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re: [casi] Fw: IRAQ V. AMERICA FOOTBALL MATCH FOR PEACE



Dear list,

Is it just me, or is this football game a bad idea? To me - its only
promoting competition, nationalism, patriotism, and explioting the crisis in
a way. How can it be for peace, when its an aggressive game? Its like their
own mini war in a sense.

This is probably the first time I have heard of any anti-war event go to
such an extreme -  I can honestly say is ill-minded. It belittles such a
massive crisis.

Am I the only one that thinks any mock play between Iraq and Americans/Brits
is odd?

Anai Rhoads



Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:44 PM
Subject: IRAQ V. AMERICA FOOTBALL MATCH FOR PEACE


Press Release: Americans Against the War

IRAQ V. AMERICA FOOTBALL MATCH FOR PEACE
SUNDAY 9th FEBRUARY, 4PM
MARKET ROAD ASTROTURF, N7
(corner of Market Road and York Place, nearest tube Caledonian Road)

AMERICANS AGAINST THE WAR have initiated a football match for peace between
a team of Iraqis and a team of Americans living in London who are united in
their opposition to a war in Iraq.  The match will take place in Islington
on the Market Road Astroturf pitch, N7, at 4.0pm on Sunday 9 February.  The
teams are encouraging as many people as possible to come and enjoy this
friendly game as a symbolic expression of our view that the planned war is
against the interests of the ordinary people of both America and Iraq.  We
believe that George Bush is no more representative of the views of ordinary
people in the USA, where a majority now opposes war, than Saddam Hussein is
in Iraq, and that this war will be an act of aggression which totally
contravenes the United Nations Charter and which will foment anger and
hatred which will be a blight on world peace for generations. The football
match is our way of saying that this illegal and unjust war will not be
carried out in the name of either the Iraqi or American people.

For further information or to arrange interviews with the Americans involved
in the Iraq v. America Football Match for Peace contact:

Gabriel Forshung
Americans Against the War
Telephone 0798 680 3165
E-mail: AntiWarAmericans@hotmail.com




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