Regional Anti-War News : March / April 2007
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[Covering South & South West, Wales & West Midlands]
Welcome to the contents page of this Regional Anti-War Newsletter.
Publicising events in the South & South West, Wales & West Midlands.
Please visit one of the links below to read the NEWSLETTER IN FULL:
VISIT: http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25996
OR: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365180.html
PURPOSE : This regional newsletter is sent out twice yearly to the
South & South West, Wales & West Midlands. Its purpose is to provide a
snapshot of active groups & contacts across those regions, in the
belief that making links between groups & individuals is vital for
effective campaigning & action.
NOTE : Environmental Events Are Included In This Edition.
4th ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR
(See Section 1 For Regional & National Events)
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(Regional IMCs Can Be Found On The Left Hand-Column)
CONTENTS CODE : * New Section... ^ Updated Section...
~ Bristol / Regional Events... + National / International Events...
01) *~+ March 20th: Regional & National Events
02) *~+ Aldermaston Blockades: March & April
03) * + Hands Off Iraqi Oil Teach In: 24th March
04) *~+ Fairford Retrials: Latest Info
05) * + Faslane 365 Continues
06) * + BBC Ban Anti-Blair Record
07) *~ MORE Bristol & Bath Events
08) *~ MORE South & South West Events
09) *~ MORE Wales & West Midlands Events
10) *~+ MORE National / International Events
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GROUP DESCRIPTION : This newsletter is produced in association with
Bristol Stop-The-War Coalition to publicise events & activities in
opposition to the so-called 'war on terror'. We are composed of groups
& individuals with a wide variety of political & religious views. We
are politically non-aligned, but we are also committed to oppose any
racist backlash. Bristol STW is not a 'membership' organisation. Any
one or group opposed to the 'war on terror' can consider themselves
part of Bristol STW, or can continue to be publicised by us while
choosing to organise independently of the Coalition. We don't claim
(or seek) a monopoly over anti-war sentiment & activity in the city &
recognise that many groups & individuals have their own ways of
opposing the 'war on terror'. We are also dependent on individual
donations for our funding, so if you are able to make a donation
please send a cheque or postal order, payable to: Bristol Stop The War
Coalition. Post: BSTWC c/o 23 Monmouth Rd, Bristol BS7 8LF. Or you can
email us privately : bristol...@hotmail.com
EDITORIAL : A WOUNDED PREDATOR IS MORE DANGEROUS
Jeremy Clarke of Bristol-Stop-The-War writes: "Four years ago this
month the USA, with British support, set out on the latest stage of
its bid to control the Middle East & the oil supplies of the region
(See Section 3). Superior technology ensured some initial military
successes, but today, for all the horror they inflicted on Iraq, Bush
& Blair have failed. The vast majority of people in Iraq have opposed
the occupation. The Americans have tried to create divisions among the
Iraqi people to enable them to maintain control. American & British
casualties mount. What support there was for the invasion in the USA &
Britain has rapidly disappeared.
The American & British people are clear that they were led into war on
the basis of lies. As Blair & Bush plan to leave office those seeking
to take their places are trying to distance themselves from the
debacle. In Britain, government ministers, who in 2003 could have
resigned, & had some impact on Blair's decision to support the
invasion, now try to distance themselves from the adventure, as if
they were never really involved. Only Blair & Bush, & their close
circles, still try to justify the invasion in anything but the vaguest
terms.
It would be easy to think America wouldn't dare to try the same trick
again. But we musn't forget that the people of Iraq (& Afghanistan)
are still living under occupation; hundreds of thousands have been
killed; life for those who have survived is worse than before the
invasion. So much for liberation & re-construction. As Noam Chomsky
pointed out in the Guardian, "A predator becomes even more dangerous &
less predictable when wounded. In desperation to salvage something,
the administration might risk even greater disasters."
One 'greater disaster' is already underway - Bush's so-called 'surge'.
This is a further attempt to pacify the Iraqis & quell all opposition
to the occupation. It stands as little chance of success as earlier
attempts - the result will be more Iraqi deaths & more destruction.
The other 'greater disaster' being prepared is an attack on Iran - re-
running the WDM pantomime of 2002/3. The anti-war movement in the USA
& Britain has been tremendously successful in ensuring that the
invasion & occupation has stayed at the top of the political agenda in
both countries. The 4th anniversary of the invasion offers us an
opportunity to remind people of these 'greater disasters' - actual and
potential. END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ - DON'T ATTACK IRAN."
TO READ THIS REGIONAL NEWSLETTER IN FULL:
VISIT: http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25996
OR: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365180.html
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"Even those of us who have tried to follow the war closely are not
aware of a fraction of the horrors unleashed in Iraq." - Author
Arundathi Roy at the World Tribunal on Iraq, Istanbul, 2005.
http://www.worldtribunal.org/
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