NO WAR a weekend around the world 15-16 february 2003

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Greenpeace flies an 18 meter x 6 meter (60 x 20 ft) 'No War, Peace Now' banner over Auckland's Waitemata harbour, New Zealand, to coicide with the start of the America's Cup yacht challenge Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Greenpeace banner, Auckland, New Zealand.		 Protesters carry effigies of U.S. President George W. Bush leading Australian Prime Minister John Howard by a dog leash, Sydney, Feb. 15, 2003.
Effigies of George W. Bush and John Howard,
Sydney, Australia


An East Timorese protester carries a placard during an anti-war rally in front of the U.S. embassy in East Timor's capital Dili on February 15, 2003.
In front of U.S. Embassy,
Dili, East Timor		 100,00 people demonstrated in front of the American Embassy in Jakarta, 9 February 2003
In front of U.S. Embassy,
Jakarta, Indonesia


A Muslim protester holds an anti-war placard as protesters march in front of Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during a rally in Kuala Lumpur Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Defying police orders, about 1,500 activists and opposition supporters staged a protest outside the U.S. embassy and the petronas Twin Towers, the world's tallest buildings, in Kuala Lumpur as part of the global demonstrations against war in Iraq.
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.		 A Thai protester paints his face and sits in front of 'No War' sign during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Thousands of Thais, joined by a large contingent of Westerners, marched Saturday morning to the U.S. Embassy to kick off a day-long demonstartion against a U.S.-led war on Iraq.
In front of U.S. Embassy,
Bangkok, Thailand.


A demonstrator wearing a mask looking like U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) carries a drum can bearing an English word 'Iraq' during a march in downtown Seoul to protest a possible U.S.-led war in Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Seoul, Korea.		 A group of masked student demonstrators stage a rally in protest against a possible U.S.-led war in Iraq, in downtown Tokyo, Saturday, Feb 15, 2003.
Tokyo, Japan.


Masked demonstrators take part in an anti-war rally in Hong Kong on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. About 600 people protested against U.S. President George W. Bush's threat to attack Iraq if President Saddam Hussein does not disarm. The rally was followed by a march to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong.
Anti-war demonstrators in Hong Kong. The rally was
followed by a march to the U.S. Consulate General.		 Antiwar demonstrators outisde the American Institute in Taipei, 15 February, 2003.
Outside the American Institute,Taipei, Taiwan.


Demonstrators in Manila. About 2000 people protested against a possible U.S.-led war in Iraq, in the Philippines.
Manila, The Philippines.		 Indian students associated with the Save Childhood Movement hold placards at an anti-war protest in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2002.
New Delhi, India.


Anti-war demonstration, Bombay, India, 15 February, 2003.
Bombay, India.		 Hundreds of Pakistani people march with anti-war banners in Lahore, Pakistan.
Lahore, Pakistan.


More than 1,000 protestors take to the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday Feb. 15, 2003.
Reykjavik, Iceland.		 A young Russian mand holds a caricature of U.S. President George Bush, with a sign reading 'Executioners' as he stands among Communist demonstrators during a protest rally against war in Iraq outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Some 1,000 hardliners took part in the demonstration.
Outside the U.S. Embassy, Moscow, Russia.


A masked demonstrator holds a candle as he takes part in a peaceful rally against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's portrait on the right, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Downtown Kiev, Ukraine.		 A young girl holds a hand made poster against war in Iraq in front of the U.S. embassy in Warsaw, February 15, 2003.
In front of the U.S. Embassy, Warsaw, Poland.


Czech protesters carry an effigy of President Bush (news - web sites) as they march down Prague's Wenceslas Square during a demonstration against a possible US led war against Iraq, Saturday, Feb.15, 2003.
Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic.		 Romanian anti-war demonstrators put empty papers in a box reading 'Strong evidence' in front of a banner reading 'No - Not in my name' in central Bucharest February 15, 2003 during a protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq.
Bucharest, Romania.


