[noborders-brum] Regional Anti-War News : March / April 2007

[James Venables]

REGIONAL ANTI-WAR NEWS : MARCH / APRIL 2007
[Covering South & South West, Wales & West Midlands]


Welcome to the contents page of this Regional Anti-War Newsletter. 
Publicising events in the South & South West, Wales & West Midlands. 
Please visit one of the links below to read the NEWSLETTER IN FULL:
VISIT: http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25996
OR: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365180.html

PURPOSE : This regional newsletter is sent out twice yearly to the South 
& South West, Wales & West Midlands. Its purpose is to provide a 
snapshot of active groups & contacts across those regions, in the belief 
that making links between groups & individuals is vital for effective 
campaigning & action.

NOTE : Environmental Events Are Included In This Edition.


4th ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR
(See Section 1 For Regional & National Events)

Post Your National News On: http://www.indymedia.org.uk
(Regional IMCs Can Be Found On The Left Hand-Column)


CONTENTS CODE : * New Section...  ^ Updated Section...
~ Bristol / Regional Events... + National / International Events...


01) *~+  March 20th: Regional & National Events
02) *~+  Aldermaston Blockades: March & April
03) *  +  Hands Off Iraqi Oil Teach In: 24th March
04) *~+  Fairford Retrials: Latest Info
05) *  +  Faslane 365 Continues
06) *  +  BBC Ban Anti-Blair Record
07) *~    MORE Bristol & Bath Events
08) *~    MORE South & South West Events
09) *~    MORE Wales & West Midlands Events
10) *~+  MORE National / International Events

For A Downloadable, Printer Friendly Version, Visit:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25996


GROUP DESCRIPTION : This newsletter is produced in association with 
Bristol Stop-The-War Coalition to publicise events & activities in 
opposition to the so-called 'war on terror'. We are composed of groups & 
individuals with a wide variety of political & religious views. We are 
politically non-aligned, but we are also committed to oppose any racist 
backlash. Bristol STW is not a 'membership' organisation. Any one or 
group opposed to the 'war on terror' can consider themselves part of 
Bristol STW, or can continue to be publicised by us while choosing to 
organise independently of the Coalition. We don't claim (or seek) a 
monopoly over anti-war sentiment & activity in the city & recognise that 
many groups & individuals have their own ways of opposing the 'war on 
terror'. We are also dependent on individual donations for our funding, 
so if you are able to make a donation please send a cheque or postal 
order, payable to: Bristol Stop The War Coalition. Post: BSTWC c/o 23 
Monmouth Rd, Bristol BS7 8LF. Or you can email us privately : 
bristolstopwar at hotmail.com


EDITORIAL : A WOUNDED PREDATOR IS MORE DANGEROUS
Jeremy Clarke of Bristol-Stop-The-War writes: "Four years ago this month 
the USA, with British support, set out on the latest stage of its bid to 
control the Middle East & the oil supplies of the region (See Section 
3). Superior technology ensured some initial military successes, but 
today, for all the horror they inflicted on Iraq, Bush & Blair have 
failed. The vast majority of people in Iraq have opposed the occupation. 
The Americans have tried to create divisions among the Iraqi people to 
enable them to maintain control. American & British casualties mount. 
What support there was for the invasion in the USA & Britain has rapidly 
disappeared.
The American & British people are clear that they were led into war on 
the basis of lies. As Blair & Bush plan to leave office those seeking to 
take their places are trying to distance themselves from the debacle. In 
Britain, government ministers, who in 2003 could have resigned, & had 
some impact on Blair's decision to support the invasion, now try to 
distance themselves from the adventure, as if they were never really 
involved. Only Blair & Bush, & their close circles, still try to justify 
the invasion in anything but the vaguest terms.
It would be easy to think America wouldn't dare to try the same trick 
again. But we musn't forget that the people of Iraq (& Afghanistan) are 
still living under occupation; hundreds of thousands have been killed; 
life for those who have survived is worse than before the invasion. So 
much for liberation & re-construction. As Noam Chomsky pointed out in 
the Guardian, "A predator becomes even more dangerous & less predictable 
when wounded. In desperation to salvage something, the administration 
might risk even greater disasters."
One 'greater disaster' is already underway - Bush's so-called 'surge'. 
This is a further attempt to pacify the Iraqis & quell all opposition to 
the occupation. It stands as little chance of success as earlier 
attempts - the result will be more Iraqi deaths & more destruction. The 
other 'greater disaster' being prepared is an attack on Iran - 
re-running the WDM pantomime of 2002/3. The anti-war movement in the USA 
& Britain has been tremendously successful in ensuring that the invasion 
& occupation has stayed at the top of the political agenda in both 
countries. The 4th anniversary of the invasion offers us an opportunity 
to remind people of these 'greater disasters' - actual and potential. 
END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ - DON'T ATTACK IRAN."


TO READ THIS REGIONAL NEWSLETTER IN FULL:
VISIT: http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25996
OR: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365180.html


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"Even those of us who have tried to follow the war closely are not aware 
of a fraction of the horrors unleashed in Iraq." - Author Arundathi Roy 
at the World Tribunal on Iraq, Istanbul, 2005. 
http://www.worldtribunal.org/

... SAY YES 2 PEACE ... SAY YES 2 PEACE ... SAY YES 2 PEACE ...

-- 
James Venables