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Millions Worldwide Protest Iraq War; Coordinated Effort Yields Huge Turnout in Europe
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The Washington Post
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February 16, 2003
- Author:
- Glenn Frankel
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Several million demonstrators took to the streets of Europe and
the rest of the world today in a vast wave of protest against the
prospect of a U.S.-led war against Iraq.
The largest rallies were in London, Rome, Berlin and Paris -- the
heart of Western Europe -- where the generally peaceful
demonstrations illustrated the breadth of popular opposition to U.S.
policies among traditional allies. But there were also protests in
dozens of other cities on five continents, from Canberra to Oslo and
from Cape Town to Damascus, in an extraordinary display of global
coordination.
In London, a sea of protesters estimated by police at more than
750,000 flooded into Hyde Park and clogged streets for ...