in the war.
Fortunately, however, Plaid Cymru has taken a position that the bombing must stop, and therefore initiated "minority party Jones, war statement would be outvoted by the other three paractions taken by the Uk Government in support of the world allance against perhaps terrorism."] Moving the motion, Plaid press releases.
Wyn The said that while his party supported the principle with of the fight against terrorism, it could not support a relentTwo coaches from Cardiff (& pcopic and trite statements that could have been (and world in which out of Millbank or Whiteball freely in the affairs of the weakest and of the debate followed this pattern, unjust and exploitative ecoPlaid speakers appeal nomic order. ing for the bombing to end so that the relief operation Edwards' Labour colleagues seemed to share his principles or his insight into the world outside Cardiff Bay: fact, the Labour AM who is believed other Over 1000 people attended an UH6) impressive meeting in Small Heath, Birmingham on (Wrexham). moncay Uctober 67 in oppostion to the war against is Deputy Officer (i.c., Alghanistan, one of the largest , seen in years. the Labour composed of the local commuthe nity, of Pakistani and Bangla also a sizeable diverse composition from outside the immediate area. Unfortunately, the the amendorganised labour moverent 37-15, that is something that has to be put right in the next stage of the campaigning. Speakers included George Monbiot, Guardian columnist and Globalise Resistance steerine comnittee member, who gave a powerful and informaive analysis of the conflict. War Coalition, who gave an upbeat messare about the growth of the anti-war movemene.
He also reminded the audi. ence of America's failed war againse the people of Vietnam many years ago. The Vietnamese people eventually stopped America in its tracks Europeans whose opposition made it impossible for the war to continue.
Zaid Shakir, an Islamic scholar and protessor of portcal Sch ence also spoke. He made a useful humanitarian introduction to his speech, which was then followed by a much The event shows how local opposition to the atrocities Afgtan people in the name of British and American citizens is mounong. suen was the cor mitment of the audience, that the platform only began taking ten o'clock.
On the negative side, there was one person excluded from the meeting after giving out a tion to "Islamic Fundamentalism". This action was roundly condemned at the tollowing meeting of the Stop the War Committee on Wednesday bers would have found the reserved segregated ana for women to sit as unusual.
However, people left the next national demonstration on Sunday 18th November in London.