[fse-esf] Re: in english [global-peace-movement-info] Tony Blair in Rome

[John Catalinotto]

Here's a rough translation. I don't think I have access to all these
lists so you might want to resend to some.--John Catalinotto



PRODI  PROVOKES THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT 

WE DON'T WANT BLAIR IN ROME



In these days we have repeatedly asked the [Romano] Prodi government to abolish the obscene war parade of June 2. Why should the Holiday of the Republic be celebrated with lethal weapons and units of the occupation troops of Iraq and Afghanistan?  Why not transform it into a holiday for everyone, eliminating the military presence? No answer: the parade has been confirmed. We have then asked the new president of the House, Bertinotti [Fausto Bertinotti, former leader of Rifondazione Communist Party] and the parliamentarians who in these years have been/and in the  anti-war demonstrations if at least they could stay far away from the parade. Why they would have to be on the reviewing stand for a war exhibition that all the anti-war movement  rejects and will protest? No positive answer. We have asked for the immediate and complete withdrawal of the troops not only from  Iraq but also from Afghanistan: and now we learn that the government is leaving the troops not only in Afghanistan but also in Iraq, at least 800 soldiers, and will withdraw the others only in the autumn, which is even worse than what [rightist former Prime Minister Silvio] Berlusconi had scheduled. On top of this Prodi decided to seriously provoke the movement against the war:  June 2 will not only be a war parade, but in Rome Prodi will meet Tony Blair, the main person responsible, with Bush, for the war in Iraq, the inventor of the tragic myth of the "weapons of mass destruction,” used to justify the aggression, the person responsible along with Bush for the horrible terrorist  massacres like the one in Fallujah and many others.

Prodi will go arm in arm with the worst warmongers just like Berlusconi would?



WE DO NOT WANT THE GREATEST TERRORIST OF THE WORLD (AFTER BUSH) IN ROME.

KEEP BLAIR OUT OF ROME, KEEP THE MILITARY OUT OF ROME, GET ALL THE TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, IMMEDIATELY.



Piero Bernocchi

Confederation COBAS

-----Original Message-----
>From: piero bernocchi <pierobernocchi at libero.it>
>Sent: May 27, 2006 5:22 AM
>To: global-peace-movement-info at lists.riseup.net, fse-esf at fse-esf.org, Forum sociale europeo <fse-esf at lists.fse-esf.org>
>Subject: [global-peace-movement-info] Tony Blair in Rome  
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>Dear all,
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>i send you a declaration about the visit of Tony Blair in Rome, the 2th of
>June and about the Prodi's decisions about it, about the military parade in
>Rome the same day and the maintain of the presence of italian troops in Iraq
>and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the declaration is in italian. Dear friends
>and comrades of Babel, please, could you translate into english? Thanks a
>lot, in solidarity, Piero Bernocchi COBAS
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>PRODI PROVOCA IL MOVIMENTO NO-WAR
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>NON VOGLIAMO BLAIR A ROMA
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>In questi giorni abbiamo chiesto ripetutamente al governo Prodi di abolire l
>'oscena parata bellica del 2 giugno. Perch� la festa della Repubblica deve
>essere celebrata con armi di morte e reparti che sono truppe di occupazione
>in Iraq e Afghanistan?  Perch� non trasformarla in una festa di tutti/e,
>eliminando la presenza militare? Nessuna risposta: la parata � stata
>confermata. Abbiamo poi chiesto al neopresidente della Camera Bertinotti e
>ai parlamentari che in questi anni sono stati/e nelle manifestazioni
>anti-guerra di tenersi, almeno loro, ben lontani dalla parata. Perch�
>dovrebbero stare sul palco di una esibizione bellica che tutto il movimento
>no-war rifiuta e contester�? Nessuna risposta positiva.Abbiamo chiesto il
>ritiro immediato e completo delle truppe non solo dall'Iraq ma anche dall'
>Afghanistan: e ora apprendiamo che il governo lascer� le truppe non solo in
>Afghanistan ma anche in Iraq, almeno 800 militari, e ritirer� gli altri
>addirittura in autunno, persino peggio di quanto programmato da Berlusconi.
>E in pi� Prodi decide di provocare platealmente il movimento contro la
>guerra: il 2 giugno non solo ci sar� la parata bellica, ma Prodi incontrer�
>a Roma Tony Blair, il principale responsabile, insieme a Bush, della guerra
>in Iraq, l'inventore della tragica favola sulle "armi di distruzione di
>massa" con cui si � giustificata l'aggressione, il corresponsabile di
>orrende stragi terroristiche come quella di Fallujah e tante altre.
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>Prodi andr� a braccetto con i peggiori guerrafondai come Berlusconi?
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>NON VOGLIAMO IL PIU' GRANDE TERRORISTA DEL MONDO (DOPO BUSH) A ROMA.
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>VIA BLAIR DA ROMA, VIA LA PARATA MILITARE, VIA LE TRUPPE DA IRAQ E
>AFGHANISTAN, TUTTE E SUBITO.
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>Piero Bernocchi
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>Confederazione  COBAS
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