This video from London, England is called Martin Powell, National Demonstration No Attack on Syria, Stop the War Coalition, London 31 08 13.
From Big News Network.com:
Pope Francis calls for peace not war
Sunday 8th September, 2013
Pope Francis has strongly opposed US war plans against Syria.
The leader of the Catholic Church, speaking during a mass peace vigil at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, called on world leaders to put an end to the “spiral of sorrow and death.”
Around the world, 1.2 billion Roman Catholics had committed to the global day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria.
Speaking to around 100,000 people in St. Peter’s Square he said: “Violence and war lead only to death, they speak of death! Violence and war are the language of death! We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves. As if it were normal, we continue to sow destruction, pain, death!”
Pope Francis continued: “At this point I ask myself: Is it possible to change direction? Can we get out of this spiral of sorrow and death? Can we learn once again to walk and live in the ways of peace?”
On the question of Syria, Francis said that talk of war against Syria had prevented a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
On Thursday, the pope wrote to the world leaders attending the G20 summit in Russia, asking them to speak out against a military strike on Syria.
War rhetoric against Syria has intensified in the past few days with the President of the United States, Barack Obama and other allied forces accusing the government of President Bashar al-Assad of launching the chemical attack on militant strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus on August 21.
President Barack Obama said he had decided that Washington should take military action against the Syrian government, even without a UN mandate.
Dutch daily Metro, Monday 9 September 2013, headlines (translated):
Attack on Syria approaching, but solid proof [of Syrian government chemical weapons use] missing
Despite the Obama administration’s supposedly “high confidence” regarding Syrian government guilt over the Aug. 21 chemical attack near Damascus, a dozen former U.S. military and intelligence officials are telling President Obama that they are picking up information that undercuts the Official Story: here.
Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control: here.
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- Pope says war defeat for humanity (rinf.com)
- Pope thanks public for joining his Syria vigil (utsandiego.com)
- Praying for peace in Syria, pope calls selfishness the cause of war (cnssyria.wordpress.com)
- Pope makes plea against attacking Syria (theguardian.com)
- Pope Francis Leads Global Prayer Vigil for Syria (swampland.time.com)
- Syria: Pope warns Barack Obama that military strike would be ‘futile’ (kristiann1.com)
- Pope calls for end to ‘spiral of death’ in Syria (irishtimes.com)
- Pope’s Leads Prayers for Syrian Peace (voanews.com)
- Pope, in Syria peace appeal, calls for end to spiral of death (worldbulletin.net)
From the USA:
International Action Center
WALL STREET PROFITS FROM WAR
THE PEOPLE PAY THE PRICE
EMERGENCY CALL FOR NATIONWIDE PROTESTS AGAINST WAR PROFITEERS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12
NOT ANOTHER WAR FOR THE 1%!
IN NYC, PROTEST @NY STOCK EXCHANGE
WALL AND BROAD STREETS, 4 PM TO 6 PM
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Cruise missile-maker Raytheon’s profits may be up, but our cities are crumbling. Food stamps are being cut, people are losing their pensions, workers are being furloughed by the sequester. The resources of society are being dedicated to another war while the people suffer.
Meanwhile the war profiteers and other members of the 1% are getting richer. The International Action Center, which in New York will protest in front of the Stock Exchange on Thursday, September 12, is issuing a call for nationwide local actions at military contractors, weapons makers and other corporate war profiteers.
This weekend saw a massive outpouring of anti-war action which only was the tip of the iceberg when it comes to mass sentiment against this war. While Congress deliberates, let’s hit the warmakers with mass action! Hands Off Syria!
CLICK HERE to ENDORSE, VOLUNTEER OR LIST A LOCAL ACTIVITY
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