As far as demonstrations go, it was the most effective I've ever seen, because of it's worldwide coordination, and the sheer numbers of people involved internationally. The world hasn't really seen anything like this since the no-nukes days.

We have the anti-globalisation movement to thank for that, as they are the behind the scenes activists who are organizing these events worldwide.

The impact of this new global reality is so far reaching, most people can't quite envision the importance of these events. Even if the international peace movement doesn't stop the US from attacking Iraq, it will have raised enough people's awareness of what we are truly fighting, that it will transform many, many lives and take the movement to a whole new level globally. Which is the more important thing anyway. It isn't like if we win this one, the evil global empire will disappear and go away.