Reports from local newspapers in Cambridge from early 2003, on public reaction to the proposed military attack on Iraq.
Full article: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/search/dispstory.asp?id=529307 (this link no longer works in 2017)Adam Ingram, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, faced a hostile reception inside and outside party headquarters in Norfolk Street.
This article was at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/search/dispstory.asp?id=527421About 400 pupils from Hills Road and Long Road Sixth Form Colleges in Cambridge marched into the city centre to protest against a possible war with Iraq.
PEACE campaigners opposed to the UK going to war in Iraq have presented a petition of more than 1,200 signatures to Ipswich MP Chris Mole.Full article ipswich_EADaily_8Feb2003.html
Full article: nato_warning_varsity_7feb2003.htmlNATO's Euroean Commander-in- Chief has defended a possible war in Iraq but warned that if it occurs the West may be dragged into a drawn out and damaging conflict.
Full article: lakenheath_varsity_7feb2003.htmlAnti war protesters were in action again last week and experienced mixed success in their action at RAF Lakenheath. The party of
Full article: 82pc_against_war_cen_7feb2003.htmlMORE than 1,000 readers took part in the News poll to find out how the region feels about war with Iraq.
See also: no_to_war_cen_6feb2003.html (image 44K)* MPs say their constiuents are not yet convinced Britain should invade Iraq
Full article: Full articleTHE people of Mid-Anglia are not ready for a war in Iraq, according to the region's MPs.
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HUNDREDS of protesters gathered In Cambridge city centre on Saturday to march against the impending war on Iraq.Full article rally_weeklynews_5feb2003.html
SIX peace protesters, four of them from Cambridge, were arrested during a demonstration outside the Lakenheath USAF base yesterday.
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HUNDREDS of protesters gathered in Cambridge city centre on Saturday to march against the impending war on Iraq.
Full article: letters_cen_3feb2003.jpg (image 80K)This is a representative sample of letters we have received on a possible war with Iraq. So far, not one correspondent has been in favour of war.
Full articleA WOMAN has set about giving a voice to growing anger over a possible war in Iraq by starting a petition which she hopes will go to every village in the region.
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Full article: northwood_varsity_24jan2003.htmlCambridge students were among the 70 protestors arrested on Sunday at a peaceful protest outside Britain's Military Headquarters. They were members of the four hundred anti-war protestors who rallied outside RAF Northwood,
Full article: mulligan_varsity_24jan2003.htmlTomorrow morning Shane Mulligan will set out on a journey to Iraq. When he arrives there in just under two weeks time he will go to a place that he sees as being worth protecting - maybe a power station, a water works or a hospital - and stay there.
Full article: vigil_tcs_23jan2003.htmlAs people around the world joined in peaceful protest against the possibly imminent war on Iraq, over 100 Cambridge locals and students converged on Petty Cury on Saturday night.
Full article: mulligan_tcs_23jan2003.htmlA Cambridge student is heading to Iraq this week to act as a "human shield", in the face of the increasing threat of military strikes on the troubled Gulf state. Shane Mulligan,
The full article used to be at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/search/dispstory.asp?id=197793CAMBRIDGE MP Anne Campbell has warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that war against Iraq would be a "mistake".
As the likelihood of military action against Saddam Hussein increased dramatically, she said worried constituents were contacting her on a daily basis.
