Weekend of Action Against US/UK Occupation

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | press release Tuesday July 01, 2003 21:50 by Irish Anti War Movement - Irish Anti War Movement info at irishantiwar dot org

Weekend of Action Against US/UK Occupation

IAWM CALL WEEKEND OF ACTION AGAINST
OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE

The Irish Anti-war Movement have called two major protests in Dublin
this
weekend to highlight the continued occupation of Iraq by the US and of
Palestine by Israel.

IAWM CALL WEEKEND OF ACTION AGAINST
OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE

The Irish Anti-war Movement have called two major protests in Dublin
this
weekend to highlight the continued occupation of Iraq by the US and of
Palestine by Israel.

On Friday 4th July there will be a demonstration outside the American
ambassador's residence in Phoenix Park at 6.00 p.m. and Saturday 5th
July
will see an 'Independence for All Day' with a celebration of US counter
culture and global opposition to war at Isaac Butt's, Store Street,
Dublin
from 1.00 p.m.

A spokesperson from the Irish Anti-War Movement, said:
"With each passing week it is becoming clearer that all the claims of
the
anti-war movement during the invasion of Iraq are coming true. The US
is
now been seen as the occupying force it is, slaughtering any Iraqis who
dare
oppose the western military presence in their country. America is now
getting bogged down in the type of guerrilla conflict all imperialist
forces
face. It has been revealed that the central impetus for the war,
Iraq's
possession of weapons of mass destruction, have turned out to be
completely
false with Bush and Blair lying and fabricating evidence".

"Thousands of Iraqi civilians have been killed and millions are now on
the
verge of starvation and are without electricity and clean running
water.
The United States has also refused to allow the United Nations any
significant role in the re-building of Iraq. The country is descending
into
anarchy, regional warlords and tribal leaders have assumed control, and
the
entire population are at risk from disease and hunger".

"The US is now installing its own regime to run Iraq which will run the
country to suit the economic interests of western corporations, rather
than
allow the Iraqi people to choose their own government. Oil
multi-nationals
have already taken over the oilfields and the contracts for the
reconstruction of Iraq have gone to Halliburton and Becthel.
Vice-President
Dick Cheney is former CEO of Halliburton and is still on the payroll,
and
Becthel was one of the biggest financial contributors to George Bush's
election campaign".

"America wants to reshape the Middle East to suit their economic
interests.
They have assumed the right to decide who should represent the
Palestinian
people and allow Israel to carry out a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
On the
4th of July the US celebrates its independence, yet it denies
independence
and democracy to the people of Iraq and Palestine".