London Against the Afghan War

On Saturday October 8, 2011, to mark the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the Stop the War Coalition is holding a Mass Assembly in Trafalgar Square, from 12 noon to 4 pm, to call for an end to the war, which continues to haemorrhage lives and money at an alarming rate, despite the arrogance and futility of trying to save Afghanistan from its own people, fuelled by the obvious lies of politicians, who insist on claiming -- in defiance of all logic -- that the presence of British soldiers is keeping al-Qaeda off the streets of Britain, when what the "insurgents" actually want is for us to get out of their country.

With the latest UK poll showing 71 percent of respondents agreeing that the war in "unwinnable," and 57 percent calling for the immediate withdrawal of British troops, the Coalition is noticeably in tune with a majority of the British public, and has secured significant support from opponents of the war for the following statement of intent for Saturday's protest...

"Ten Hours for Ten Years"