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Millions Join World Protests Against Iraq War
(Paul Majendie and Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters, 15 February 2003)
More than six million demonstrators turned out across the world on Saturday in a wave of protest supporting international leaders in urging the United States not to rush into a war against Iraq. . . . From Canberra to Cape Town, from Karachi to Chicago, people from all walks of life took to the streets to pillory President Bush as a bloodthirsty warmonger in the biggest demonstration of 'people power' since the Vietnam War. . . . A million people marched the streets of Rome, 1.3 million paraded in Barcelona, two million in Madrid, and in New York, officials estimated the turnout there at 250,000. . . . "I hope this demonstration will show Muslims it is our government that wants the war, not the British people," said protester Richard Shirres, rallying in London with his six-year-old son. London Mayor Ken Livingstone said the rally was the largest peace demonstration in British political history. . . . "France is giving peace a chance. France is giving hope to the world and all over the world people are looking to France ...," Raffarin told parliament. . . . But French commentators said Baghdad had probably won only a brief reprieve. . . . Secretary of State Colin Powell told CNN that Washington was still thinking of giving Iraq just weeks to comply with U.N. disarmament demands. . . . Iraqi media said the reactions to the much-anticipated inspectors' report to the United Nations showed the United States and Britain were isolated and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz hailed the worldwide protests. . . . In Spain, Oscar-nominated film director Pedro Almodovar whipped up the crowd of two million in Madrid with chants of "No to war!" . . . "We don't understand the concept of a preventive war. The only preventive war is called peace," Almodovar told those demonstrating on a cold but clear day.

posted by LoZo 5:49 PM