Washington, Brazil

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

At 10:54 AM +0100 10/13/02, James Heartfield wrote:
>Was the WEEK being to harsh when it reported that the 'The role of 
>the protest [against the Iraq war on 28 September] is not to affect 
>public policy, but to demonstrate the morally pure soul of the 
>protestor.'? (29 September 2002)
>
>Leading anti-globalisation protestor George Monbiot: 'There is 
>little that those of us who oppose the coming war with Iraq can now 
>do to prevent it ... Our role is now, perhaps, confined to the 
>modest but necessary task of demonstrating the withdrawal of our 
>consent' (8 October 2002).

It is sadly true that neither anti-war protests in the UK nor ones in 
the USA have the aim of "regime change," bringing down the government 
that tramples upon the interests of workers.
-- 
Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: 
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* Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
* Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
* Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>