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Thousands Of Germans United in Anti-war Protest

Aired February 15, 2003 - 07:01   ET

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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: A worldwide plea for peace. Protests are planned this weekend in 600 communities across the globe.
We begin this morning in Europe. CNN's Matthew Chance comes to us from Berlin with a preview of the demonstration there -- Matthew.

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Heidi.

And the view from Germany, a very cold and snowy Berlin, one of a country very much united behind the idea of opposing any possible war with Iraq. Over the course of the coming hours, tens of thousands of people are expected to pour out onto these streets in Berlin to give voice to that opposition, part, of course, of those Europe-wide protests that will see hundreds of thousands come out.

What's unique, though, about Germany is that the politicians that run this country basically have the same position over Iraq as do these antiwar protesters. Gerhard Schroeder, the German chancellor, saying there is no likelihood of Germany supporting or taking part in any war in Iraq, even if there is a new Security Council resolution giving the international community the authority to do so.

That position, of course, that has isolated this country, first of all from the United States, its traditional cold war ally, but also, with the exception of France, with neighboring European politicians as well, Heidi.

COLLINS: All right, Matthew Chance, we'll be checking in later. Thank you so much.

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Aired February 15, 2003 - 07:01   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: A worldwide plea for peace. Protests are planned this weekend in 600 communities across the globe.
We begin this morning in Europe. CNN's Matthew Chance comes to us from Berlin with a preview of the demonstration there -- Matthew.

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Heidi.

And the view from Germany, a very cold and snowy Berlin, one of a country very much united behind the idea of opposing any possible war with Iraq. Over the course of the coming hours, tens of thousands of people are expected to pour out onto these streets in Berlin to give voice to that opposition, part, of course, of those Europe-wide protests that will see hundreds of thousands come out.

What's unique, though, about Germany is that the politicians that run this country basically have the same position over Iraq as do these antiwar protesters. Gerhard Schroeder, the German chancellor, saying there is no likelihood of Germany supporting or taking part in any war in Iraq, even if there is a new Security Council resolution giving the international community the authority to do so.

That position, of course, that has isolated this country, first of all from the United States, its traditional cold war ally, but also, with the exception of France, with neighboring European politicians as well, Heidi.

COLLINS: All right, Matthew Chance, we'll be checking in later. Thank you so much.

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