AUSTRALIA
Protests target prime minister
In addition to major marches and rallies on March 15, many
other powerful protests and acts of resistance against the U.S.
war drive took place from coast to coast and around the world,
but received scant media notice.
In Australia, about a dozen Green peace activists wearing
blue berets and green fatigues to look like United Nations
"peacekeepers" blockaded the official residence of the prime
minister on March 12 to protest his decision to join in any
U.S.-led attack on Iraq. The protesters held aloft banners
charging Howard is a "war criminal." Passing motorists honked
in audible support.
Activists also chained themselves under UN-look-alike
four-wheel-drive vehicles to block the entrances to John
Howard's home. As a result, the prime minister was unable to
leave for parliament in his own vehicle. Four anti-war
protesters were taken into custody; none were charged.
One Australian peace group has issued a call to boycott all
trade with the U.S., Britain, Australia and their allies, and
for an ongoing go-slow strike inside these countries, until the
war ends. (indymedia)
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