After the Manchester demo halted for 3 minutes silence to remember all those who have died in 'the war on terror' - we handed in this letter to Labour's conference organisers.

We are demonstrating at the Labour Party conference to protest at the foreign policy being followed by your government.

Videos of the speeches are available here.

Quotes from the speakers on situation since the crisis in Georgia:

Seumas Milne:

Who started it?
'It was Georgia which launched the attack. It was about trying to demonstrate US hegemony'

Why it is important
'This will be seen as a turning point in international relations.
We now live in a multi-polar world.'

The 20th September is so important
'Pressure on the government for a change in direction is absolutely central. We should not underestimate the importance of this moment, Gordon Brown is very vulnerable, David Miliband is very unpopular in the Labour Party, the majority of the British people want the troops taken out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and they want a break with the US war drive, so now is the time to turn up the heat!'