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India Among Countries Where Anti-American Sentiment Growing
Aired April 04, 2003 - 15:47 ET
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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: India is among the countries where anti-American sentiment is growing. Protests are now routine. And while most of them have been peaceful, there is increasing anger in the streets.
Today, thousands of demonstrators turned out in the capital, New Delhi. Here's CNN's Satinder Bindra.
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SATINDER BINDRA, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): This is what these demonstrators think of U.S. President George W. Bush. A few seconds later, hundreds of more agitated protesters ripped the effigy to bits. More than two weeks after the war began, about 35,000 people, mostly Muslims, protest in the streets of India's capital, New Delhi.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): The hearts of the American leaders are no longer human. These people are committing crimes against humanity.
BINDRA (on camera): With every passing day, such anti-war protests are on the rise. Thousands of demonstrators here want the United Nations to stop the war immediately. Elsewhere across India, anti-U.S. sentiment is on the rise.
(voice-over): Here in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, demonstrators vent their anger by trashing a Nike store. Coke and Pepsi facilities have also been attacked. A recent poll in a weekly magazine shows 86 percent of Indians oppose the war.
At this school, hundreds of students sing for peace. They're all boycotting U.S. goods because they believe too many innocent Iraqis have been killed in the war.
KRITI PANT, STUDENT: The civilians death rate angers me. It angers me. It just makes me mad. And war is wrong.
BINDRA: Another student, Swapnil Gupta, says he's burnt his "Made in the USA" jeans.
SWAPNIL GUPTA, STUDENT: The American economy is dominating the whole world. And all this money they get from us is what they use to build their weapons. We don't want to contribute to the American domination of the world. BINDRA: As anti-American sentiment grows, so does the popularity of Iraq's leader. And while no one expects Saddam Hussein to win the war, these protesters say the United States loses more international goodwill with each day of battle. Satinder Bindra, CNN, New Delhi.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired April 4, 2003 - 15:47 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: India is among the countries where anti-American sentiment is growing. Protests are now routine. And while most of them have been peaceful, there is increasing anger in the streets.
Today, thousands of demonstrators turned out in the capital, New Delhi. Here's CNN's Satinder Bindra.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SATINDER BINDRA, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): This is what these demonstrators think of U.S. President George W. Bush. A few seconds later, hundreds of more agitated protesters ripped the effigy to bits. More than two weeks after the war began, about 35,000 people, mostly Muslims, protest in the streets of India's capital, New Delhi.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): The hearts of the American leaders are no longer human. These people are committing crimes against humanity.
BINDRA (on camera): With every passing day, such anti-war protests are on the rise. Thousands of demonstrators here want the United Nations to stop the war immediately. Elsewhere across India, anti-U.S. sentiment is on the rise.
(voice-over): Here in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, demonstrators vent their anger by trashing a Nike store. Coke and Pepsi facilities have also been attacked. A recent poll in a weekly magazine shows 86 percent of Indians oppose the war.
At this school, hundreds of students sing for peace. They're all boycotting U.S. goods because they believe too many innocent Iraqis have been killed in the war.
KRITI PANT, STUDENT: The civilians death rate angers me. It angers me. It just makes me mad. And war is wrong.
BINDRA: Another student, Swapnil Gupta, says he's burnt his "Made in the USA" jeans.
SWAPNIL GUPTA, STUDENT: The American economy is dominating the whole world. And all this money they get from us is what they use to build their weapons. We don't want to contribute to the American domination of the world. BINDRA: As anti-American sentiment grows, so does the popularity of Iraq's leader. And while no one expects Saddam Hussein to win the war, these protesters say the United States loses more international goodwill with each day of battle. Satinder Bindra, CNN, New Delhi.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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