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Reading the Names of the Dead, Afghanistan, London - Pictures

Terence Bunch | 08.10.2008 11:08 | SOCPA | Terror War | London | World

Peace camapaigners gather in Whitehall opposite Downing Street on the seventh of the month for a seven hour vigil seven years after Afghanistan is invaded by a US/UK led coalition in the opening salvo of the now disgraced so-called War on Terror.

Reading the names of the Dead - timing.
Reading the names of the Dead - timing.

Unenforcable SOCPA.
Unenforcable SOCPA.

Handing out leaflets.
Handing out leaflets.

The names of some of the dead.
The names of some of the dead.

Reading the names of the dead.
Reading the names of the dead.

Maya Evans observes a moments silence.
Maya Evans observes a moments silence.

An entire family, gone.
An entire family, gone.

British soldiers who will never return.
British soldiers who will never return.

Seven hours, seven years.
Seven hours, seven years.


Peace camapaigners gather in Whitehall opposite Downing Street on the seventh of the month for a seven hour vigil seven years after Afghanistan is invaded by a US/UK led coalition in the opening salvo of the now disgraced so-called War on Terror.

They read out the names of those who have been killed during the misadventure including Afghani civilians and British soldiers.

In previous years those attending the ceremony had been arrested under sect 132-138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police act (SOCPA), now collapsed and pending appeal due to Metropolitan police authorities meeting fierce resistance from peace campaigners.

The ceremony takes place as British military commanders in Afghanistan now concede that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won. London, October 07th 2008.

Terence Bunch
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So would you rather Afghanistan was still under brutal Taliban rule?

08.10.2008 11:34

So would you rather that Afghanistan was under brutal Taliban rule where women had no rights and anyone who stepped out of line was stoned to death. How many died or were tortured to death under Taliban rule? Mostly likely a hell of a lot more than have died since the liberation of Afghanistan in 2001 from brutal Taliban rule. Remember also that the Taliban allowed Afghanistan to become a haven for Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden.

At least now Afghanistan has a democratic government and free elections and equality for women.

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Listen the war on terrorism is just!

08.10.2008 15:57

Listen the war on terrorism is just. It was Islamic fundamentalists terrorists who attacked us first. No one wanted war but we can't just let those Islamic terrorists trample all over us!

poster

Great protest, stop the war!Poster has obviously been drinking too much soma

08.10.2008 17:40

Stop the war!No more genocide for PNACs,
no more heroin profit for PNACs pro invasion warlords ,
No more trillions for PNAC & Bilderberg,Trilateral banks,
 http://www.opednews.com/articles/What-you-need-to-know-abou-by-Garland-Favorito-081003-654.html

Green syndicalist

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