Anti-war protests in Manila by Bert De Belder Saturday February 15, 2003 at 12:23 PM |
bert.de.belder@skynet.be |
10.000 betogers beten op 14 februari in Manila, de Filippijnse hoofdstad, de spits af voor het wereldwijd protest tegen de oorlog.
Blair on CNN by Prime minister Blair Saturday February 15, 2003 at 02:47 PM |
In a message to those taking part in the demonstrations, Blair said on Saturday: "I ask the marchers to understand this: I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honour. But sometimes it is the price of leadership and the cost of conviction."
He added: "As you watch your TV pictures of the march, ponder this: if there are 500,000 on that march, that is still less than the number of people whose deaths Saddam has been responsible for.
"If there are one million, that is still less than the number of people who died in the wars he started."