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Tony Benn - London Protest 24th Feb 2007

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This is a video of Tony Benn's speech at the demonstration in London on 24th February 2007.

Tony was one of many distinguished guests who spoke to the thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square.

Tony Blair took us to war on Iraq to find weapons of mass destruction. There were none. 655,000 Iraqis, over 3000 US soldiers and 130 British soldiers have died in that illegal war. Now Blair wants to spend up to £76 billion on new Trident nuclear weapons for a 'defence' policy based on indiscriminate killing of millions.

Stop the War, CND and BMI organised the national demonstration to say no to these insane policies of death and destruction.

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  • Tony Benn forgets that after the 1997 victory for his party (under Blair) this country voted in 2001 & 2005 for Blair again despite Iraq. Benn's gathering in Trafalgar Square means nothing in comparison. Benn's son has more sense & served under Blair and is now in Brown's cabinet too. Benn Snr knows no more than you & I about "the truth" over WMD "lies". I TRUST my government! Benn the CNDer! Still in the Labour fold!! Thank God for Tony - Blair , that is!

  • The truth about WMDs is that there were no WMDs and that there was no evidence for WMDs at any point. That is the truth. If you still believe Blair even though the WMD lie has been exposed then you are a fool. The only evidence for WMDs has been shown to be fabricated. Yet you still believe Blair.

  • Tony Benn is a privaged upper class fool, he's well off and employs the best tax experts to reduce his TAX

  • What a stupid, stupid comment. It is perfectly legal to pay an expert to ensure you pay the tax due according to the law. Do you volunteer to pay Gordon 'Stalin' Brown extra money? Of course you don't. I've read things Tony Benn has writen and I've seen things you have writen. To be honest in the fool stakes it's not looking good for you mate ...

  • I worked for British Leyland when Tony Benn and Lord Stokes ran the Company, they were the men who finished the British Motor car Industry.

  • There were plenty of work shy workers who were too blame for the destruction of the British car industry as well. Including those that refused to accept new technology and working practices. It simply came down to the fact that British built cars were expensive and shit compared to most cars coming out of Japan. I would love to drive British but Japanese means I never have to worry about breaking down.

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  • I can not believe the rudeness of some of the comments here about Mr Benn. He is one of the most inspiring, most GENUINE, compassionate, selfless & kind hearted human beings we have ever known. He is a scholar and an old fashioned gentleman, of FAR GREATER intelligence and humanity than probably ANY of his detractors posting infantile comments on here.

    PALESTINE MUST & WILL BE FREE

  • That man, responsible for 100.000 (and growing) of deaths of civilians feels he has the moral right to tell President Putin (surely not an ideal man) how to rule multinational Russia! He's a total moron if he wants to apply those 'let them kill each other' principles to Russia.

  • Between two choices:

    1. leaving Iraqi's with no vote right but with oil

    2. leaving Iraqis with vote right but without oil

    - Tony Blair chose the latter. Why? You thought it was about oil? Oh no, it was because of his passion for spreading his view that all countries should be freed: even if they consisted of two ethnicities out to kill each other!

  • Brilliant!

  • its amazing that Tony benn has been saying the same thing for over forty years, no to unnecessary war.

    may he continue with all of us behind him.

  • the "friends of palestine" society of Queen Mary university of london support Tony Benn who has been saying the same thing for over forty years - no to war.

  • neoconhitman - I think you pay that remark far too much respect by deeming merely 'stupid.' The stupid community would surely object!

  • Go Tony Benn!!!

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