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02/15/03 ANTI-WAR PROTEST MARCHES AROUND THE GLOBE

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John Pilger: First, let us stop calling it a "war" It is not possible to overstate the significance and urgency of the march and demonstration against an unprovoked British and American attack on Iraq, a nation with whom we have no quarrel and who offer us no threat. : John Pilger :14 Feb 2003 

Watch this movie "IRAQ: WAR AGAINST THE PEOPLE" Then Get Off Your Butt And Participate In A Protest March. You owe it to yourself.

AN URGENT APPEAL:

- In Pictures: World Peace Protests - WRH Coverage Of Anti-War Protests -  Antiwar Demos Across the Planet -  Protests Around the World -

Anti-war protesters line First Avenue toward Harlem in New York, Saturday, February 15, 2003. Demonstrations and protest marches against the war drew hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world Saturday. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) - Feb 15 8:10 PM ET

A woman in shadow holds a sign which reads 'no a la guerra' (no to war) during the anti-war protest near the US Consulate Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 in Guadalajara City, Mexico. AP Photo/Guillermo Arias). - Feb 15 8:32 PM ET

Demonstrators march down Hollywood Boulevard to protest the possible war with Iraq, in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson) - Feb 15 8:36 PM ET

Actress Christine Lahti, left, and her daughter Emma, 9, join demonstrators on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, to protest the possible US-led war with Iraq. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson) - Feb 15 8:42 PM ET

Thousands of demonstrators march protesting against the possible US-led war with Iraq Saturday Feb. 15, 2003, in Mexico City. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Mexico City protesting against the possible US-led war against Iraq. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo - Feb 15 8:37 PM ET

Nathan Pappas carries a puppet through a crowd of anti-war protesters outside the capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Saturday, Feb.15, 2003. In cities across the country and around the world, many in the capitols of America's traditional allies, came out in protest of U.S. military action against Iraq. (AP Photo/Jeff Geissler) - Feb 15 6:28 PM ET

A shadow is seen on a poster reading "No more blood for oil" during the anti-war protest on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Millions of people turned out across the globe Saturday in one of the world's biggest displays of antiwar feeling to oppose US threats to invade Iraq. (AP Photo/Miguel Gomez) - Feb 15 6:31 PM ET

Protesters gather on Market Street in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, to protest the threatened US war with Iraq. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek) - Feb 15 5:39 PM ET

Demonstrators chant slogans during a rally and march by Israelis and Palestinians protesting a possible US-led war against Iraq, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) - Feb 15 5:29 PM ET

Thousands of people gather near the beach of Rio de Janeiro to protest against U.S. plans to attack Iraq Saturday, Feb. 15, 2002. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) - Feb 15 5:50 PM ET

A protester dressed as the grim reaper holds a sign during an anti-war protest in Calgary, Canada Saturday Feb. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) - Feb 15 6:08 PM ET

An anti-war protestor wears a 'Bush for Oil' mask during a rally in Detroit, Michigan in which thousands of protestors marched in freezing weather in protest of a war against Iraq, February 15, 2003. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - Feb 15 6:17 PM ET

Michael Vasquez, left, and Paul Lyons, from the Native American drum group Sacred Forest, sing at an anti-war protest march in front of the Bellagio Hotel on the Las Vegas boulevard strip, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.(AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta) - Feb 15 6:14 PM ET

New York: Anti-war protesters gather near the United Nations Headquarters Saturday, Feb 15, 2003 in New York to protest possible U.S. military action in Iraq. Demonstrations and protest marches against the war drew hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world Saturday. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin) - Feb 15 1:35 PM ET

UK London: BBC Reports 2 Million at anti-war rally  Police said initial estimates indicated 750,000 had marched, while organisers continue to put the figure closer to two million. Other protests were held in Glasgow - where an estimated 30,000 marched - and Belfast, with similar demonstrations being staged around the world. London March Pictures.

Italy, Rome: 1 Million Anti-war protesters march demonstrate against war on Iraq, February 15, 2003. To the sounds of marching bands and under a sea of rainbow peace banners, an estimated one million people marched through the streets of ancient Rome on Saturday to oppose the threat of war on Iraq. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico - Feb 15 11:22 AM ET

France, Paris: Two hundred thousand take to the streets of Paris, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, to protest a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) - Feb 15 12:43 PM ET

Spain: Demonstrators shout slogans while holding banners reading "Peace", "Oil War No" and "Let's Stop the War Against Iraq" during a student anti-war demonstration outside the Foreign Office in Madrid, Spain Thursday Feb. 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Paul White) - Feb 13 10:04 AM ET

 

Holland: A Dutch youngster sleeps during a demonstration against war on Iraq in the city center of Amsterdam, February 15, 2003. Millions of people are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across the globe on Saturday to demonstrate against a looming U.S.-led war on Iraq in the biggest protests since the Vietnam war. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen - Feb 15 11:36 AM ET

 

Germany: At least 500,000 people, according to organizers, protest in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, against a possible war against Iraq. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) - Feb 15 11:07 AM ET

 

Syria: Thousands of Syrians protest a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq in Damascus Saturday Feb. 15, 2003. The protesters held Syrian flags and photos of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as anti-war banners . (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi). - Feb 15 9:53 AM ET

 

Ukraine: An elderly Ukrainian demonstrator looks on as he holds an anti-war banner during a meeting in central Kiev, February 15, 2003. About 2,000 members of thirty five parties and public organizations took to the streets of the Ukrainian capital in an anti-war rally, joining millions of people around the world in a protest against a likely U.S.-led military aggression against Iraq. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - Feb 15 9:33 AM ET

 

UK: Anti-war protesters march through Piccadilly during a demonstration against war on Iraq in London, February 15, 2003. Millions of people took to the streets of towns and cities across the globe on Saturday to demonstrate against a looming U.S. led war on Iraq in the biggest protests since the Vietnam war. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid - Feb 15 9:24 AM ET

 

Brazil: Brazilian Minister of the Cities Olivio Dutra (C) marches during an anti-war demonstration in Brasilia, February 15, 2003. Millions of people took to the streets and cities across the globe on Saturday to demonstrate against a looming U.S. led war on Iraq in the biggest protests since Vietnam war. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar - Feb 15 9:14 AM ET

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