"We want to say that war is evil and that we who survived one know that better than anyone."
- Anti-war demonstrator, Bosnia.

Antiwar demonstrators crossing the Freedom Bridge over the River Danube in Budapest, Hungary on 15 February, 2003.
Demonstrators crossing the Freedom Bridge over
the Danube in Budapest, Hungary.		 A young protester dressed as Saddam Hussein and waving an Iraqi flag sits atop his father's shoulders during a protest against the proposed US led war in Iraq Saturday Feb. 15, 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark. More than 10,000 protesters marched in Copenhagen.
More than 10,000 protesters marched in
Copenhagen, Denmark.


People pack central Dam square during an anti-war protest in Amsterdam, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Demonstrators packed central
Dam square, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


"I'm not anti-American, I'm against the way the Bush administration has handled Iraq."
- Henrik Buchhorn, 20, student, Berlin, Germany.

"What happened in the end should be up to the taxpayer. A war in Iraq is going to cost lives and
damage the world economy." - Freimut Schwarzkopf, 47, Volkswagen employee, Braunschwrig, Germany.

Rain falls on anti-war demonstrators during a mass protest in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Hundreds of thousands gathered in the German capital, demanding a peaceful solution for the conflict with Iraq.
Berlin, Germany.
Stuttgart, Germany.


"I lived through the bombing of Germany as a child, America has never experienced that. It's the civilian
population, not Saddam, who will suffer." - Gisela Baumann, 68, retired veterinarian, Berlin, Germany.

"When we were growing up, we always looked to America as a sign of hope, and I'm very depressed to be
demonstrating against the United States. But there is this arrogance and missionary zeal about Iraq right now
that makes no sense to me." - Lutz Meyer, 50, psychologist, Berlin, Germany.

A cardboard tank of a cutout of George Bush with 'war is cool' written on it is pulled by protestors during a demonstration of several thousand people against a possible war with Iraq, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 in Vienna, Austria.
Austria, Vienna.		 A personal message in the colors of the Irish flag is held by a demonstrator during an anti-war protest in Dublin, Saturday, Feb 15, 2003.
Dublin, Ireland.


Anti-war protesters march against war with Iraq in Glasgow, February 15, 2003.
Glasgow, Scotland.		 Anti-war protesters gather in London at the start of a demonstration against war on Iraq, 15 February 2003.
Crowd near the Big Ben, London, England.


"This is a question of voting by foot. It sends a very powerful signal internationally."
- Christian Taylor, 31, ecologist, Devon, England.

Hundreds of thousands of protestors pack London's Piccadilly, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, as they march to Hyde Park for a rally against a possible war with Iraq.
Piccadilly Circus, London, England.
London, England.


Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at an anti-war protest in London, England, 15 February, 2003.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, London, England.
London, England.


A man kisses his girlfriend during a peace march in Brussels, Belgium Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. About 50, 000 peace demonstrators protested against a possible US-led war against Iraq.
Brussels, Belgium :)
Brussel, Belgium.


Protestors painted half with the American flag and half with a death mask take part in a peace rally in Paris, France Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Paris, France.		 A protester holds an anti-war banner reading 'No to the slaughter.'
A protester holds an anti-war banner reading
'No to the slaughter,' Paris, France.


"PARIS, Feb. 15 - It was a party a hundred thousand strong, flowing haltingly below
slated mansard roofs of Paris's stately avenues, accompanied by balloons and banners and
vendors selling foot-long hotdogs and fries. If there is one thing the French know how to do,
it is how to conduct a demonstration ..." - The New York Times, 16 February, 2003.


Paris, France.
Paris, France.


"But we are not here to support Saddam Hussein. We're against America's policy in Iraq,
and we don't think war is the solution." - Marcella Luca, 35, Italian economist.

