muslim Council of Britain. "This war has given birth to millions of resistance fighters across the region."
John Rees from the Stop the War Coalition stressed the urgency of the situation now facing the Middle East. "If we don't stop this war, there will be a general war across the region that will make what is happening now pale into insignificance," he said.
"Only the peace movement can destroy the power behind these wars. That's why we must demonstrate in Manchester on 23 September outside the Labour Party conference - and demand an end to this government steeped in blood."

So many people can not be wrong, and I don't see a Demonstration of the Right Wingers praising Blair and/or Bush for the same matter...


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(6:45pm Sat 05AUG06)

Fury at Blair as 100,000 take to the streets over Lebanon


Some 100,000 protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an end to Israel's assault on Lebanon and Gaza - and to express their fury at Tony Blair's refusal to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
The emergency demonstration, called by the Stop the War Coalition at a week's notice, attracted a broad range of people. Many had decided to come along at the last moment, after the march was featured on the front page of the Independent newspaper.
Protesters booed as they filed past the US embassy in Grovesnor Square. They left 1,500 pairs of children's shoes outside Downing Street to symbolise the children Israel has killed in Lebanon and Gaza.
The demonstration's anger was not just directed at Israel, but also at the US and British governments for their complicity in the carnage now engulfing the Middle East.
The march showed a significant widening of the movement, even in the time since the previous London protest two weeks ago. This was true both in the size and diversity of the march and in the speakers in the rally in Parliament Square. Six members of parliament spoke, including Respect MP George Galloway. The leaders of three major trade unions also addressed the rally.
Many speakers argued that Israel's onslaught had to be understood as part of the wider "war on terror" and George Bush's plans for a "new Middle East".
"First it was Afghanistan and Iraq, now it's Lebanon - this is another imperial war," said Soumaya Ghannoushi from the British Muslim Initiative. "This is not just an Israeli war, and Bush and Blair are not just giving Israel a green light. They are partners in war crimes."
Blair's complicity was also highlighted by Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union. "Why did our foreign secretary tell the media that she did not know that US planes taking bombs to Israel were refuelling at Prestwick airport?" he asked. "When faced with protests, they had to stop these flights - this shows that if we protest we can make a difference."
Left wing Labour MP John McDonnell, who is standing for the leadership of the party, lambasted the prime minister for "travelling to the US to perform for Rupert Murdoch" while ignoring demands for him to condemn Israel's hostilities.
While the march encompassed all those opposed to Israel's aggression, those speakers who declared their solidarity with the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine received huge cheers.
"They sought to divide the Middle East - but in fact they have united Muslim and Christian, Sunni and Shia, Islamist and secular," said Daoud Abdullah from the Muslim Council of Britain. "This war has given birth to millions of resistance fighters across the region."
John Rees from the Stop the War Coalition stressed the urgency of the situation now facing the Middle East. "If we don't stop this war, there will be a general war across the region that will make what is happening now pale into insignificance," he said.
"Only the peace movement can destroy the power behind these wars. That's why we must demonstrate in Manchester on 23 September outside the Labour Party conference - and demand an end to this government steeped in blood."


Looks like a hell of a lot more than 100,000 -- must be FOX news did the counting.

So many people can not be wrong
Good logic, if enough people agree with me, I'm right. You're funny.
and I don't see a Demonstration of the Right Wingers praising Blair and/or Bush for the same matter...
Why would you have a protest or demonstration to proclaim you are in favor of something? "Demonstrations" like this publicize greivances.

Oh, and I'm willing to bet there is a majority of people in the US and UK that agree with Israel's actions. So many people can't be wrong?
Looks like a hell of a lot more than 100,000 -- must be FOX news did the counting.
You're funny too.

Good logic, if enough people agree with me, I'm right.

It's something to think and discuss about though. Not his logic, but about why they are against the Israeli aggression


Oh, and I'm willing to bet there is a majority of people in the US and UK that agree with Israel's actions. So many people can't be wrong?



I honestly believe that the majority of people in the U.S and U.K, at the most, only know half the story. I think I might be being to kind. I would say less than half.

