Another step forward
hopeful | 18.11.2001 23:58
Another anti war demo and approximately double the figures from the previous big one, amounting to 100,000 people from a vast array of different backgrounds, religions, political beliefs and races all shouting in one voice ‘Yes to peace’ and ‘No to the war’.
Many issues were discussed as people walked down the road to Trafalger square and by the speakers on arrival with Tony Benn suggesting the “War was about oil”, referring to the vast oil reserves lying in the Caspian region, which if a stable government was introduced to Afghanistan would allow pipelines to be laid and oil to be pumped out into Western hands maintaining the wheels of industry.
Further concerns were expressed by journalist John Pilger who feared the war could spread to Algeria, Somalia and Iraq, bringing an end to the world as we know it and further extending the New World Order.
Other issues surrounded the lack of any evidence as to who committed the atrocity on the innocent people in the World trade Centre, the US involvement in Palestine, the US involvement in Colombia, in fact the entire US foreign policy, which the US is still not dealing with.
All I spoke to felt the US lead ‘War on terrorism’ would lead to an increase in terrorist activities, I for one don’t want to see if that bears fruit. On home soil the basic human rights act is to be altered with a bit of internment thrown in for good measure for our own safety.
The pressure I feel must be increased and another protest organised ASAP. These are just a few issues as I’m not as well read as I wish I was on the subjects involved but I do know the Politicians are liars, and since I have seen the TV news the Corporate media is just disgusting. Two minutes on the BBC and ITV with no issues discussed and numbers of 50,000 supposedly sourced from the organisers. We must overcome.
HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!
Further concerns were expressed by journalist John Pilger who feared the war could spread to Algeria, Somalia and Iraq, bringing an end to the world as we know it and further extending the New World Order.
Other issues surrounded the lack of any evidence as to who committed the atrocity on the innocent people in the World trade Centre, the US involvement in Palestine, the US involvement in Colombia, in fact the entire US foreign policy, which the US is still not dealing with.
All I spoke to felt the US lead ‘War on terrorism’ would lead to an increase in terrorist activities, I for one don’t want to see if that bears fruit. On home soil the basic human rights act is to be altered with a bit of internment thrown in for good measure for our own safety.
The pressure I feel must be increased and another protest organised ASAP. These are just a few issues as I’m not as well read as I wish I was on the subjects involved but I do know the Politicians are liars, and since I have seen the TV news the Corporate media is just disgusting. Two minutes on the BBC and ITV with no issues discussed and numbers of 50,000 supposedly sourced from the organisers. We must overcome.
HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!
hopeful
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