Demonstration against assault on Fallujah tonight!! (Tuesday 9th)
(richarddirecttv) | 09.11.2004 10:18 | Oxford
Dear Friends,
American ground forces, supported by the Black Watch and aided by an
intense aerial bombardment, launched a horrific ground assault on the
Iraqi city of Fallujah under the cover of darkness Monday evening.
Initial reports indicate an attack of horrible brutality and a
bombardment of the "shock and awe" magnitude not seen since the
initial attack on Baghdad.
The courageous people of Fallujah appear determined fight this illegal
and immoral assault on and continued occupation of their city by all
means at their disposal and at whatever personal cost. Past experience
has shown them that the US forces care little about civilian
casualties, but that is the price many are willing to pay to overcome
imperial domination by the Americans. Oxford must support them in
their resistance by opposing this unconscionable act of aggression and
by continuing to press the British government for an immediate
withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, an act which would further weaken
the Bush Administration's standing in the world.
We must register our objection to this latest round of American-led
brutality now!
The Oxford Stop the War Coalition is calling a vigil for Tuesday, Nov.
9, at 6 PM on Cornmarket Street. Please join us in our support of the
people of Fallujah and opposition to the continued occupation of Iraq.
Bring candles, posters, etc.
And please spread the word so that everyone can come out and show
their strong support for the Iraqi people.
See you on Cornmarket tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6 PM.
Regards,
Mike,
Oxford Stop the War Coalition
American ground forces, supported by the Black Watch and aided by an
intense aerial bombardment, launched a horrific ground assault on the
Iraqi city of Fallujah under the cover of darkness Monday evening.
Initial reports indicate an attack of horrible brutality and a
bombardment of the "shock and awe" magnitude not seen since the
initial attack on Baghdad.
The courageous people of Fallujah appear determined fight this illegal
and immoral assault on and continued occupation of their city by all
means at their disposal and at whatever personal cost. Past experience
has shown them that the US forces care little about civilian
casualties, but that is the price many are willing to pay to overcome
imperial domination by the Americans. Oxford must support them in
their resistance by opposing this unconscionable act of aggression and
by continuing to press the British government for an immediate
withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, an act which would further weaken
the Bush Administration's standing in the world.
We must register our objection to this latest round of American-led
brutality now!
The Oxford Stop the War Coalition is calling a vigil for Tuesday, Nov.
9, at 6 PM on Cornmarket Street. Please join us in our support of the
people of Fallujah and opposition to the continued occupation of Iraq.
Bring candles, posters, etc.
And please spread the word so that everyone can come out and show
their strong support for the Iraqi people.
See you on Cornmarket tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6 PM.
Regards,
Mike,
Oxford Stop the War Coalition
(richarddirecttv)
Comments
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Terrorists?
09.11.2004 11:26
it seems so...
dalene
Foreign terrorists
09.11.2004 11:56
I agree, we shouldn't leave Fallujah in the hands of either one.
John
trite slogans
09.11.2004 13:32
see
the guardian
'Residents said a US air strike had destroyed a clinic that had been receiving casualties after US and Iraqi forces seized Falluja's main hospital yesterday.
Sami al-Jumaili, a doctor at the hospital who escaped arrest when it was taken by US troops, said the city was running out of medical supplies and only a few clinics remained open.
"There is not a single surgeon in Falluja. We had one ambulance hit by US fire and a doctor wounded," he told Reuters. "There are scores of injured civilians in their homes whom we can't move. A 13-year-old child just died in my hands."'
concernedz
Beslan murderers
09.11.2004 15:49
killing hundreds of children, and not by accident
Pos
Oh, I see.
09.11.2004 16:01
Well, neither do I.
I also wasn't aware that the US hadn't really meant to drop tons of radioactive-encased ordinance and cluster bombs all over civilian areas, and that this was really just an unfortunate accident.
Thanks for clearing all that up.
John
John, you don't understand
09.11.2004 17:31
They fly all over the world, doing some evil here, some evil there, then they all fly back home to Syria. Or Cuba. Or, erm, France I think.
They may also be responsible for global warming. Bastards.
It's all right here, in the Daily Mail:
Mr. Richardson
While the US is in Fallujah...
09.11.2004 20:13
Attacks have generally increased all over the country. It is following the classic pattern of a successful resistance. Squash one spot, and several more spring up. Are the US adequately watching their back out there? I don't think so, not with the amount of troops they have.
Well respected, conservative militiary analysts are calling the action in Fallujah a militiary mistake ( not just a moral one ), and I think we will see the consequences in the next few days.
Ramadi fighting
In a separate development, anti-US fighters took control of the centre of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after 24 hours of clashes with US forces, an AFP correspondent has said.
The US military could not immediately be contacted for comment.
Five US troops were wounded in
clashes in Ramadi
US forces withdrew Tuesday around 2:00pm (1100 GMT) from Ramadi's main streets to their bases east and west of the city, the correspondent said.
Hermes
Indymedia comments
12.11.2004 01:57
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What indymedia does and does not do
19.11.2004 09:14
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