“Stop criminal bombing of Libya!” — ANSWER

Excerpting, editing by Carolyn Bennett

Emergency demonstrations — This is not a war for democracy 

Stop the criminal bombing of Libya!

The United States needs a real anti-imperialist movement—a movement that resists lies and demonization schemes that corporate media churn out to justify military aggression. ANSWER Coalition is mobilizing a movement in the streets that extends a hand of solidarity to the people of Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine who have both suffered and resisted the terrorism of the greatest war machine in human history.

The same global powers that used the force of arms to colonize Africa, suction out its natural resources and enslave millions of its people now rain bombs and missiles on Africa’s largest producer of oil.

“As they did in the 19th century, the colonialists—who have now morphed into modern-day imperialists—bribed or coerced indigenous elites to function as their partners and clients. Today, the so-called Arab League provided some early cover to mask the imperialist character of the operation. …

“The cheerleaders for this ‘democracy movement’ have gone from right-wing Republican to liberal Democrat.  They are even joined by some in the U.S. anti-war movement, including some self-described ‘socialists,’ desiring to show their ‘democratic’ credentials and wanting to accommodate to liberal mainstream public opinion.”

U.S. planes today drop terror bombs in the center of Tripoli. U.S. CIA-operated drone aircrafts carry out missile attacks on Pakistani villages. Pentagon forces bomb the Afghan people. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops still occupy Iraq after a war that took the lives of one million Iraqis.

The dominant force practicing terrorism in the world today is the U.S. government, the Pentagon and the CIA.

How can they get away with launching another war at the same moment that public officials and politicians tell Americans the country is so broke that they must slash vital public services and fire massive numbers of public workers?

Launching cruise missiles, dropping bombs, flying fighter jets, and maneuvering battleships and aircraft carriers, the U.S., in the first few days of war on Libya, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars.

Irony of ironies: Exploiters and enslavers of Africa, the same powers, now explain their latest act of mass violence as motivated by a tender concern for democracy and freedom for Libyans.

Don’t believe them and don't let them get away with it.

Wednesday, March 23 through Saturday, March 26 “Stop the bombing of Libya” Demonstrations will take place in the United States and abroad

USA 

Washington, D.C., Saturday, March 26, Noon, White House (Pennsylvania Avenue)

Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 24, 5 p.m., Westwood Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd.

San Francisco, California, Wednesday, March 23, 5 p.m., New Federal Building, 7th and Mission Streets

New Haven, Connecticut, Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m., 141 Church Street

Naples, Florida, Friday, March 25, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., corner of 41st and Pine Ridge Road

Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, March 24, 5 p.m., Federal Plaza (corner of Dearborn and Adams)

Baltimore, Maryland, Thursday, March 24, 5 p.m., McKeldin Square (SE corner of Light Street and E. Pratt Street by the flagpole nearby the Inner Harbor)

Boston, Massachusetts, Saturday, March 26, 1 p.m., Park Street Station (Park and Tremont Streets) MBTA: Red or Green lines to Park St., Orange line to Downtown Crossing

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Friday, March 25, 4:30 p.m., Mayday Plaza - 3rd Street and Cedar Avenue South (301 Cedar Ave. South), West Bank

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m., UNM Bookstore

New York City, New York, Wednesday, March 23, 5 p.m., Times Square (in front of the recruiting center)

Greenville, South Carolina, Wednesday, March 23, 5 p.m., Federal Building, Washington and Church Streets

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., Route 278 and Beach City Road

Austin, Texas, Wednesday, March 23, 6 p.m., 6th and Lamar

Seattle, Washington, Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m., Westlake Park (4th and Pine) 

INTERNATIONAL

El Salvador, Wednesday, March 23, 10 a.m., Sponsored by Comunidades de Fe y Vida= COFEVI de El Salvador, Coordinadora Nacional Monseñor Romero, Movimiento Popular y Social de El Salvador

Rev. Ricardo Cornejo - 503-7614-5031

Vancouver, Canada, Tuesday, March 22, 5 p.m., U.S. Consulate, 1075 W. Pender Street

Source

This is not a war for democracy—Stop the criminal bombing of Libya!

ANSWER [Act Now to Stop War and End Racism] demonstrations — Emergency demonstrations across the country (Brian Becker,

National Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition), March 21, 2011, http://www.answercoalition.org/national/news/bombing-libya-to-save-libya-emergency-demos.html#libya-demos

Further analysis and information on U.S. strategy toward Libya articles: After Libya declares ceasefire, U.S. government lays bare its imperialist ambitions; U.S. progressives must tell truth about Libya and impact of foreign intervention, http://www.answercoalition.org/national/index.html

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