International solidarity with Iraq War Crimes Tribunal
As the International Action Center was holding a session of
the Iraq War Crimes Tribunal in New York on Aug. 26, the West
Bengal State Committee of the All India Anti-Imperialist Forum
held a march in solidarity from Subodh Mullick Square to end in
a rally held in front of the American Center, Kolkata. Effigies
of Bush and Blair were set on fire at the rally.
On Sept. 1, in incessant rains, a massive anti-imperialist
march organized by 17 left parties took place in the same city
demanding an end to U.S. war threats and the occupation of
Iraq.
At the same time as the tribunal hearing, the Japan-based
Anti-War Joint Action Committees, which had sent a solidarity
message to the New York tribunal, were demonstrating with
others in Okinawa against U.S. bases on that island.
On Aug. 13, a U.S. military helicopter had crashed on the
Okinawa International University campus. University buildings
and residents' homes were damaged. This dangerous incident
sparked a series of protest demonstrations demanding the
closure of U.S. bases on Okinawa.
--From AIAIF and AWJAC releases
Reprinted from the Sept. 16, 2004, issue of
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