March 18, 2006

DOESN'T ANYONE MOURN THE BA'ATHISTS?:

Iraq War Protests Attract Fewer People (PAUL BURKHARDT , 03.18.2006, AP)

Protests were also held in Australia, Asia and Europe, but many events were far smaller than organizers had hoped.

In London, police said about 15,000 people joined a march from Parliament and Big Ben to a rally in Trafalgar Square. Planners had expected 100,000. [...]

In Stockholm, Sweden, about 1,000 demonstrators gathered for a rally and march to the U.S. Embassy. One protester was dressed as the hooded figure shown in an iconic photograph from the Abu Ghraib prison. "We do not need Abu Ghraib democracy, or Guantanamo Bay freedom," said Eftikar Hashem Alhusainy, addressing the rally.

In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 2,000 demonstrators marched from the U.S. Embassy to the British Embassy, demanding that Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen withdraw the 530 Danish troops from southern Iraq.

In Turkey, where opposition to the war is nearly universal and cuts across all political stripes, about 3,000 protesters gathered in Istanbul, police said.


Posted by Orrin Judd at March 18, 2006 6:07 PM
Comments

All these numbers should be divided in half - and even then they'd be only close to accurate.

Posted by: obc at March 18, 2006 6:13 PM

The Europeans needed Dresden democracy and Hiroshima freedom once,

Posted by: Lou Gots at March 18, 2006 6:57 PM

Didn't Sir Elton record Hiroshima Freedom?

Posted by: ghostcat at March 18, 2006 9:53 PM

Listening to the report on ABC radio while driving this afternoon, you'd think the turnout was a repeat of the War Moratorium protest against Nixon back in 1970 (they led with the story on their top-of-the-hour broadcast, while the other news reports I heard during the afternoon seemed to think the riots in France were a little more important).

Posted by: John at March 18, 2006 10:50 PM

So that's what the 9 people waving banners near the city hall I saw on my to the store were doing.

Posted by: AWW at March 19, 2006 12:14 AM

Sweden is pacifist, but the fact that spokesman Eftikar Hashem Alhusainy is telling.

Sven was busy doing something else.

Posted by: ratbert at March 19, 2006 2:32 AM

This blog is disgusting.

Posted by: Lonnie at March 19, 2006 3:34 AM

"This blog is disgusting."

There's the quote for your masthead, Orrin.

Posted by: Bryan at March 19, 2006 6:08 AM

There was pathetic turnout in Sydney. I noticed no crowds, no disruption and no media coverage. I think there was some article on sydney indymedia complaining that the movement was tired and worn out and people were depressed, but it might have been about some Liberal party shindig the PM was at that they failed to disrupt, I can't remember. Anyway, I think it's sinking in to these idiots that they're beaten, check out this whiny little number: http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/coalition-of-the-unwilling/2006/03/17/1142582519972.html

Posted by: Amos at March 19, 2006 8:43 AM

Our local morning paper, the Daytona (Beach) News-Journal, front page, over the fold headline screams -- Year 4: Anti-war protests escalate.

Alas and alack. How can this be? The msm not presenting a unified message? Where can the truth be found, I wonder?

Posted by: erp at March 19, 2006 9:19 AM

The headline of this story was originally on Yahoo. Then mid-day it changed to "Anti-war rallies held around the world." Apparently the MSN opinion drivers don't get up before noon on weekends.

Posted by: AC at March 19, 2006 9:23 AM
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