[Media-watch] [MWAW] 11 reasons you should march on Saturday

[David Crouch]

***This is a message from Media Workers Against the War***

11 reasons you should march on Saturday
to demand an end to US/UK occupation of Iraq 

1. IRAQIS DON'T WANT THE OCCUPATION 
Opinion polls demonstrate a majority against the occupation. 
(Financial Times report: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2776>)

2. THE OCCUPATION KILLS 1,000 IRAQIS EVERY WEEK 
US troops are firing on peaceful civilians. 
(Robert Fisk: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2781>) 

3. THE OCCUPATION IS OBSTRUCTING RELIEF AGENCIES
"The decision to place responsibility for post-conflict reconstruction with
the US Department of Defence has been a particular source of concern to the
humanitarian community." 
(International Crisis Group report:
<http://www.crisisweb.org/projects/middleeast/iraq_iran_gulf/reports/A400930
_27032003.pdf>) 

4. THE OCCUPATION IS FUELLING THE CHAOS
Iraq has become a magnet for fighters from across the Middle East. Pulling
out the troops therefore reduces the danger of further bloodshed.
(Even the Wall Street Journal can see the connection:
<http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9464>) 

5. IT HAS DESTROYED THE ROADMAP TO PEACE IN PALESTINE
"The guerrilla war that is becoming ever wider in Iraq will spread
throughout the Arab and other Muslim countries and the world at large."
(Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery:
<http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=4202>) 

6. PRIVATISATION WILL MEAN A SECOND LOOTING OF IRAQ 
The US has announced a mass sell-off of Iraqi industry to foreign companies.
(Even the Financial Times is concerned:
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&
c=StoryFT&cid=1059480069040&p=1012571727269>)

7. THE OCCUPATION IS NOT ABOUT DEMOCRACY OR LIBERATION
The US has created a governing council currently led by a fraudster and
former CIA employee. The US has no intention of allowing free and open
elections. 
(John Pilger: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2743>) 

8. IT WILL LEAD TO MORE GLOBAL TERRORISM
Blair was warned of this fact by the British intelligence agencies before
the war. 
(Guardian report:
<http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1040155,00.html>) 

9. IT'S COSTING BILLIONS
$4 billion per month to be precise - this money would be better spent on
reconstruction. 
(Washington Post report: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2770>)

10. BLAIR AND BUSH LIED TO US ALL ABOUT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Saddam destroyed his WMD a decade ago, says Hans Blix.
(The Independent: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2786>)

11. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY
Bloody dictators have been repeatedly overthrown by their peoples - most
recently in Indonesia, Serbia and Eastern Europe. Armed intervention is not
the way. As for the transition from US/UK occupation, George Monbiot points
us to a proposal by the World Citizen Foundation:
<http://66.114.243.76/html/IraqIntroNew.asp> 
(Monbiot article: <http://www.mwaw.org/article.php?sid=2747>) 

IT'S ILLEGAL, IT'S BRUTAL, IT'S COLONIAL...

DEMONSTRATE!

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER --- INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST

END THE OCCUPATION, NO MORE WAR
NO MORE WAR LIES, FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE

ASSEMBLE HYDE PARK 12 NOON
MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE

More details at www.stopwar.org.uk





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