"... the first bombing of Iraq could even begin over the weekend..." 'Alternative Parliament' calls for outbreak of civil disobedience. Protests to be in every town and city centre.
"Some Labour MPs predicted the first bombing of Iraq could even begin over the weekend â?? before being formally authorised by the Commons."
( http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=386568)
'Alternative Parliament' calls for outbreak of civil disobedience
By Paul Waugh Deputy Political Editor
13 March 2003
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A mass campaign of civil disobedience, workplace walk-outs and rallies should be held on the day that war is declared on Iraq, peace campaigners at an "alternative Parliament" in Westminster declared yesterday.
Hundreds of protesters from across the country, including clergymen, students and trade union leaders, convened for the People's Assembly at Westminster Central Hall opposite the House of Commons.
The event, organised by the Stop the War Coalition, saw campaigners call for as many people as possible to stop whatever they are doing when the military attack begins and join protests in the centre of every town and city. In London, a demonstration will assemble in Parliament Square on the day that war breaks out......."
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