Please don't use "jew assault" its utterly ridiculous. Zionists care nothing for Jews. You could at least write 'Jewish Fundamentalist'...
Why would you have a protest or demonstration to proclaim you are in favor of something? "Demonstrations" like this publicize greivances. Why to prove that more people are dedicated to committing mass murder then resisting it. They tried have pro-war (called pro-America for propaganda reasons) in the US. They were hilarious failures and proved what a minority it is...

Fact is most industrialized nation residents are too goddamn fat and entertained to give a damn about murder carried out in their name.

Oh, and I'm willing to bet there is a majority of people in the US and UK that agree with Israel's actions.

You bet, but you don't know, and when anonymous, they'll say one thing, when in public (one by one) they will not or simply keep silence, cowards!.

Guess you don't know about being bombed without a reason for it.

Guess you don't know about being bombed without a reason for it.

Do you? Have you ever faced shots fired in anger? Have you ever been attacked - other than verbally - by anyone?

Guess you don't know about being bombed without a reason for it. Do you? Have you ever faced shots fired in anger? Have you ever been attacked - other than verbally - by anyone?

Yes I do, and not just once, but three. One car bomb right in front of my business (fortunately on a Sunday morning, we were supposed to pass by there at 08:00 am just like every Sunday, but the flight was delayed 20 minutes), and twice with explosives inside a suitcase. I was present inside the building when the third explosion happened, and it seemed up until today as if time went in a slow motion. Reason for that, other than working with foreign people, none that I know till today, it was perpetrated (all three) by a Maoist group called "Shining Path".
And well, this is my reason for being in this tiny USA town, where I feel safe, and I love the people, the common US people... Now, when the bombs weren't from "Shining Path" or the other leftist group MRTA, it was the very same government doing it to keep being re-elected (it is called something like psycho-social handling of the citizens), do these last words ring a bell to any of you?
Bombs in Peru were nothing like those in Lebanon or Israel, but one had one here another there in different parts of the city for over 12 years. And every now and then a car bomb too. You'd never knew where it was going to happen, so people tried to stay away from Banks and government buildings. Lots of people died for the reason of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Good logic, if enough people agree with me, I'm right. You're funny.
*Cracks up and collapses to the ground* Oh man, that reminds me of when Colbert did his segment on wikipedia.

Good logic, if enough people agree with me, I'm right. You're funny.
*Cracks up and collapses to the ground* Oh man, that reminds me of when Colbert did his segment on wikipedia.
That reminds of the exploding elephant population in Africa. Wikiality!

Please don't use "jew assault" its utterly ridiculous. Zionists care nothing for Jews. You could at least write 'Jewish Fundamentalist'...


since we are speaking FOR people now i guess... 500lbguerilla also hates jews and wishes hitler had finshed the job...

since we are speaking FOR people now i guess... 500lbguerilla also hates jews and wishes hitler had finshed the job...How do you figure? He was objecting to Cromagnon's use of 'jew assault' and making a distinction between Jews and Zionists. There is a difference, you know.

Some 100,000 protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an end to Israel's assault on Lebanon and Gaza - and to express their fury at Tony Blair's refusal to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
The emergency demonstration, called by the Stop the War Coalition at a week's notice, attracted a broad range of people. They left 1,500 pairs of children's shoes outside Downing Street to symbolise the children Israel has killed in Lebanon and Gaza.
The demonstration's anger was not just directed at Israel, but also at the US and British governments for their complicity in the carnage now engulfing the Middle East.

Things like this help me to keep going, by reminding me that there are small islands of sanity remaining on the planet; places where small groups of people show they still care about justice and human rights.

At least 15,000 in Quebec
http://www.yayacanada.com/0676-mtldemo.html

Another exercise in futility. Those in the seats of power don't even see the protesters.

If there were true democracy it would not be futile. The people must take to the street because the government does not represent them or listen to them. It is as much a condemnation of Israel as it is the peoples own government.

There's no more a true democratic government on this planet than there is a communist one.

I don't understand these idiots protesting Israel by carrying peace signs.
Was there peace there before this latest skirmish? Does a three year at a time solution constitute peace?

Also, what the hell is the "Stop Global Warming" sign doing there?

Also, what the hell is the "Stop Global Warming" sign doing there?
That person got lost on their way to another rally.

That person got lost on their way to another rally.
LOL...

Exactly.

Was there peace there before this latest skirmish?
People don't seem to understand that simple concept.