CND to do anti-war ACTIONS
ananova | 15.09.2002 12:43
CND plans opposition campaign over Iraq
The CND has unveiled plans for a campaign of civil disobedience to oppose a potential war on Iraq.
Delegates attending the organisation's annual conference voted to back a resolution calling for "non-violent direct action to oppose war".
Carol Naughton, chair of the organisation which has campaigned for nuclear disarmament, explained the resolution would mean acts of civil disobedience.
She said: "It could mean anything from blockades to sit-down demonstrations. Anything which is non-violent but which would set up a position to put a spanner in the works."
Speculation is growing that Britain and America could become involved in a war on Iraq because of accusations that it is developing weapons of mass destruction.
Ms Naughton suggested the non-violent demonstrations could take place at different military bases.
All resolutions condemning the possibility of war on Iraq were passed at the London conference.
CND is also planning to demonstrate at Downing Street on the Saturday after any possible invasion of Iraq began from midday.
Ms Naughton said the plan was for other cities and towns to follow suit at 6pm on the same day.
She added: "The overwhelming result was that clearly CND does not believe that military action is the way to bring about nuclear disarmament."
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The CND has unveiled plans for a campaign of civil disobedience to oppose a potential war on Iraq.
Delegates attending the organisation's annual conference voted to back a resolution calling for "non-violent direct action to oppose war".
Carol Naughton, chair of the organisation which has campaigned for nuclear disarmament, explained the resolution would mean acts of civil disobedience.
She said: "It could mean anything from blockades to sit-down demonstrations. Anything which is non-violent but which would set up a position to put a spanner in the works."
Speculation is growing that Britain and America could become involved in a war on Iraq because of accusations that it is developing weapons of mass destruction.
Ms Naughton suggested the non-violent demonstrations could take place at different military bases.
All resolutions condemning the possibility of war on Iraq were passed at the London conference.
CND is also planning to demonstrate at Downing Street on the Saturday after any possible invasion of Iraq began from midday.
Ms Naughton said the plan was for other cities and towns to follow suit at 6pm on the same day.
She added: "The overwhelming result was that clearly CND does not believe that military action is the way to bring about nuclear disarmament."
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We need more than CND
15.09.2002 17:58
Its too fucking late then! People need to be out on the streets protesting and taking direct action now!!!And why restrict ourselves to none violent action!!!Millions of Iraqi people are going to suffer in the most terrible way when the war starts and tens of thousands are going to die and be maimed and inujered horrificly!!!!!That is the most extreme violence there is!!!!We have every right to use violence to stop that slaughter and destruction on an impoverished Third World country like Iraq!!!!!!!!
steelgate
CIA 's Axis of Oil & Opium.
15.09.2002 20:14
Al-Qaeda is Arabic for "The Base", and that base was in London until the year 2000.
It's too late for Afghanistan but we must take action to prevent the 'war on terror' escalating into at least 62 countries, from Pakistan to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, West Bank and Gaza (Israel), Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo (Yugoslavia, done & dusted), Albania, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Chechnya (Russia is now moving into Georgia), Kashmir and the Philippines.
SpringheelJack