American expatriates display banners that read: 'Americans Against the Bush War' during a rally attended by more than 200,000 peace marchers in Paris February 15, 2003
Demonstrators with "Americans Against the
Bush War" Banner, Paris, France.		 Man with sign that reads: 'George W. Go see Sigmund Freund urgently!' Strasbourg, France, 15 February 2003.
Man with sign that reads:
"George W. Go See Sigmund Freund Urgently!"
Strasbourg, France


Protesters carry anti-war placards, demonstrate against a possible US led war in Iraq, in Nice, southeastern France, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003
Nice, France.		 An anti-war protester holds a poster which reads 'Together against the war ' and 'No Bushery'
Nice, France.


An anti-war protester holds a poster reading 'prevent the war in Iraq ' during a demonstration in the streets of Marseille, February 15, 2003.
Marseille!! France.		 Unidentified protesters with peace signs drawn on their faces, join an anti-war rally in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Rome, Italy.


"You don't fight terrorism with preventive war. You fight terrorism by creating more justice in the world."
- Anti-war demonstrator, Milan, Italy.

An anti-war protester (who is also a Reggina fan) waves a Peace Flag on the stands at Reggio Calabria, Italy. Reggina, the Serie A soccer team won at home to Como 4-1, Sunday, 16 February, 2003.
Reggina fans at the stadium at
Reggio Calabria, Italy.		 Tens of thousands of demonstrators crowd Madrid's central Cibeles Square and Alcala Street, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003
Cibeles Square and Alcala Street, Madrid, Spain.


Spanish actor Javier Bardem shouts slogans as tens of thousands of people protested in Madrid, Spain, Saturday Feb. 15, 2003
Javier Bardem !!! shouts slogans, Madrid, Spain.		 Demonstrators wear masks with their mouths taped over during an anti-war rally in Seville, southern Spain, Saturday Feb. 15, 2003
Seville, Spain.



Seville, Spain.		 Demonstrators carry posters with portraits of the Portuguese Prime Minister reading 'I need you', during an anti-war march in Lisbon February 15, 2003. Thousands demonstrated in several Portuguese cities.
Lisbon, Portugal.


We are here to protest the sorrow inflicted on the world's nations by the USA.
We are here to show and prove that we can prevent war."
- Huseyin, Kahraman, 32, computer specialist, Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish peace activists hold candles and banners that read ' No to war ' during an anti-war demonstration in Istanbul, Saturday Feb. 15, 2003. A group of peace activists holding candles and banners gathered in downtown Istanbul to protest a possible U.S.-led strike on Iraq.
Istanbul, Turkey.		 Athens police clashed w anti-war demonstrators as windows were smashed and a car was burned, 15 February 2002
Athens, Greece.


A demonstrator offers a flower to riot police, during an anti-war rally outside the US Consulate in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Violence erupted during a rally against a possible war on Iraq.
Outside the US Consulate, Thessaloniki, Greece.		 Thousands of Syrians protest a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq in Damascus Saturday Feb. 15, 2003. The protesters burned Israeli and US flags.
Damascus, Syria.


An Egyptian demonstrator waves Iraqi and Palestinian flags, left and right, during an anti-war protest in Cairo Saturday, Feb.15, 2003. Hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators protest against the possible war against Iraq.
Cairo, Egypt.		 A Palestinian shouts as he marches through the streets of the West Bank City of Ramallah during a demonstration against war on Iraq February 15, 2003.
Through the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah.


Demonstrators chant slogans during a rally and march by Israelis and Palestinians protesting a possible US-led war against Iraq, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, 15 February 2003.
Israelis and Palestinians anti-wae marchers, Tel Aviv, Israel.		 Thousands of anti-war activists march through downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, 15 February 2003
Downtown Johannesburg, South Africa.



Cape Town, South Africa.		 A protester wears a shirt with a picture of U.S. President George Bush during an anti war protest in downtown Montreal, 15 February 2003.
Montreal, Canada.



Montreal, Canada.
Toronto, Canada.


