__Millions March Worldwide To Denounce Bush's War Plans
IndyMedia reports the following numbers of protesters: "London: 1.5 million; Rome: 1.5 million; Barcelona: 1 million; Madrid: 1 million; New York City 500,000; Berlin: 500,000; Melbourne: 200,000; Athens, Greece: 200,000; Dublin, Ireland: 100,000+; Begium: 100,000; Paris: 100,000; Sweden: 100,000; Jakarta: 100,000; Amsterdam: 80,000; Montevideo, Uruguay: 50,000; Thessaloniki, Greece: 40,000; Sao Paulo, Brazil: 30,000; Bern, Switzerland: 30,000; Budapest, Hungary: 20,000; Buenos Aires, Argentina: 15,000; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 15,000; Auckland, NZ: 8-10,000." That's 7 million and counting! Plus, there will be more on Sunday - especially in San Francisco! http://indymedia.org/
__Anti-Bush Protests
On 2/16, join the largest anti-war protest in WORLD HISTORY (For events in your area, use the drop-down list at the 'United for Peace' website linked below). In San Francisco, "we will gather at 11 AM at Justin Herman Plaza and march at 1 PM for a 2 PM rally at Civic Center." On 2/20, protest Bush in Atlanta, GA. Through 3/8, join the Women's Vigil for Peace at the White House. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/feb15.html
__Global Day of Peace: Reports from Around the World
200,000 people gathered in Melbourne Australia on Friday to kick off a massive global protest. Read first-hand reports from many of the 603 cities where rallies were held, courtesy of Indymedia.org. http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237093&group=webcast
__France Slows Bush's Race to W-ar at the UN
AP reports, "In a dramatic showdown with the US, major powers in the Security Council rallied around calls for more weapons inspections in Iraq after top U.N. inspectors on Friday failed to give Washington the ammunition it needs to galvanize support for military action. Secretary of State Colin Powell, meeting stiff resistance in the 15-member council, warned that the world should not be taken in by 'tricks that are being played on us.' But only Spain and Britain spoke up for the U.S. position, and even Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw held out hope for a peaceful solution if Iraq dramatically accelerates its cooperation. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin's impassioned speech seeking more time for inspections elicited rare applause from diplomats in the chamber. He told The AP that France would not support a U.N. resolution authorizing war... It [is] highly unlikely that the US could muster the nine votes needed to authorize war now." http://truthout.org/docs_02/021603B.htm
-- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.disweb.org