Four Years Of War

Here in the UK, on the other hand, the audience for protest is none other than Tony Blair. And while Tony Blair changing tack probably won’t by itself stop the prosecution of war, it might combine with other political costs to stop things before they start. An effective protest (and
I still wonder whether ‘effective protest’ is a contradiction in terms) here can really make a difference. And that’s an unfamiliar feeling.
-Me, in email, after an anti-war conference in Glasgow, Jan 20, 2003

Was it ever preventable?

It felt like the birth of a movement. It seems even more so in hindsight.
The ball, I feel, is in Tony Blair’s court – and there is every sign he is
unmoved by the display of doubt in the drive to war. This will have immense
political consequences, and soon. And this doesn’t even mention what’s
happening in Europe, in the Middle East, in the USA. The global wave of
peace demonstration will be, I hope and expect, a significant moment in
history.
– Me, in email, after the Feb 15 ‘Not In Our Name’ march, February 18, 2003

It felt like it at the time.