Peace Boat sets off for Kobe on antiwar protest

TOKYO, Japan - A cruise ship chartered by the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Peace Boat leaves Tokyo's Harumi pier for Kobe port March 14 to protest a possible U.S.-led attack on Iraq. The 16,000-ton ship is scheduled to arrive in Kobe on March 15, a day designated for more global peace rallies in at least 400 cities around the world.

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