[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: anti-war

[Jeremy Kahn]

thumbs up here, too.

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Veeble a rebel you shun!
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, jonathan lawson wrote:

> subtitle: STOPPING WAR BEFORE IT STARTS
> title: Anti-War Movement Continues Despite Press Blackout
>
> This weekend, major demonstrations against war on Iraq are expected to
> attract many thousands in San Francisco, Washington DC and across the
> country. Simultaneous anti-war protests will take place in many countries,
> including Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany,
> India, South Korea, Mexico, Japan, and
> Puerto Rico. See the <http://www.internationalanswer.org">International
> ANSWER Coalition</a> for information.
>
> <p><b>In Seattle</b>, <a
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19181">Anti-war
> demonstrations</a> will take place at <b>Denny Park, at noon Oct. 26</b>.
> The theme will be "Stop the War Before it Starts."
>
> <p>The anti-war movement continues to be largely ignored by the national
> press. National Public Radio devotes more airtime to discussing the
> possible implications of war for American investments than to the certain
> devastation of war for an <a
> href="http://www.progressive.org/nov02/lan1102.html">Iraqi populace</a>
> already devastated by US bombing and a decade of economic sanctions, and
> the likelihood of further fueling anti-American sentiment in the Middle
> East. In Seattle, the editorial staff of <a
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19160">The
> Stranger</a> has been among the most reactionary, demonstrating its level
> of intellectual independence through racist invective against something
> called "Islamo-fascism" and repetition of Bush administration arguments for
> war.
>
> <p><a href="http://www.nowaragainstiraq.org">No War Against Iraq
> Coalition</a> |
> <a href="http://www.seattleforpeace.org">Seattle For Peace</a> | <a
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/08/2002-08.html#4633">Anti-war
> talking points</a>
>
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