20,000 new dawn raiders – we must demonstrate
0 Comments Published by Tom Woodcock on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 9:32 AM.
George Bush’s announcement this morning was inevitable. 20,000 more US marines to help ‘free Iraq’ and end the ‘civil war’.
He says the majority will be used in Baghdad to work with Iraqi forces on activities like ‘neighbourhood clearance’. What a hideous concept, another act of terror dressed up in media friendly language like: friendly fire, daisy-cutters, humanitarian wars, hearts and minds and bringing democracy – we just don’t buy it any more.
Neighbourhood Clearances may sound like a reconstruction operation. But realistically Bush has just given US forces, along with the last of the pro US Iraqis, carte blanche for a continued and escalated house by house raid and searches stratagy. The intention – to find people who are against the US occupation. That includes almost everyone who has not joined the Iraqi army and even some of those in the Iraqi army. This plan will inevitably lead to hundreds and thousands of deaths and further resentment of the occupying forces, another generation of traumatized US soldiers end, if you thought it possible, more sectarian chaos.
The situation at home could not be more clear. A huge ground swell of public opinion against the continuing war both in the UK and the US has been topped by an outcry at Saddam Hussein’s execution. Scared as to what would be revealed if he was tried in the Hague, the western establishment has just sighed relief whilst distancing themselves from the grizzly deed.
The public knows that in Saddam Hussein vital evidence has been destroyed. Justice has not been done. Only one of the partners in the crimes committed against Kurds, Iraqis, Iranians and Kuwaiti's during the 80’s and 90’s has been held to account.
Ronald Reagan’s headstone stays shinny whilst George Bush senior, Bill Clinton, Thatcher, Blair, Brown, Aznar, Berlusconi, Rumsfeld, Cheney and George W Bush along with countless others including the 393 Britsh MP’s who voted to invade Iraq, are now sleeping better with the knowledge that many of the crimes committed with weapons sold by western governments, often with backing and diplomatic knowledge, have gone to the grave with the scapegoat dictator.
It is now vital that we counter the war surge with a peace surge. We must mobilise as many as possible for the demonstration in London on February 24th and show the Government that we will hold them to account and we will not tolerate any further support of world Terror.
Coaches will leave Cambridge at 9.30am on Saturday 24th of February from Parkside. The price is £3 Students/Unwaged, £5 Adults and the under 10’s go free, solidarity price is £10.
For more information contact: Tom 0771 2893552 or Toni on 01223 328912 or visit the Cambridge Stop the War web site.
It is now vital that we counter the war surge with a peace surge. We must mobilise as many as possible for the demonstration in London on February 24th and show the Government that we will hold them to account and we will not tolerate any further support of world Terror.Coaches will leave Cambridge at 9.30am on Saturday 24th of February from Parkside. The price is £3 Students/Unwaged, £5 Adults and the under 10’s go free, solidarity price is £10.
For more information contact: Tom 0771 2893552 or Toni on 01223 328912 or visit the Cambridge Stop the War web site.
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