tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post2345989448650934522..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: The Great March: And what the warmongers saidNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-12459749978119355932008-02-17T21:03:00.000+00:002008-02-17T21:03:00.000+00:00Have a safe trip Dan and look forward to hearing f...Have a safe trip Dan and look forward to hearing from you again soon.Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-60493530719235060242008-02-17T20:41:00.000+00:002008-02-17T20:41:00.000+00:00Thank you for your concerns Neil, I was out of the...Thank you for your concerns Neil, I was out of the County... and going abroad again soon :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-68137040809991355612008-02-17T20:39:00.001+00:002008-02-17T20:39:00.001+00:00You have reminded me of someting Neil.I've been to...You have reminded me of someting Neil.<BR/><BR/>I've been to Trafalgar square in London on the first week of war on Iraq, and there was a group of Iraqis with a large banner hanged on the wall, calling for the persecution of the tyrant Saddam Hussain. <BR/>I counted them, 14 people, and you can tell they are actually two families. <BR/><BR/>The following Saturday, they were there again, with the same sign, corner, and same people I counted again, they were 15 individuals.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind if some people have no feelings towards their own people, although I don't have respect for them.<BR/><BR/>But the surprising thing in this story, is that they had a number of Journalists taking picture, and sort of interviewing them in the two occasions. <BR/><BR/>More surprising, the week after I have seen a woman from those Iraqi supporters of War on the BBC 24 News, talking about the libaration of her country. she was presented as a member of some Iraqi group ( don't remember what they called themselves, Iraqis for Justice or something similar). <BR/><BR/>I have seen this spin in my own eyes, 15 individuals have been takes as ( iraqi supporters) given a good media coverage, and presented to unsuspected viewers on the national telly, and no one said they were only 15 individuals of two families.<BR/><BR/>The same media coverage for the 2 Million demonstrators on our FREE MEDIA... <BR/>I'm one of those people who don't trust the media, with a reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-48095480620262754822008-02-17T20:39:00.000+00:002008-02-17T20:39:00.000+00:00Rosa: Many thanks-and I agree with you about the i...Rosa: Many thanks-and I agree with you about the impact of the march. You have a very interesting blog/website.<BR/>Martin: Great line! If only MS had stuck to writing about Broadway musicals...<BR/>Dan: It's great to hear from you. I was getting worried that you were ill.<BR/>I hope all is well with you. Your contributions to our debates are highly valued.Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-70935124816258014832008-02-17T20:17:00.000+00:002008-02-17T20:17:00.000+00:00This is an intellegent observation Neil, and we sh...This is an intellegent observation Neil, and we should always remind War mongers they did support a disaster that led to the killing of a Million people... so far, and there is no reason not to believe this number of victims will multiply every 5 years... unless this occupation came to an end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-28490330845708815672008-02-17T08:55:00.000+00:002008-02-17T08:55:00.000+00:00Neil,Should anyone ever write a biography of Ste...Neil,<BR/><BR/>Should anyone ever write a biography of Steyn, an appropriate title might be "Showtunes of Empire".Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219870920638914624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-7497176792171931152008-02-16T11:16:00.000+00:002008-02-16T11:16:00.000+00:00100% correct Neil; I was there with two of my daug...100% correct Neil; I was there with two of my daughters. I have been on many marches, small, large and huge, but this dwarfed the lot, combined!<BR/><BR/>It took us three and a half hours to 'walk' (more like shuffle!) from Bloomsbury Street to Hyde Park (on one half of the march), and the streets were as crowded as the Tokyo underground all the way, with many side streets full, as well.<BR/><BR/>We left the Park to travel back at about five o'clock, and we passed the back end of the march at 5.15 outside the Ritz Hotel --, the west end of Piccadilly was still crammed with marchers. Every bus shelter had about 50 anarchists a piece on top.<BR/><BR/>However, the demonstration at the end of March was the best one by far. It was about half a big and a hundred times more angry.<BR/><BR/>I stood outside Bookmarks on Bloomsbury Street waiting for my daughters to arrive, amazed at the sight that confronted me. Right at the front of the march in the 30 to 40 minutes before it set off, there were about 60 or 70 young people, mostly young women (16-25), who looked like they wanted to rip Tony Bliar's head off his shoulders. They kept up a barrage of sound that would have shamed a crowd of rabid football supporters. I have not seen anything like it anywhere before or since.<BR/><BR/>I shouted myself hoarse in the first ten minutes...<BR/><BR/>But, the February march might have failed in its primary objective, but it certainly gave heart to British Muslims, and to the Iraqi resistance.<BR/><BR/>And thus it helped put the brakes on any more imperial 'adventures' for the foreseeable future.<BR/><BR/>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rosa.l/Rosa Lichtensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387902582543223474noreply@blogger.com