AP. 20 March 2003. Thousands protest in Paris before U.S. Embassy. PARIS -- Several thousand demonstrators poured into Paris' Place de la Concorde in front of the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy on Thursday evening to protest the war in Iraq.
The enormous plaza was closed to traffic and lines of police trucks and vans closed off access to the streets leading to the embassy, which was shut for the day as a security measure. Some of the demonstrators -- students, Muslim groups and other war opponents -- shouted "Bush-Blair: Killers!", while others waved banners that said, "Yankee go home" and other slogans. Under a bright blue sky, the mood was festive, with people sprawled out sunning themselves, dancing to the beat of bongo drums and scrawling peace symbols on the sidewalk. Some jumped into the fountain at the center of the plaza. "We can't accept this war," said Eric Josie, 25, an art student. "War is not the solution. There is diplomacy, inspectors, there's so much that can be done before a war." Many of the protesters had marched to the embassy from an earlier protest in an eastern section of the city. Polls show that an overwhelming majority of French support the anti-war stance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org with photos ------------------------------------------- Macdonald Stainsby http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-green http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international -- In the contradiction lies the hope. --Bertholt Brecht _______________________________________________ Leninist-International mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international