Protesters participate in an anti-war rally at the Veterans Memorial in Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, 15 February 2003.
Veterans Memorial, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.		 Bishop Desmond Tutu rallies anti-war protesters near the United Nations (news - web sites) headquarters Saturday, 15 February 2003 in New York to protest a possible U.S.- led attack on Iraq, part of a day of global protests. The crowd stretched for 20 blocks along First Avenue, where the demonstrators were permitted to gather after the city, citing security issues, refused to allow a march past the United Nations. The crowd wound up spilling over to Second Avenue, where they were joined by police officers in riot gear and onhorseback.
Bishop Desmond Tutu rallies anti-war protesters near
the Unated Nations, New York City, USA.





Crowd of anti-war demonstrators near
the United Nations headquarters, New York City, USA.
Third Avenue at East 58th Street, New York City, USA.


"We see the war against Iraq as unjust. We don't believe Bush's rhetoric. I think he's not acting in the best interest of
the American people. We're risking the lives of hundreds of American soldiers and an untold number of lives in
the Middle East, and a war will not solve the problem of terrorism. It disgusts me. I can't accept that."
- Angela Tsang, 21, Barbard College student, New York City.


A demonstrator was arrested by the police
near the UN, New York City, USA.
Another demonstrator arrested by the police
near the UN, New York City, USA.



New York City, USA.
First Avenue, New York City, USA.


"We're trying to fix the world." - Sonia Santzoord, 10, student, New York City Public School 3.


New York City, USA.		 Shira Keyes of the Code Pink Women for Peace protests in front of the White House in Washington February 16, 2003.
In front of the White House, Washington DC.


Anti-war protesters display signs during a peace rally at the state Capitol building in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.		 A woman walks down Devon Avenue on Chicago's north side, Saturday, 15 Feb. 2003, in protest of a possible war with Iraq with about a thousand protesters.
Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.


Gary Counts of Nicholas, Calif., foreground, holds up a sign made of duct tape and clear plastic during a peace rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
A sign made of duck tape and clear plastic,
Sacramento, California, USA.		 SAN FRANCISCO - A day after millions of people around the world took to the streets to protest a possible U.S. war with Iraq, San Francisco provided an encore demonstration when some 150,000 people crowded the downtown to demand peace, 16 Feb. 2003.
Punx for Peace, San Francisco, California, USA.


Market Street, San Francisco, 16 February, 2003.
Market Street, San Francisco, California, USA.		 Peace Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA, 15 Feb. 2003.
Peace Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA.


"We're spending billions on this war while many children in many school districts across America are sharing books and
classrooms and many people can't afford a doctor and we're told there's no money for housing."
- Martin Sheen, actor, West Hollywood, California, USA.

A protester shows off his face drawn with words anti-war 'No war, yes peace' and a dominican flag in his hands during an anti-war demonstration in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.		 Costa Rican peace activists wave white handkerchiefs in front of a banner as they demonstrated with hundreds in the Cultural Plaza in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
Cultural Plaza, San Jose, Costa Rica.


A Mexican man burn an U.S. flag during a peace rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, February 15, 2003.
Outside the US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico.		 A protester carry a poster that reads: 'No to the massacre in Iraq' during a demonstration against war on Iraq in front of the U.S. embassy in Lima, February 15, 2003.
In front of the US Embassy, Lima, Peru.


Thousands of people gather near the beach of Rio de Janeiro to protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq Saturday, 15 February, 2003.
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.		 A muslim woman carry a poster which reads 'No to the war against Iraq - No more lifes for oil' as several thousands Argentines march to protest against a possible war with Iraq, in Buenos Aires, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. Several thousands of people marched past the U.S Embassy where they stopped and shouted slogans asking for a peaceful resolution.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Chilean antiwar demonstrators make peace signs in front of La Moneda Presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.
In front of La Moneda Presidential Palace, Santiago, Chile.		 The Bare Witness Group, northern California, 2003.
         NO WAR


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