Published on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 by OneWorld.netby Ghafar Ali Khan PESHAWAR - Protesting against the U.S-led attack on Iraq, wide sections of society in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have banned American multinationals Coke and Pepsi, amongst others, spawning a slew of new, local soft drinks.Soon after the attack, Pakistan's ulemas (religious … [Read more...] about -No Coke, No Pepsi: Pakistanis Boycott Western Products
-Large Protests Greet US-Backed Talks on Post-Saddam Iraq
Agence France PresseAround 20,000 demonstrators converged on the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah to protest US-brokered talks aimed at sketching out a post-Saddam Hussein administration.The Pentagon said it was not yet prepared to declare victory after 26 days of war, but US commanders expressed hope Tuesday the main stage of hostilities was over with the fall of Saddam's … [Read more...] about -Large Protests Greet US-Backed Talks on Post-Saddam Iraq
-US Blamed for Failure to Stop Sacking of Museum, Protecting Only Oil
by Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles and David Keys, Archaeology Correspondent The United States was fiercely criticized around the world yesterday for its failure to protect Baghdad's Iraq National Museum where, under the noses of US troops, looters stole or destroyed priceless artifacts up to 7,000 years old.Not a single pot or display case remained intact, according to … [Read more...] about -US Blamed for Failure to Stop Sacking of Museum, Protecting Only Oil
-‘Impeach Bush’ (Lawrence Eagleburger, US Secretary of State under George Bush Sr)
Syria faced renewed warnings from America not to provide safe haven for senior figures in Saddam Hussein's regime.If George Bush [Jr] decided he was going to turn the troops loose on Syria and Iran after that he would last in office for about 15 minutes.In fact if President Bush were to try that now even I would think that he ought to be impeached. You can't get away with … [Read more...] about -‘Impeach Bush’ (Lawrence Eagleburger, US Secretary of State under George Bush Sr)
-Blix Enraged by U.S. and U.K. Fabrications and Advance War Plans
Published on Saturday, April 12, 2003 by the Guardian/UK Blix: US Was Bent on War by Nicholas Watt War against Iraq was a foregone conclusion months before the first shot was fired, the chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has claimed.In a scathing attack on Britain and the US, Mr Blix accused them of planning the war "well in advance" and of "fabricating" evidence … [Read more...] about -Blix Enraged by U.S. and U.K. Fabrications and Advance War Plans