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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune Al0 UTAH/WORLD Sunday, February 16, 2003 Protesters ay since World War I Turn Out by the USA,” said Soeren Juer- I don’ {demonstrate against the Millions “But Mr. Bush is isolating the USAfrom Europe,not vice versa. Don't get me wrong: I don't support a dictatorship like Saddam's regime, but to just drop a bomb on it is like open- @ Continued from A-1 with Europe but driven a wedge between many Europe ing a Pandora's box. This is pure imperialism, even for such an old and conservative ans andtheir leaders. At least 1 million people turned out in Britain, which has dispatched about 45,000 troops tojoin U.S, forces in the Persian Gulf, Close to 1 million guy like me,” In contrast, the tone was warlike in the Arab world. About 200,000 Syrians chanted marched in Italy, and at least 2 anti-American and anti-Israeli million filled the streets in Spain, both countries where overwhelming antiwar sentiment clashes with hawkish official policies, slogans in Damascus, Demon- Big protests also took place Rick Kgan/The Salt Lake Tribune nee) Coesoooh her ambeine rs Sven paar feron fe Revs ot poten me Beaeay ay that drew 500 antiwar protesters to 100 South and State Street in Salt Lake City. SLC AntiwarRally Draws 500 Protesters all want peace but express it in myriad ways BY MARY BROWN MALOUF HE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Horns were honking, whis: tes blowing, dogs barking and drums beating, The ¢ level of Salt Lake City's day morning demonstration against possible war on Iraq was the highest yet People began gathering in front of the Wallace F. Bennett the information shared yesterday.” vere's a conflict to every olution,” said npbell Ingle, 13-year-old “There {sno justification for this war,” said his father, Howard, a teacherat Salt Lake Community College, "No one in the worldis withus,” Nine-year-old Max Brennan wasthere with his father, Paul, and grandmother Marta Marino, both teachers, “We're here on behalfof international mo rality,” said Paul Brennan, dered whether their voices would be heard “This country is letting down its own principles by exporting war, I'm here for my child and my students,” Pegg) Battin, professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, says she supports wait ingto see the results ofthe U.N, inspections in Iraq, “If nothing People for P¢ and Justice in Utah, the group behind many of the peace rallies and demon. strations in Salt Lake City, did caland humanitarianaidtothe Iraqi people, and apologize to Federal Buildingalittle before J a.m. By 11:30 a.m,, the crowd had swelled to about 500 noisy protesters, Still, many won not do much formal organiza tion or prey “There w [public jon » formal PSAs service is uncovered, . , we should lift the embargo, provide medi the people we've beenstarving for the “gree offear we've im posed. | want North Koreato about the possibility of peace, “But whether demonstrating is really effective ornot is almost irrelevant,” he said, “You have to do it for yourself, for your own conscience,” Rallygoers unanimously supported peace, but individu als had different ways of ex pressing the message. Marie Fulmer dragged her peacewagon, a child's red wagon decorated with flags and posters peach Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld andAshcroft,” A teenager held a_ sign speaking for his age: “Halfof Iraq is under17.” A womanheldasign saying, “Another nurse for peace,” Whitney Zack, an incipient cheerleader, shook her tam: bourine on the street corner and shoutedto passing cars to voice support with their horns, Mostofthe demonstrators were costumedfor peace: They wore ‘T-shirts with peace signs, pa triotie colors and armbands announce: see positive reinforcement for ments], no advertisements, this disarmament,’ el believe in the demonstra tions,” shesaid, “The Bush ad ministration drew up plans a saying “No waron Iraq,” People dressedin attention-getting long time ago to respond to possible demonstrations South, and a woman stamped mouth and the Internet.” The day after the acrimont against the war." Whether those plans includedlistening, she said, she does not know, Rowland Hall English teacher Keller Higbee consid- ofanyone willing, But one man was conspicuous in full camou flage and dog tags, Army reservist Darran ous debatein the U.N, Security ers a war illegal according to time,” said Mahan Khalsa, a member of the peace group. “We spent so much energy or: ganizing the January event [on Martin Luther King Jr. Day], that we didn’t have much left for today, All these people are here just beeause of word of Council found many Utahns discouragedabout the prospect for peace but more willing than ever to speak out against the possibilty of war, There was a rgency to the demon. jon Saturday, Patriotically dressed in red, white and blue from her ear rings to her socks, Fran Bush “no relation" and friends drove down from Ogden, She said, “! wouldliketo think our Congress is listening and will make good decisions based on the U.N, char He quoted Martin Luther King Jr, on the importance of demonstrations: ba t injustices are not per: petrated by thestrident behav. jor of bad people, but by the appalling silenceof the good,” Pediatrician Louis Bergen: icht is a board memberofPhy: sicians for Social Responsibility, the U.S, branchof aninter: national organization awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, Although he was holding a sign on Saturday, he is pessimistic in the capitals leading the opposition to war at the United Nations; Paris and Berlin, Paris had more than 100,000 demonstrators, Despite rain, wind and near-freezing tem: hats and costumeslined State Street for a block south of 100 peacesigns on thehands or face heardaboutthe peacerally and decided to addhis “Some wars are ji wars are unjust,” he said, "This oneseemsto be about economic gain, andI'm againstit,” A doctoral student at the University of Utah, Smith said hehad not been mobilizedyet, Would hegoif asked? 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