Guest_chebol
26th December 2004, 07:35
International Day of Action against War in Iraq
20 March 2005
Troops Out! End the Occupation!
20 March 2005 marks the second anniversary of the criminal war on Iraq. Global protests made before the war revealed that the millions opposed the US-led invasion of the sovereign nation.
Today, Iraq lies in ruins; its own people have become prisoners of war and terror. The war and occupation has brought neither freedom nor democracy. The elections, scheduled for January 30, will do nothing to change this. Already more than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed; and the country's infrastructure and environment devastated.
The Iraqi peoples’ resistance to the occupation is proof that the invaders have no legitimacy.
Following the military invasion, designed to secure strategic US economic and political interests, another began– a corporate invasion. US companies, such as Halliburton and Bechtel, were awarded millions in “reconstruction” contracts, while qualified Iraqi businesses were sidelined.
John Howard's government, a key part of Coalition of the Willing, is complicit in this murderous endeavour, with Australian troops an important part of the occupying forces. Australian companies are also profiting from the war, with ANZ, Woodside and Worley cashing in on the privatisation of Iraq's economy.
These corporations must also be held accountable, not only for stolen profits but for making this war possible with their investments, weapons, lobbying, political contributions and media.
On the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we demand an immediate withdrawal of the occupying troops and for genuinely free and fair elections.
The global movement for peace in Iraq is calling for mass protests on this weekend. In Australia, we will be saying to the Coalition government and their corporate backers: No more business as usual!
We are many, and our strength is our diversity.
Another world is possible!
20 March 2005
Troops Out! End the Occupation!
20 March 2005 marks the second anniversary of the criminal war on Iraq. Global protests made before the war revealed that the millions opposed the US-led invasion of the sovereign nation.
Today, Iraq lies in ruins; its own people have become prisoners of war and terror. The war and occupation has brought neither freedom nor democracy. The elections, scheduled for January 30, will do nothing to change this. Already more than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed; and the country's infrastructure and environment devastated.
The Iraqi peoples’ resistance to the occupation is proof that the invaders have no legitimacy.
Following the military invasion, designed to secure strategic US economic and political interests, another began– a corporate invasion. US companies, such as Halliburton and Bechtel, were awarded millions in “reconstruction” contracts, while qualified Iraqi businesses were sidelined.
John Howard's government, a key part of Coalition of the Willing, is complicit in this murderous endeavour, with Australian troops an important part of the occupying forces. Australian companies are also profiting from the war, with ANZ, Woodside and Worley cashing in on the privatisation of Iraq's economy.
These corporations must also be held accountable, not only for stolen profits but for making this war possible with their investments, weapons, lobbying, political contributions and media.
On the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we demand an immediate withdrawal of the occupying troops and for genuinely free and fair elections.
The global movement for peace in Iraq is calling for mass protests on this weekend. In Australia, we will be saying to the Coalition government and their corporate backers: No more business as usual!
We are many, and our strength is our diversity.
Another world is possible!