Author Topic: Largest Peaceful Demonstration in British History... (Read 1587 times)

Dowding · « **on:** February 15, 2003, 12:26:47 PM »

They reckon a million people were in the capital, exercising their democratic right.

Toad · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:32:41 PM »

I salute them for exercising their right to be heard.

When Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich on September 30 1938, he was driven straight from Heston aerodrome to Buckingham Palace - where, by royal invitation, he stood alongside the King and Queen on the balcony to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.

Any data on how big that crowd was?

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:33:34 PM »

Saddam is surely packing his bags now that he's seen that!

Dowding · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:35:29 PM »

I salute them too. Many had never marched for anything before, and there were a lot of veterans of all wars, including WW2 there.

The police say 750,000 and the organisers say over a million.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:38:05 PM »

Dont they feel even the slightest bit odd while they are essentially protesting in favor of the continued brutal rule of Saddam Hussein?

Dowding · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:39:58 PM »

Perhaps you ought to ask the Iraqi dissidents who were also marching.

john9001 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:45:27 PM »

peace in our time

babek- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:46:15 PM »

At least 500000 are marching in Berlin against a war against Iraq.

Because of the bad weather only 100000 were expected.

Also members of the german government took part in this demonstration in Berlin.

Krusher · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:54:21 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Dowding
Perhaps you ought to ask the Iraqi dissidents who were also marching.

probably not this guy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,3604,895397,00.html

... And why I will not

I write this to protest against all those people who oppose the war against Saddam Hussein, or as they call it, the "war against Iraq". I am an Iraqi doctor, I worked in the Iraqi army for six years during Iraq-Iran war and four months during Gulf war. All my family still live in Iraq. I am an Arab Sunni, not Kurdish or Shia. I am an ordinary Iraqi not involved with the Iraqi opposition outside Iraq.
I am so frustrated by the appalling views of most of the British people, media and politicians. I want to say to all these people who are against the possible war, that if you think by doing so you are serving the interests of Iraqi people or saving them, you are not. You are effectively saving Saddam. You are depriving the Iraqi people of probably their last real chance get rid of him and to get out of this dark era in their history

funkedup · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:57:47 PM »

With us or...

Rasker · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2003, 01:15:37 PM »

I hear a million opponents of Saddam were protesting, in their unmarked graves also

Yeager · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2003, 01:28:58 PM »

On the one hand, its a wonderful and amazing thing.

On the other, it is a terribly shameful and truly damaging event.

No matter what price is paid for the freedom to peacefully demonstrate, there never seems to be a shortage of people
who through absolute ignorance and neglect, abuse that right.

I am certain that the horrific regime in power in Iraq is deeply moved, comforted and given aid by the displays of support taking place in the free world today.

I only wish these people would take their peaceful marches directly to Saddam in Iraq instead of forcing the wise and brave to suffer their display of obvious malcontent and resentful disrespect.

Shame.

Yeager · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2003, 01:37:33 PM »

Krusher.

Thank you!

Many people the world over are with you in support despite this massive display of ignorance and cowardice. The Iraqi people are todays occupied France.

How sad and pitifull it is that France and Germany, and to a far lessor extent (but still disturbing) England, serve the role as spoilers in the liberation of another great people, the Iraqis -who through no true fault of their own find themselves occupied by a brutal dictator. It is truly amazing. How many American servicemen are buried in these three countries?

The free world is heaped in shame today.

Hortlund · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2003, 01:42:37 PM »

What I find so unbelievably stupid is that most of the demonstrators actually think they are demonstrating "against war" and not "for Saddam"...for some unknown reason they fail to understand that that is the exact same thing.

It is a disgrace.

Udie · « **Reply #14 on:** February 15, 2003, 02:01:38 PM »

Saddam is smoking a big fat cigar laughing his bellybutton off right now...

S! Krusher (this will be misspelled) but I'd like to tell all the pro-saddam marchers tel has sthese and arie fiek....