17 February 2019 — LIbcom.org
As per the Daily Mail, “Blair dismissed London anti-war march as ‘millions of liberal-minded people taking to the streets to defend the most illiberal regime on earth’”. One million people expressed their voice and were cavalierly ignored.
17 December 2015 — Media Lens
Media treatment of the term ‘blowback’, the concept that foreign policy has consequences that rebound on its perpetrators, illustrates a fundamental hypocrisy in ‘the mainstream’. It is fine for approved journalists and commentators to use the word when discussing terrorist attacks, actual or feared, here in the West. But abuse and vitriol will be heaped upon the heads of peace activists who dare broach the subject. They are smeared as ‘victim-blaming’.
19 November 2013 — Phil Greaves
Following the news that Mother Agnes Miriam, a nun who heads the Musalaha (reconciliation) initiative in Syria, was due to speak at the Stop The War conference in London, two journalists also due to speak at the event, Jeremy Scahill and Owen Jones, decided to withdraw participation unless Mother Agnes was removed from the speaking list. At the time of writing, neither “journalist” has offered to explain their act of public censure and decision to bolster Zionist-led smear campaigns; aside from a few tweets expressing their “concern” over sharing a platform with an evil Assad-supporting nun. It seems baseless conspiracy theories are more than acceptable in the higher echelons of “professional” journalism, as long as the target of said conspiracy is a supporter of an enemy state of the west and Israel.
19 November 2013 — jonathan-cook.net/
[For those of you who may not be au fait with the latest fuckup on the alleged left here in the UK, it seems that Syrian nun Mother Agnes Miriam withdrew from a Stop the War-sponsored conference on the 30 November because two ‘journalists’ (Jeremy Scahill and Owen Jones) objected to her presence, calling her essentially an apologist for the Assad government. The following is one analysis of the event, followed by Phil Greaves piece which is even more scathing in its attack on the organisers of the conference. Frankly, I think Jonathan Cook is being altogether too nice. WB]
12 June 2011 — David Swanson
LONDON — Before long public pressure might just lead Britain to drop out of participation in US wars, a move that would seriously damage future pretenses of acting as an international coalition.
19 April, 2010 — Stop the War Coalition
IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1) AFGHANISTAN WAR PLANS ARE IN CRISIS
2) PROTEST AT THE PARTY LEADERS’ TELEVISION DEBATE
3) YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 1-2 MINUTES
4) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND DEBATES AROUND THE COUNTRY
5) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE
6) PROTEST AT JOE GLENTON’S APPEAL THIS WEDNESDAY
7) HAVE YOU FILM OF 15 FEBUARY 2003 DEMONSTRATION?
8) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT STOP THE WAR OFFICE
25 January, 2010 — STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1136
TONY BLAIR’S “JUDGEMENT DAY” DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST
The police are aiming to keep protesters out of sight this Friday when Tony Blair appears at the Iraq Inquiry.
Today’s newspapers say the police are considering a ring of steel and an exclusion zone round the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, where the Inquiry is held.
(See http://bit.ly/85Ba2Z)
This contradicts a statement by Scotland Yard yesterday that they aim to “facilitate the protest as best we can”.
Stop the War has demanded the right to protest on the grass immediately outside the conference centre. The police are refusing to say whether they will allow this.
To which Lindsey German, National Convenor of Stop the War, has responded: “It would be outrageous if the police were used to keep the public away from Tony Blair. Our right to peaceful protest must not be curtailed for political purposes. We are asking for the biggest possible turn out on Friday to defend the right to protest and make it clear to the world that the majority here think Tony Blair is guilty of war crimes.”
Among those attending the all-day protest are writers, musicians, Iraqi exiles, the families of soldiers killed in Iraq, well known actors, human rights lawyers and ordinary citizens from across the country. (Events timetable here: http://bit.ly/8mKM0T)
Military families who lost loved ones in Iraq will be joining the protests and 23 of them have written a letter to Blair requesting a personal meeting after he has completed his evidence:
“Our loved ones died in the Iraq war. This Friday we will be attending the Inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot. Please would you extend us the courtesy of a short private meeting after you have given your evidence to the Inquiry. If you could permit us 15 minutes out of your busy schedule we would be very grateful. This would assist the families in bringing some form of closure to the whole sorry episode of the Iraq war.”
They await Blair’s reply. He has refused repeatedly over the past six years all requests to meet with the bereaved families.
Please try to join Stop the War, the military families, CND and other organisations on Friday and publicise the protest as widely as you can.
Friday 29 January from 8.00am onwards
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE
Nearest tube: Westminster
For a timetable of the day’s events, please go to: http://bit.ly/8mKM0T
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
9 November 2009 – STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1124
[Is it just me or do you find the following quote from this newsletter offensive and opportunist?]
“- Stop the War groups will be organising protests and vigils around the country on the tragic day when the hundredth British soldier this year dies. The figure now stands at 95.”
[I don’t normally comment like this but I feel so strongly about this as I think this is basically dishonest politics. Opinions anyone? WB]
The war effort in Afghanistan is starting to fall apart at the seams. We will shortly reach the hundredth British soldier’s death this year, and there is talk in military circles of withdrawing British troops from the frontline.
There is growing opposition amongst MPs as well as unease amongst senior military figures. The Independent on Sunday called for the end of the war on its front page yesterday and other papers are becoming very critical of the war.
Most important of all, 73% of the population now believe the troops should be brought home soon and there is growing opposition to the war amongst the troops. Now is the time to step up the pressure on government to bring the troops home.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
-We have produced a ‘Bring the Troops Home’ postcard designed to send to your local MP. It is available from the office. Please phone if you want us to send you some.
– Stop the War groups will be organising protests and vigils around the country on the tragic day when the hundredth British soldier this year dies. The figure now stands at 95. Please contact your local Stop the War group for details. You can find the contact details for the groups on the website.
-On December 21st, members of soldiers, ex-soldiers and military families will be taking our Bring the Troops Home Petition to Gordon Brown in Downing Street. More than 15,000 have already signed, but we want to get many more signatures before December 21st.
You can sign online at http://bit.ly/ft6BP, but we are also asking everyone to download a hard copy of the petition, get your colleagues and friends to sign and return to the office.
Also mark down the date December 21st, and get ready to come down and support the families at Downing Street that evening.
SPECIAL LONDON ACTIVIST MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN We have called an urgent activist meeting to discuss thecrisis and the campaign tomorrow night (Tuesday 10th November). We are asking as many of our supporters as possible to attend.
SPECIAL MEETING
6PM TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER
INDIAN YMCA,
41 FITZROY SQUARE W1T 6AQ
NEAREST TUBE WARREN STREET.
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
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