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 世界600城市 (包括香港) 反战大示威已经爆发 [ZT] |
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随便
加入时间: 2004/02/14
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作者：随便 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
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浪潮已经从澳洲墨尔本和亚洲掀起，亚洲示威国家和城市包括：东京，香港，
泰国，台湾，菲律宾，马来亚，新加坡，南韩。人数不完全估计：
香港--数万
墨尔本--15万
伦敦海德公园--预计50万
法国巴黎--5万
德国--10万
纽约--10万
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Antiwar protests gather steam
Saturday, February 15, 2003 Posted: 2:45 AM EST (0745 GMT)
Millions of people around the world are rallying today to say no to war, and New Zealand is the first country to send this message.
-- Greenpeace spokesman Robbie Kelman
HONG KONG, China -- Tens of thousands of antiwar protesters have hit the streets in Asia, with many more expected to turn out across the globe to voice their opposition to a military conflict in Iraq.
The southern Australian city of Melbourne kicked off the global series of weekend demonstrations that will eventually spread to 600 towns and cities stretching from Antarctica to Reykjavik, Iceland.
Police estimated that more than 150,000 demonstrated in Melbourne on Friday -- the biggest peace march the city has seen since the Vietnam War -- and on Saturday tens of thousands of antiwar campaigners flocked to other Australian and New Zealand cities. (Melbourne's rally)
"One, two, three, four ... we don't want your bloody war," was chanted among activists in Wellington while a plane trailed a banner reading "No war -- Peace Now" flew above the first race of the America's Cup near Auckland.
"Power to the people" was blasted during a rally in Tokyo as Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea also hosted peace demonstrations.
Massive Europe turnout
But the biggest turnout of war opponents is expected later Saturday in Europe where estimates indicate more than one million people are preparing to march.
According to police and organizers 500,000 people are set to rally in London's Hyde Park, a figure that could be matched in Barcelona, Spain and Rome, Italy.
Elsewhere in Europe, a turnout of 100,000 is expected across Germany, organizers in France are hoping for 50,000 in Paris, while other cities across the continent are also bracing for similar numbers.
In the United States, New York is readying for a large protest opposite U.N. headquarters. Up to 100,000 people are expected and Archbishop Desmond Tutu and actors Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover will address the rally.
While the demonstrations are unlikely to have any sway on Washington's push for military action against Iraq, the protests are set to irk the British and Australian governments, which have strongly backed Washington and contributed military assistance to the buildup.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ready enlistment in U.S. President George W. Bush's "coalition of the willing" against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has put Blair in collision with European heavyweights France and Germany.
Several lawmakers from Blair's Labour Party will be among the protesters, including former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam, reflecting unease felt by many of Blair's center-left and labor union supporters.
'A challenge'
Leaders of railway, firefighters and general workers' unions will address the London event, alongside U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, playwright Harold Pinter, activist Bianca Jagger, the leader of Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats, and the ex-president of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella.
Jackson told British radio that Blair should meet Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for talks to avoid war, which he said should be avoided unless "overwhelming evidence" of the threat Iraq poses could be produced.
"Iraq is a challenge that must be put in perspective. It is not the priority that Bush and Blair have made it to be," Jackson said.
The European protests also highlight a growing distrust over Washington's motivations for conflict and fears that any military action could spiral into a broader conflict beyond Iraq's borders.
Kate Hudson of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, one of the organizers of the London march, told CNN that: "We do not feel that war is the appropriate way of dealing with the issues. Disarmament is not best brought about by the bombing of the people of that country.
"There is no framework within international law for external forces to bring about regime change. It is against international law," she said.
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