Kuala Lumpur will join more than 60 cities around the world o­n Feb 15 in a global protest against a possible United State's military aggression against Iraq.

The peaceful demonstration will be held at 11am at the United States Embassy in Jalan Tun Razak, said pro tem political party Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) in a statement today.

"Individuals and organisations are urged to come with banners and placard, bearing anti-war signs and messages that "do not contain violent, racist and fascist viewpoints".

"We call upon all Malaysians who cherish peace and human lives, to come out and attend this peaceful demonstration to protest potential war against Iraq," said the party.

PSM added that protesters can also sign an international anti-war petition that will be made available outside the embassy.

Similar demonstrations

Similar demonstrations will be held in major cities across Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia, which are expected to see millions of people voicing their objection regarding the war.

Peace rallies o­n Oct 26 last year drew 250,000 participants around the world.

At the European Social Forum last year, anti-war organisations from 11 European countries agreed to demonstrate against the plan to attack Iraq.

Another follow-up meeting o­n Dec 15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, agreed to coordinate a Europe-wide action.

Also in December, a landmark conference in Cairo, Egypt, initiated the new International Campaign against US Aggression o­n Iraq. More information can be found at ww.stopwar.org.uk

Meanwhile, PAS Youth chief Mahfuz Omar said his party will deliberate o­n Sunday whether to take a similar action.

"The party leadership will meet o­n Sunday and the latest development o­n the US' plan to attack Iraq would be o­ne of the items in the agenda.

"We will see if we need to organise any similar rally to state our view," he said when contacted today.