Special report: Tension escalates in
Iraq
WELLINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- About 200 protesters gathered on the steps
of Parliament, Wellington, Tuesday morning, to commemorate the American-led war
against Iraq four years ago.
The rally was organized by Peace Action Wellington.
Spokesperson Valerie Morse said hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been
killed in the past four years.
She said the United States and its allies have brought horror to every
corner of Iraq.
Morse said New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark should voice New
Zealand's opposition to the war when she meets U.S. President George Bush this
Thursday.
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Anti-war protests staged across U.S., Europe
to mark Iraq war anniversary
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Anti-war demonstrations
were staged across the United States, a number of European countries as well in
Iraq on Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war.
Protestors march on Pentagon to mark 4th
anniversary of Iraq war
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of
protesters marched from Washington D.C. to the steps of Pentagon on the other
side of the Potomac River Saturday, to mark the 4th anniversary of the Iraq war,
which falls on March 20.
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