PERTH — On July 30, 130 people attended a forum organised by the Perth Peace Group on the conflicts enveloping the Middle East. The speakers were Carmen Lawrence, federal MP for Fremantle; Dr Simon Adams from Notre Dame University and NoWar representative Melita Kidd.
Kidd defended the need for a broadly based, united anti-war movement. Kidd also defended the actions of Wade McDonald, who was charged after jumping on the bonnet of PM John Howard's car the previous day during a protest. Kidd said that the real crimes are Howard's support for Israeli aggression against Lebanon and for the US-led occupation of Iraq.
Nathan Verney