[OT] [Gllug] Stop the War march this Saturday 22nd

[Pete Ryland]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:34:28PM +0000, Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Pete Ryland wrote:
> > I think an off-topic post or two to organise a meeting point on Saturday
> > is not exactly too much to ask in the current climate.
> 
> Oddly enough I agree.
> 
> > That would be on-topic anyway.  I don't know if you've noticed, but
> > certain governments are under pressure from certain countries to outlaw
> > Free Software.
> 
> I am not sure that is really true. That said we seem to be moving more and
> more towards totalitarianism and that wont be good for those of us who
> value freedom in it's many forms.

Actually, I meant to type "under pressure from certain *companies*".  Sorry.

> > So where shall we meet on Saturday? 
> 
> I propose the cafe in Borders, Oxford Circus. Anywhere near the start 
> point for the march will be too crowded as I discovered last time.

ok.  Time?

> > That is if the attack isn't over by then (from what I hear, the Iraqi
> > army is pretty much reduced to throwing sticks and stones, so it will
> > probably be a pretty short attack anyway.  I just fear what the AJs[1]
> > will do to those poor people).
> 
> I suspect tonight will mark the start of 4 or 5 days of sustained
> bombardment and the ground forces will not have launched the major ground
> attack until that is done so I think we'll still have plenty of murder to
> protest come the weekend. 

See you there,
Pete
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