Ibrahim Moussawi is the editor of the Lebanese newspaper, al-Intiqad, and one of the key
spokespeople for the popular resistance to the Israeli aggression.
Manchester, England, 1st March 2008
Five years after the
invasion of Iraq, two leading opponents of the US-led occupations in
the Middle East came to Manchester to talk about the reality of the
War on Terror on the ground at a public rally. The event was
organised by the Stop the War Coalition as part of its build up to
the World Against War demonstrations that were due to take place
globally on March 15th 2008.
Part 1
Part 2
Ibrahim Moussawi - speech at World Against War Rally, London, Feb 2008
World Against War Conference, 1 st December 2007
Over 1,200 delegates from the anti war movement accross the globe
came to London for ... the World Against War International Peace
Conference in London. The movement demanded: - An immediate end to
the illegal military occupation of Iraq, which has caused hundreds
of thousands of deaths and displaced millions of people, a
withdrawal of all foreign troops and the full transfer of
sovereignty to the Iraqi people and their representatives. - A halt
to all preparations for an attack against Iran, and a commitment to
solve any issues through exclusively diplomatic means. - A
withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, allowing the Afghan
people to determine their own future. - Justice for the Palestinian
people, and an end to Israeli aggression throughout the Middle East.
- An end to plans for US missile defence, and that all states
actively pursue nuclear disarmament.
