Pune anti-war marchers joined global protest against the US invasion of Iraq on March 17, 2007
On the 4th year of the occupation of Iraq by the US and other imperialist forces, relay anti-war protests were held in major cities all over the world. In Pune, the protest rally was organized by the Anti-Imperialist Action Committee Pune. The march started at 4.30 pm and the marchers walked from Shaniwarwada to Pune Camp. Nearly 200 young and old, students, peace activists, women and workers participated.
Exactly four years ago, the US imperialists invaded and occupied Iraq. All the reasons given by the US to invade and occupy Iraq have been proven to be false. The US has violated the UN charter and all international laws. Since 2003, US military aircraft have mercilessly bombed Iraqi infrastructure. All essential services like water supply and electricity have collapsed. Entire cities, from Fallujah to Samarra, have been razed to the ground.
The US is attempting to wipe out Iraqi people. It has used depleted uranium in these bombs. This emits radioactive rays. The consequences have been horrifying – deformed births, babies born with no eyes or no brain, sharp rise in the incidence of cancer.
The 1.5 lakh US troops in Iraq have made life hell for Iraqi people. They routinely invade houses; shoot people. Tens of thousands of Iraqi youth are in jails, where they've been brutally tortured.
More than 6,50,000 Iraqis have been killed since the occupation began in March 2003 …
The real reason for the invasion
· The real reason for the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 is to take control of Iraqi oil. Iraq's oil resources are the second biggest in the world and also very cheap to extract. With the global oil crisis deepening, the US, having weakened Iraq through sanctions, now decided to invade and occupy Iraq and seize control of these oil reserves.
· The other aim was to establish permanent military bases in Iraq . This would help US dominate not just the Middle East , but Central Asia too, which also has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.
Speakers at the march condemned aggression and plunder of Iraq by US imperialists and its allies!! They called USA is the world's biggest terrorist state! The US has been the world's biggest user of chemical and biological weapons. It is also only nation ever to use the biggest weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb.
Demands at the rally were:
· US and its allies must unconditionally and immediately withdraw all forces from Iraq.
· US must pay full compensation to Iraq for damages done to life and property, not just since 2003 but since 1991.
· Bush should be tried in the International Court of Justice as a War Criminal, and punished.
· Ownership of all of Iraq's nationalized resources, including oil, banks and factories, should remain with the Iraqi people.
Delia Maria, Amiri and Sheela walked in the march carrying banners asking “no more war, no more violence, no more nuke deals, we want peace!”
Exactly four years ago, the US imperialists invaded and occupied Iraq. All the reasons given by the US to invade and occupy Iraq have been proven to be false. The US has violated the UN charter and all international laws. Since 2003, US military aircraft have mercilessly bombed Iraqi infrastructure. All essential services like water supply and electricity have collapsed. Entire cities, from Fallujah to Samarra, have been razed to the ground.
The US is attempting to wipe out Iraqi people. It has used depleted uranium in these bombs. This emits radioactive rays. The consequences have been horrifying – deformed births, babies born with no eyes or no brain, sharp rise in the incidence of cancer.
The 1.5 lakh US troops in Iraq have made life hell for Iraqi people. They routinely invade houses; shoot people. Tens of thousands of Iraqi youth are in jails, where they've been brutally tortured.
More than 6,50,000 Iraqis have been killed since the occupation began in March 2003 …
The real reason for the invasion
· The real reason for the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 is to take control of Iraqi oil. Iraq's oil resources are the second biggest in the world and also very cheap to extract. With the global oil crisis deepening, the US, having weakened Iraq through sanctions, now decided to invade and occupy Iraq and seize control of these oil reserves.
· The other aim was to establish permanent military bases in Iraq . This would help US dominate not just the Middle East , but Central Asia too, which also has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.
Speakers at the march condemned aggression and plunder of Iraq by US imperialists and its allies!! They called USA is the world's biggest terrorist state! The US has been the world's biggest user of chemical and biological weapons. It is also only nation ever to use the biggest weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb.
Demands at the rally were:
· US and its allies must unconditionally and immediately withdraw all forces from Iraq.
· US must pay full compensation to Iraq for damages done to life and property, not just since 2003 but since 1991.
· Bush should be tried in the International Court of Justice as a War Criminal, and punished.
· Ownership of all of Iraq's nationalized resources, including oil, banks and factories, should remain with the Iraqi people.
Delia Maria, Amiri and Sheela walked in the march carrying banners asking “no more war, no more violence, no more nuke deals, we want peace!”
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