Anti-war groups to hit the streets

[The Northerner]

U.S.-based anti-imperialist and anti-war organizations have called for protest demonstrations to stop U.S. aggression aimed at Iran on Feb. 4, calling it a “global day of action.” As of Jan. 29, the movement had grown to include protests in 48 U.S. cities, plus cities in five other countries.

The demonstrators demand, in a leaflet posted on a few of the endorsing organizations’ websites: “No war, no sanctions, no intervention, no assassinations against Iran.”

While the organizations involved have varied assessments of the Iranian government, they all see that any intervention by U.S. imperialism in the oil-rich Asian country not only threatens the Iranian people, but could also be a stepping stone to a much wider war in Asia.

Activists in Iran are also concerned about these dangers. The Iranian organization called The House of Latin America has been contacting its friends in the Western Hemisphere to work toward actions on Feb. 4.

Read more: http://www.workers.org/2012/us/iran_syria_0209/

[jaxx]

1. Interesting they are sticking up for Iran

against the US. I wonder what motivates them.

[Capitalocracy]

3. Wow.

I mean, there's so much wrong with what you're saying here in so few words that I'm impressed by it. First off, when you say they're "sticking up for Iran against the US", you shouldn't be surprised when I point out the similarity of that statement to "you're either with us or against us". "I wonder what motivates them", so essentially you're questioning the motives of an entire group of anti-war protesters, to say what, that they're some kind of massive Iranian conspiracy? Paranoid much? Or what is it you're insinuating, because I just simply don't understand, and I'm betting it's because it doesn't make any sense.

I think their motives are pretty easy to determine based on the description of the group and their protest. They are anti-war. They're not anti-US, pro-Iran, pro-militant fundamentalist Islam, pro-nukewar, pro-whatever it is you're afraid of, they are against war. This should be obvious, and I wonder why it is not.

[jaxx]

4. That's not how they come across.

Compare what I said to whatever suits you.

[polly7]

5. Count me in as sticking up for the innocents of Iran

against the killer bombs of the U.S., or anyone else.

[Gold Metal Flake]

2. Anti-war groups to be criticised on DU by Concernvatives.

"They're doing it wrong."

[jaxx]

6. I hope that isn't calling me a 'Concernvative'.

The group appears to be anti foreign policy, not just anti war.

[Gold Metal Flake]

7. You mean like a call out?

It's OK to do that now.

[woo me with science]

8. K&R