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Ms Rice's comments at bottom of this are proof at least to me that she is
in the wrong positon in your govt. She doesnt seem to know much about other
country's?
Britain doesnt do big marches in the hundreds of thousands, two marches
in the last two weeks have hit London with the biggest crowds the country
has seen on such demos.
Brits stay at home, watch tv, go to the pub and fix the worlds problems,
I was on that march Saturday, and the amount of people on it that had never
demonstrated in about anything in their life was surpising.
It hit Tony even if Ms.Rice doesnt understand the Brits, Tony does.
Labour party conference yesterday gave him support on action against Iraq
only if UN sanctioned. The motion for debate on should we attack Iraq even
without UN authorisation was dropped from the days business by Tonys national
executive. It was obvious he would have been massively defeated by his own
party on that one, and even in the debate, a speaker pointed out on a poiint
of order that only Pro Attack Iraq members were being called to speak.
Only then were a few antis called to speak.
Tony does know the numbers on Saturday count, Ms. Rice needs to be sent
on a foreign affairs course of some sort, Id gladly give to any fund that
will pay for her education on foreign country's and their peoples and on
how NOT to insult them. Be aware her comments are noted not just by the
marches but by the 70 percent of Brits who will not tollerate any unilateral
actions.
From: "Stop the War Coalition" <office@stopwar.org.uk>
>To: "Stop the War Coalition" <office@stopwar.org.uk>
>Subject: 400,000 THANK YOUs
>Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:08:46 +0100
>
>Stop the War Coalition
>office@stopwar.org.uk
>www.stopwar.org.uk
>PO Box 3739 London E5 8EJ
>020 7053 2155/2156
>
>
>TO ALL STOP THE WAR COALITION SUPPORTERS
>
>400,000 say: Don't Attack Iraq!
>
>Congratulations and thank you all for your magnificent efforts. Together,
>we made Saturday's demonstration an historic event - an event that is
>having and will continue to have a profound impact on the course of events.
>
>This triumph belongs to all of you... to everyone who handed out a leaflet
>or put up a poster, who helped organise a meeting or a coach to London,
who
>wrote to the newspapers or phoned the TV.
>
>Our special thanks to those who found themselves at the end of the march
>and were forced to wait for so long at Embankment. We deeply appreciate
>your patience and tolerance. Prior to the march, we had repeatedly asked
>the police for permission to set up a PA at Embankment, but were refused.
>
>Our message has gone round the world. TV and print media have given it
>coverage across Europe, North America, Australia, the middle east, South
>Asia, Africa and the far east.
>
>OUR NEXT TARGET IS 31 OCTOBER - a 'Don't Attack Iraq Day of Action'. Please
>start planning your local and/or workplace actions soon. More details will
>be forthcoming when we've had a chance to catch our breath.
>
>And please find below two important responses to the demo from the USA.
>First, from Condoleezza Rice, Bush's Director of National Security, and
the
>second from Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic (author of
>'Born on the Fourth of July').
>
>"Only 350,000 in a country whose population runs in millions is just a
drop
>in the bucket. No wonder the New York Times did not find it news fit to
>print." - Condoleeza Rice
>
>
>"Congratulations on your victorious and massive antiwar demonstration on
>Saturday! You have inspired the world, and all of us here in the United
>States! If there is anything that I can personally do to help your
>organization in future demonstrations or activities concerning stopping
>this war...please let me know! Again congratulations! With great hope for
>peace!" - Ron Kovic, Vietnam Vet, author of Born on the Fourth of July,
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