Fwd: Fw: British intervention in Libya disastrous for its people

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From: William Gladys <william.gladys@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Subject: Fw: British intervention in Libya disastrous for its people
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Stop the War Coalition" <office@stopwar.org.uk>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:26 PM
Subject: British intervention in Libya disastrous for its people

STOP THE WAR COALITION
Newsletter No.1191
01 March 2011
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://stopwar.org.uk
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stopthewarcoalition

* IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE BELOW CHANGE OF DATE FOR
AFGHANISTAN PUBLIC MEETING IN PARLIAMENT

IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1) BRITISH INTERVENTION IN LIBYA WOULD BE DISASTROUS
2) SPEAKERS ADDED TO MIDDLE EAST PUBLIC MEETING
3) STOP THE WAR DAY OF ACTION: 12 MARCH
4) JOIN THE ANTIWAR - ANTI TRIDENT BLOC ON 26 MARCH
5) EUROPEAN CONFERENCE AGAINST ANTI-MUSLIM HATRED
6) AFGHANISTAN AND THE WAR ON TERROR TEN YEARS ON
7) IMPORTANT: PARLIAMENTARY MEETING RESCHEDULED

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1) BRITISH INTERVENTION IN LIBYA WOULD BE DISASTROUS

The growing threat of military intervention in Libya by Western
powers should be opposed by everyone who wants democracy in that
country. Intervention would only be taken to pursue Western
interests, not to hasten democracy. By touring the region selling
arms to the dictators, David Cameron revealed  the deep self
interest and cynicism that drives Western foreign policy in the
area. (SEE Business as usual by David Cameron and the merchants
of death: http://bit.ly/g8uBPc )

The future of Libya and the other nations experiencing uprisings
needs to remain in the hands of the peoples of those countries.

FOR STOP THE WAR'S STATEMENT OPPOSING INTERVENTION AND
BBC NEWS INTERVIEW WITH  STOP THE WAR OFFICER JOHN REES
ON THE ISSUE, GO TO: http://bit.ly/i5E2s7

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2) SPEAKERS ADDED TO MIDDLE EAST PUBLIC MEETING

Stop the War's public meeting on the future of the revolutions in
Egypt and across the Middle East and North Africa on Wednesday 2
March, is particularly timely, with the threat of western
intervention in Libya and the nationwide protests in Iraq.
Discussing the way forward for the liberation movements and
making the case opposing intervention will be:

Tony Benn * Jeremy Corbyn MP * Human rights lawyer Louise
Christian * John Rees * Egyptian activists Azza Aki and Mohammed
Khalil *  Iraqi activist and writer Sami Ramadani * former PLO
representative Karma Nabulsi * Hugh Lanning from the PSC

PUBLIC MEETING: WHERE NOW FOR THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION?
WHERE NOW FOR THE MIDDLE EAST?
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH * 7PM * CONWAY HALL
25 RED LION SQUARE * LONDON WC1R 4RL

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3) STOP THE WAR DAY OF ACTION: 12 MARCH

On Saturday 12 March activists across the country will be
campaigning to bring the troops out of Afghanistan and against
intervention in the Middle East. To contact your local group or
get materials for a stall in your area contact the Stop the War
national office office: Email: office@stopwar.org.uk. Tel: 020
7801 2768

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4) JOIN THE ANTIWAR - ANTI TRIDENT BLOC ON 26 MARCH

On Saturday 26 March hundreds of thousands of people will march
through central London on the TUC demonstration against the
coalition government's public sector cuts.

Stop the War and CND will march together on the demonstration to
highlight the insanity sees the government continuing to spend
billions on a failed and bloody war in Afghanistan and on weapons
of mass destruction while at the same time decimating welfare and
jobs.

Stop the War and CND will assemble at HMS President on Victoria
Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge from 10.30 am. Please join us.

Antiwar leaflets for the demonstration will be available soon
from the Stop the War national office.

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5) EUROPEAN CONFERENCE AGAINST ANTI-MUSLIM HATRED

Stop the war is working with the British Muslim Initiative,
Cordoba Foundation, Islamic Forum of Europe, FOSIS, Friends of Al
Aqsa, UAF and others for this conference which has even more
importance since David Cameron's disgraceful attack on
multiculturalism. (SEE David Cameron stoking the fires of
Islamophobia: http://bit.ly/ewkXe1 )

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE AGAINST ANTI-MUSLIM HATRED
Saturday 21 May10 am - 5pm, London Muslim Centre, London E1 1J Q
More details to be available soon.

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6) AFGHANISTAN AND THE WAR ON TERROR TEN YEARS ON
DAY CONFERENCE. CONWAY HALL  SATURDAY 11 JUNE

This event takes place in the tenth year of the occupation of
Afghanistan. It will assess the damage done by the occupation on
Afghanistan and across the area and discuss the impact of recent
events in the Middle East on the wider War on Terror.

Confirmed speakers include writers Mehdi Hassan and Pankaj
Mishra, Tariq Ali, Lindsey German, US activist and writer David
Swanson, Tony Benn, and Joan Humphries and Joe Glenton from
Military families against the War. More details to follow soon.

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7) IMPORTANT: PARLIAMENTARY MEETING RESCHEDULED

The parliamentary public meeting on Developments in the
Afghanistan-Pakistan War, with Caroline Lucas MP & Paul Rogers,
has been rescheduled for Wednesday 16 March, 6.30pm-8.00pm, House
of Commons, Committee Room to be announced soon, London SW1A 0AA.
Organised by the Parliamentary Withdraw from Afghanistan Group,
supported by Stop the War Coalition. All Welcome.

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