[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: anti-war

[jasonr at speakeasy.net]

approve

On 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.i-
> nternationalanswer.org">International ANSWER
> Coalition</a> for information.
>
> <p><b>In Seattle</b>, <a target=_top href="http://seattle-
>       .indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19-
>       181">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 target=_top 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 target=_top href="http://seattle.indyme-
>    dia.org/archive/features/2002/08/2002-08.h-
>    tml#4633">Anti-war talking points</a>
>
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>
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