 Dozens of people opposed to the war in Iraq held a "die-in" outside the Houses of Parliament in London, demanding that British troops come home, while similar rallies took place across the country.
| Was that two dozen or three? |
The events, organized by the Stop The War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), marked the second anniversary of a huge and even more stupid anti-war march which attracted more than one million foolish people to the British capital in an ultimately futile bid to stop the March 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
| How's it feel to protest in favor of Saddam? |
Brief scuffles broke out in the British capital between police and frauds demonstrators as officers attempted to move the loonies crowd, who were chanting slogans and holding banners, back on to the central area of Parliament Square.
| I've often wondered if a "bury-in" would be the appropriate way to handle a "die-in." That would have to come after the "embalm-in," of course. Wouldn't want them to stink. |
"Our die-in was held to symbolize the tens of thousands who have died in Iraq since the war began. We are also calling for the troops to be withdrawn," said Lindsey German, of the Stop The War Coalition.
| "Not that we'd do anything, you know, important. |
"We think it's significant that America and Britain don't count the number of Iraqi dead, but they do count the number of their troops who have died."
| Sure honey, and why do you think that is? |
Kate Hudson, chairwoman of the CND, said that the rally was to step up demands that the "occupation of Iraq should end. She warned, however, that the failure of the first anti-war protest in 2003 -- which she described as "one of the greatest outpourings of public feeling" -- was a bad omen for future possible strikes on countries such as Iran. Prime Minister "Tony Blair didn't listen then and we don't expect him to listen in the future with regard to withdrawing troops or an attack on Iran -- that's one of our greatest concerns," she said.
| For once we're in agreement -- I don't expect Tony to listen to you either. |
Other events were held in towns and cities nationwide, including a peace vigil in Canterbury, another "die-in" in Plymouth and leafleting outside an army recruitment office in Edinburgh. In addition, the organizers plan to hold another demonstration in London on March 19 -- two years after the war began -- to demand that British troops be brought home.
| Which may attract, oh, FOUR dozen ninnies. |
| Whoopsie! Part of the rent-a-mob was pulling duty at the Michael Jackson trial. The economy's getting better; more folks have j-o-b-s now. |
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