UK Troops To Replace Italians? - 100.000 March Into London

At least 100.000 people is expected to attend in an anti-war demonstration in centre of London today. General Mike Jackson suggested that British troops could replace the 3300 Italians in Iraq. This could turn really ugly.

From: News.com.au: British troops could replace Italians

THE head of the British army has said that Britain has the capacity to help replace Italian troops in Iraq were they to pull out of the country

A British defence official admitted to The Independent that there was not much appetite to dispatch more troops to Iraq among other allies.

The remarks came as organisers of a major anti-war demonstration in London today predicted that at least 100,000 people would march through the centre of the British capital.

Will the UK send more troops to Iraq? We shall see how much is left of the British capital after todays demonstration...

From: BBC: Protests call for Iraq withdrawal



Demonstrations will take place in over 30 cities across the world as part of an international day of action.

The coalition said Saturday's protest has been "hardened" by the nomination of Paul Wolfowitz as chairman of the World Bank.

Convenor Lindsey German said: "The nomination of Wolfowitz, the man who is recognised as chief architect of war with Iraq, will outrage most decent people."

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[edit on 2005/3/19 by Hellmutt]