Everywhere Condoleezza Rice went on her trip to England, from
Liverpool to Blackburn, she was met with protest that called her out
for war crimes in Iraq. According to IndyMedia, over 2,000 rallied
outside her visit to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mersey poet Roger McGough was
due to compere the concert in her honour, but withdrew his support.
When Rice stopped at the Liverpool school
where Paul McCartney studied, she had to face a
short line of students wearing T-shirts that said: “No torture. No
compromise.”
When Rice moved on to the town of Blackburn, she
received a similar greeting. When she arrived at City Hall, hundreds
of protesters were there to meet her, some chanting “Hey, Condi, hey, how many kids did you kill today?”.
Her press conference was heckled, and her visit to a local school was
also met with student protesters. 21 Muslim leaders handpicked to meet
with Rice gave her their harsh criticisms of the war.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had invited Rice to a visit
March 31 and April 1 that turned into an embarrassment and a moral rebuke that took off
their claims of “liberating” Iraq. Everywhere they went, they
were called out as the war criminals they are.
Imagine if actions like these became more commonplace inside the US,
and everywhere officials of the Bush regime went they were denounced
for the war crimes and crimes against humanity they have
committed. Think about what it would to people around the world
to see powerful opposition right inside the US, with growing numbers of
people refusing to allow their government to carry out these atrocites
in their names.
The World Can’t Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!