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Londoners Gather to Protest Bush Visit
(Beth Gardiner, The Guardian, November 18, 2003)
Hundreds turned out for the first of a number of planned protests as President Bush arrived in London on Tuesday, and activists said their numbers were swelling for a march through the capital they hope will overshadow the pomp and ceremony of the state visit. . . . The Stop the War coalition predicted 100,000 Britons will march past Parliament on Thursday at the week's main anti-Bush event, increasing its earlier estimate of 60,000. . . . ``Our phones have not stopped ringing with calls from people wanting to show their opposition to the visit,'' said Lindsey German, an organizer at the coalition. ``Feelings are running very strongly and the more we are told that we should welcome the president, the more opposition grows.'' . . . Hundreds of environmentalists gathered for a march coinciding with Bush's arrival Tuesday evening to protest his rejection of the Kyoto treaty on global warming. . . . The planned protests contrasted sharply with the warm reception Bill Clinton, who remains extremely popular in Britain, received on presidential trips to London. Bush's itinerary also appears far more controlled - he is not expected to indulge in any of the casual shopping trips or pub visits his predecessor enjoyed. . . . London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who on Monday called Bush 'the greatest threat to life on this planet that we've most probably ever seen,'' urged anti-Bush demonstrators to remain peaceful. . . . ``You are protesting against an illegal war and occupation, and the world will be watching you,'' he said.

posted by Lorenzo 3:19 PM