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Antiwar Rallies Draw Millions Around World
by Sebastian Rotella, Times Staff Writer, LA Times
February 15, 2003
Paris -- Millions of protesters opposed to a U.S.-led war on Iraq demonstrated around the world Saturday as anger at the Bush administration moved from the United Nations to jampacked streets.
Protests in Europe included some of the largest antiwar demonstrations in decades, authorities said. And the biggest marches took place in nations that are strong U.S. allies and whose governments support President Bush's confrontation with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Across the U.S., Protesters Rally Against War
by Josh Getlin, Times Staff Writer, LA Times
February 15, 2003
NEW YORK -- Thousands of people opposed to a war with Iraq protested across the United States on Saturday, staging rallies in New York, Southern California, Detroit, Miami, Chicago and other communities that recalled the peace demonstrations of the 1960s and '70s.
In the largest protest, more than 100,000 chanting demonstrators here braved freezing temperatures and jammed 20 blocks near the United Nations, with thousands more spilling into Manhattan's side streets. Protesters young and old waved banners, sang antiwar songs and shouted slogans condemning the Bush administration's plans for a military campaign.
One Million. And Still They Came.
by Euan Ferguson, The Observer
February 16, 2003
Euan Ferguson reports on a historic peace march whose massive turnout surpassed the organisers' wildest expectations and Tony Blair's worst fears.
Millions Give Dramatic Rebuff to US War Plans
Agence France Press
February 16, 2003
The unprecedented wave of demonstrations, involving eight million to 11.5 million people, according to various estimates, further clouded US war plans a day after they suffered a diplomatic setback at the United Nations.
From New York to Melbourne, Cries for Peace
by Robert D. McFadden, New York Times
February 16, 2003
Confronting America's countdown to war, throngs of chanting, placard-waving demonstrators converged on New York and scores of cities across the United States, Europe and Asia today in a global daisy chain of largely peaceful protests against the Bush administration's threatened invasion of Iraq.
Activists Worldwide Open Anti-war Rallies
by Robert Barr, Associated Press
February 15, 2003
Feb. 15, 2003 | LONDON (AP) -- Anti-war protests Saturday drew hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world - from London to Canberra - united in their opposition to a threatened U.S.-led strike against Iraq.
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