ChiTown Lady
6th March 2003, 07:17
Italy: Protesters will block arms shipments
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi professes strong support for the Bush administrations drive to attack Iraq, but polls say 7 out of 10 Italians oppose war even if the UN okays it. So it is no surprise that the union representing 90 percent of dock workers says it will refuse to load or unload all shipments of U.S. weapons coming through Italys ports.
We dont want our workers involved in the transport of arms, union head Guido Abbadessa said in an interview published by La Stampa Feb. 23.
The previous day, over 1,000 anti war protesters squatted on railway tracks across northern Italy, forcing the re-routing of military cargo. Were taking matters into our own hands, protest leader Luca Casarini told Reuters Feb. 23. Were taking stock of all shipments between U.S. bases planned this week and were going to try and block them all.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi professes strong support for the Bush administrations drive to attack Iraq, but polls say 7 out of 10 Italians oppose war even if the UN okays it. So it is no surprise that the union representing 90 percent of dock workers says it will refuse to load or unload all shipments of U.S. weapons coming through Italys ports.
We dont want our workers involved in the transport of arms, union head Guido Abbadessa said in an interview published by La Stampa Feb. 23.
The previous day, over 1,000 anti war protesters squatted on railway tracks across northern Italy, forcing the re-routing of military cargo. Were taking matters into our own hands, protest leader Luca Casarini told Reuters Feb. 23. Were taking stock of all shipments between U.S. bases planned this week and were going to try and block them all.