Protests in Sheffield

[John Smith <johncsmith@DELETETHISbtinternet.com>]

Protests in Sheffield against bombing of Baghdad

A protest against the bombing took place in Sheffield on Saturday, at 1.00
outside Sheffield Town Hall. Around a dozen people turned out at very short
notice to distribute 1000 leaflets (see text below) and collect signatures
to a petition condemning the sanctions and bombing of Iraq. For less than
£10, the local photocopier sold us 3 giant A0 photocopies of a page saying
"Stop Bombing Iraq!  End the sanctions - withdraw UK military forces," so
anyone passing could immediately see why we were there.
We met many people who were angry with the bombings and who were eager to
sign our petition, and who were glad to see that a protest was taking place
which gave voice to their feelings. Only two or three people expressed support for the bombing.

We decided to organise another, bigger protest next Saturday:  1.00pm, outside Sheffield Town Hall

Sheffield Campaign Against War in the Gulf
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Stop Bombing Iraq!
Lift the sanctions! – Withdraw UK military forces!

The governments of Tony Blair and George Bush are responsible for deaths
of over 1.5 million Iraqi people, including one million children, since 1991.
This is the death toll of their policy of sanctions and bombs. Virtually
the entire world demands an end to this genocidal policy, but the US and
UK continue to veto all calls for change.
Now, with the latest bomb attack on Baghdad, the US and UK are guilty of yet another lawless act of terrorism. 
Meanwhile, deformed babies and an epidemic of childhood cancers are the spreading
effects of 1,000,000 depleted uranium-tipped bullets used against Iraq in
1991. 
The same powers who backed Iraq’s war of aggression against Iran in the 1980s;
who were the first to use poison gas against the Iraqi Kurds (Churchill in
1922); who protected Saddam from UN censure when he did the same thing in
1988; who have put nuclear, chemical and biological weapons into the hands
of Israel; these same powers have no moral right to kill any more Iraqi people!

Sheffield Campaign Against War in the Gulf



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