Peace vigil before start of US aggression

comments     Chuah Siew Eng     Published     Updated

Even as the US was starting its countdown to war o­n Iraq, a small band of Malaysians got together to hold out for peace at the Iraqi embassy in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Spreading the word to friends via SMS o­n mobile phones, a youth group called Universiti Bangsar Utama held a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the Iraqis.

Some 70 people of various races and ages ignored heavy rain to turn in front of at the utilitarian double-storey bungalow off Jalan Tun Razak at 8.30pm.

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