Massive Protests Ready Against US War Plans
As the winter deepens, the United States moves closer and closer to war. As the January 27 report from UN weapons inspectors approaches, the Defense Department is positioning troops in the Middle East for an immediate military campaign. Pentagon sources state that there will be possibily as many as 250,000 troops fighting in Iraq.
The protests were called to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, invoking his legacy to mobilize people from all walks of life to take action. People are planning to turn out to march in across the world on January 18.
Massive demonstrations and walkouts are planned for the day the bombs “officially” start falling. Human shield missions for peace are also getting underway, with dozens of Westerners going to civilian locations throughout Iraq. All across the US, from coast to coast, from churches to campuses to union halls, a movement is uniting in action against war on Iraq. Moreover, opposition to Bush’s war on the poor in this country, as well as on the rest of the globe, is growing, connecting the links between poverty and war enunciated by Dr. King.
In Washington DC, hundreds of thousands of marchers are expected on Saturday, January 18 in the largest US anti-war demonstration since the Vietnam War. A concurrent protest in San Francisco the same day is expected to draw crowds not seen in the city in a generation.
Further coverage is available from a SF IMC webcast on Saturday, and a documentary from Paper Tiger TV.