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AFP. 10 March 2003. Thousands of Egyptian university students in pro-Iraq rallies. CAIRO -- Thousands of Egyptian university students all over the country held pro-Iraq rallies inside their campuses on Monday. Police ringed the campuses to ensure that the no one would break the country's ban on street demonstrations. At Cairo's Ain Shams University nearly 4,000 students gathered to the cries of "God is Great." The protesters chanted "Iraqis hold on, the Islamic army is coming," "Arab leaders, open the doors of Jihad (holy war)," and "Lowly Bush, the blood of Muslims is not so cheap." At the northern Menufiya University, about 3,000 protesters gathered with some wearing white shrouds to show their willingness to launch suicide attacks. Some demonstrators burnt US, British and Israeli flags and an effigy of US President George W. Bush and called in a statement to Arab leaders to adpot a unified position against the United States. Another 3,000-strong protest also took place in the southern Asswan University, according to the official Mena news agency. In the past two weeks, pro-Iraq rallies have become almost a daily occurrence in Egypt and the Palestinian territories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
