Filipino Youth for Peace

by Drew Brown
Published on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 by Knight-Ridder

Reprinted from Common Dreams

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More U.S. soldiers have died in combat in Iraq since May 1, when President Bush declared an end to major combat operations, than died during main phase of the war, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

The death toll is a milestone, graphically illustrating the extended character of a war that many Americans believed was nearly finished after just a few weeks of combat. With a stubborn insurgency that is becoming more sophisticated and deadly in its attacks, it’s also a sobering reminder of the distance left to go in Iraq.

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By Renato Redentor Constantino
TODAY and abs-cbnnews.com
October 27, 2003

Yvette e-mailed that she was still in Hargeisa and was safe, which was a relief.

Only days ago, a British couple was killed inside their residence in a town in Somaliland. Before that, Annalena Tonelli, a well-loved Italian aid worker, was murdered in the tuberculosis hospital she ran in Borama, the hometown of Somaliland’s president.
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Ederic Eder
Dennis Espada
Garry Lazaro
Marichu Ocson
Raymond Palatino
Alexander Martin Remollino
PJ Villarta

of the FILIPINO YOUTH FOR PEACE

US President George W. Bush’s visit to the Philippines marks the first of a series of state visits that will also span Thailand, Japan, and Australia. These are countries that supported Bush’s wars against Afghanistan and Iraq.

The attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq were staged supposedly to eliminate their threats of terrorism. Afghanistan was allegedly harboring international terrorist Osama bin Laden, suspected of ordering the September 11, 2001 attacks carried out not by Afghans but by Saudis. The Saddam Hussein regime, ostensibly a threat to world peace, was allegedly building weapons of mass destruction.
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Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP)

#65A 10th Ave, QC

MEDIA STATEMENT

October 14, 2003

Reference: Julie L. Po, Secretary general

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OCTOBER 13 (MONDAY):

· Bush mascot will visit the Philippine Congress to test the security preparations of the House for the upcoming Bush visit

OCTOBER 14 (TUESDAY):

· Fluvial protest vs. Bush visit

· Political prisoners to stage “5 Days of Fasting vs. Bush”
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