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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 07:59 PM
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Large Iraq War Protests Across Spain, Europe's biggest protests
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Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched in Spanish cities on Saturday in what organizers said were Europe's biggest protests to mark four years of conflict in Iraq.

The largest demonstration was in Madrid where organizers estimated around 400,000 protesters, though city authorities put the total in the tens of thousands. It was one of around 100 anti-war demonstrations across Spain involving cities including Barcelona, Valencia and Seville.

Left-wing political leaders and Spanish celebrities like film director Pedro Almodovar marched in Madrid behind a banner reading "End the occupation in Iraq, shut down Guantanamo."

Protesters walked to a memorial for the 191 people killed in March 11, 2004 train bombings by Islamist radicals.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070318/wl_nm/iraq_spain_protests_dc_1



Protesters carry placards and shout slogans during an anti-war protest, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq, in Madrid March 17, 2007. The placards read 'For Peace' and 'Spain and its symbols belong to everybody.

Also today

Argentine activists gather around a peace sign in front of the Buenos Aires' Obelisk during an anti-war rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, March 17, 2007.


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