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02/15/03 ANTI-WAR
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 Romania:
Anti-war demonstrators put empty papers in a box reading
"Strong evidence" in front of a banner reading "No -
Not in my name" in central Bucharest February 15, 2003 during a
protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq. Romania
decided to deploy 278 troops chiefly anti-chemical and
anti-biological warfare units to near Iraq and opened the country's
skies to US fighter jets in the event of a military campaign to
disarm Iraq. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
- Feb 15 8:37 AM ET |
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South
Africa: Thousands of anti-war protestors carry posters as they
march through Johannesburg 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/Juda
Ngwenya
- Feb 15 8:24 AM ET |
India: An Indian leftist activist
wears a headgear during an anti-war rally in the eastern Indian
city of Calcutta February 15, 2003. About 10,000 Indian leftist
gathered near the U.S. educational and cultural offices in
Calcutta to protest against a possible U.S.-led strike on Iraq.
REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw
- Feb 15 8:24 AM ET
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Egypt: An Egyptian woman shouts
slogans against the United States during an anti-Iraq war
protest in central Cairo, February 15, 2003. The protests
came a day after U.N. chief weapons inspectors Hans Blix and
Mohamed El Baradei told the U.N. Security Council they had
discovered no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. However,
they accused Iraq of omissions in its arms declaration and
said further investigation was needed. REUTERS/Aladin Abdel
Naby
- Feb 15 7:59 AM ET |
 London
UK: Anti-war protestors
gather in London at the start of a demonstration against war
on Iraq, 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/Peter Macdiarmid
- Feb 15 7:52 AM ET |
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Pakistan, Rawalpindi: Woman
activist shouts anti-U.S. slogans during anti-war rally in
Rawalpindi, February 15, 2003. Hundreds or protesters
marched in anti-war rallies in several Pakistani cities on
Saturday as part of worldwide protests against U.S.-led
plans to attack Iraq. Placard reads American terrorism
targets hapless victims. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed
- Feb 15 7:48 AM ET |
Russia: Protestors shout
slogans and wave placards during an anti-war meeting
outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow February 15, 2003.
Hundreds gathered in the Russian capital on Saturday to
protest against a looming U.S.-led war against Iraq.
REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
- Feb 15 7:05 AM ET
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Hong Kong: Anti-war
demonstrators carry banners and placards and shout
slogans as they march towards the U.S. Consulate in
Hong Kong on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. About 600
protesters rallied to protest against U.S. President
George W. Bush's threat to attack Iraq if President
Saddam Hussein does not disarm. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)
- Feb 15 6:18 AM ET |
 South
Korean protesters wear masks of U.S. President
George Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld, rear, during an anti-war rally in Seoul,
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. A crowd of 1,500
demonstrators gathered to protest a possible
U.S.-led war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
- Feb 15 5:53 AM ET |
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Thailand:
A Thai protester paints his face and sits in front
of "No War" sign during a protest
outside the U.S. Embassy
in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Thousands of Thais, joined by a large contingent
of Westerners, marched Saturday morning to the
U.S. Embassy to kick off a day-long demonstartion
against a U.S.-led war on Iraq. (AP Photo/Sakchai
Lalit)
- Feb 15 1:37 AM ET |
Malaysia:
KUALA LUMPUR -(Dow Jones)- Around a thousand Malaysians on
Saturday gathered in front  of
the U.S. Embassy here to protest against the looming U.S.-led war
against Iraq, the Kyodo news service reported.
Defying a police warning not
to hold such an "unlawful gathering," the protesters,
mostly from local human rights groups and opposition parties,
chanted "peace" while carrying banners saying "No
War," "No Blood for Oil" and one asking U.S.
President George W. Bush to "Look at your own arms
backyard," Kyodo
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Indonesia Doctors prepare to
release a pigeon during an anti-war protest outside the Australian
embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Coincides
with the visit of Australia's Prime Ministar John Howard to
Jakarta, dozens of doctors staged a demonstration outside the
embassy against the possible U.S.-led strike to Iraq. (AP Photo/Achmad
Ibrahim)
- Feb 15 12:53 AM ET |
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Japan:
Donning U.S. President George W. Bush masks, Japanese anti-war
demonstrators protest outside the U.S. embassy against a possible
U.S.-led war on Iraq in Tokyo February 15, 2003. Hundreds of people
assembled in front of the embassy, shouting anti-war slogans.
REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
- Feb 15 12:33 AM ET
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New Zealand Kiwis
against invasion of Iraq: Opposition to a possible war
against Iraq is mounting in New Zealand, with unions, peace groups
and churches joining a chorus of criticism. Picture |
Australia
Melbourne
kicks off protests: The
center
of Melbourne was brought to a standstill last night in the biggest
demonstration of its kind since Australians protested against the
Vietnam War. Picture |
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Australia,
Canberra: Today's rally against a war on
Iraq was one of the biggest ever held on the
streets of Canberra. Protesters demonstrate
during an anti-war rally in the Australian
capital Canberra February 15, 2003. Tens of
thousands of people poured on to the streets in
Australia and New Zealand on Saturday to march
for peace in Iraq, launching a day of protests
across the world against looming U.S.-led war.
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