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Italians Cry to Withdraw Troops
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 20, 2004 03:23pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Saturday, March 20, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Italians Cry to Withdraw Troops
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Tens of thousands of Italians, many draped in rainbow-colored peace flags, accused President Bush and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy of waging an unjust war that had become increasingly perilous for their own national security. Many pointed to the March 11 commuter train bombings in Spain, which claimed 202 lives, as evidence that the war had increased the threat of terrorism rather than quelled it.
Similar sentiment pervaded antiwar rallies in Spain, Britain, Germany, Greece, and France. In London, two protesters scaled the Big Ben clock tower and unfurled a banner reading "Time for Truth," an indication that many Europeans in countries aligned with the United States remain suspicious that their governments exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq. In Spain, suspicion is still rampant that the departing conservative government hurriedly blamed the Basque separatists instead of Islamic terrorists for the Madrid bombings because it hoped to deflect, before the election, criticism of Spain's participation in the Iraq war. The theme for Saturday's rally in Madrid was, "Millions of voices were right," and the demonstration manifesto read, "One year later, the world is less secure."
As in Spain, a majority of Italians opposed the war in Iraq, and since the bombings, political divisions have only gotten deeper. Italian opposition politicians, heartened by the sea change in Spanish policy, hoped to gain strength from Saturday's demonstration. |
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