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[jfb]

Joe Conason, in Salon, thinks the anti-war movement should march on Iraq--well, hold demonstrations at Iraq's embassies to protest its failure to cooperate with the United Nations, and to drive home the point that opposition to a U.S. invasion does not equal support for Saddam Hussein.

I think I agree with him. The problem, as I see it, is that we'll have to come up with a whole new batch of pithy slogans.

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[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

I think we'd have the same problem with Saddam that we have with Dubya -- how do you get them to actually *listen* to the protests?

Although I agree completely that being anti-war (or at least anti- this war) shouldn't be taken as support for tyrants, foreign or domestic.

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Further, I think that a distinction should be made between "Iraqi officials think that the protests support their regime" and "Iraqi officials are SAYING the protests support their regime". Big difference there. And while it's harder to spin protests at the Iraqi embassies, they could just neglect to report anything hard to spin to the Iraqi people. That way they don't have to even pre-empt "Touched by a Houri".

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Less talk, more pithy slogans.

Pithy Slogan

[artname.livejournal.com]

No Iraq War ... Yet

[artname.livejournal.com]

What do we want?
peace!
When do we want it?
as soon as Iraq fully complies with U.N. Resolution 1441 and other relevent resolutions and treaties calling for cooperation with internation inspectors to confirm that it has destroyed all weapons of mass destruction!

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

"Saddam Out of Iraq!"

"Have You Considered Moscow? I Hear It's Lovely This Time of Year"

"Dude, Even Osama Bin Laden Hates You"

"Don't Worry About Gassing The Kurds, Turkey Will Be Happy To Fill In"

"Al Samoud, Shmal Shmamoud"

"Got Bunker?"

"Please Let Your People Know That You Are a Bad, Bad, Bad Man. Then Let At Least Some That You've Told Survive So That They Might Overthrow You. Love, The US."

[jfb.livejournal.com]

That's more like it. I knew I could count on you guys.