The pro-war Left was a grouping of

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gers who supported for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, at variance with much of the rest of the British

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, which opposed it. They were centered on the

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, which in October 2007 had 2,929 signatories."The Euston Manifesto"
, March 29, 2006. The name is derived from the pro-war group the Undertakers. They have some similarity with American liberal hawks and Anti-Germans.

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The pro-war Left can be seen as mainly a phenomenon of the

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. Most of its supporters contribute to or run blogs, ''

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'' being the most well known and influential of these. On October 7, 2007, a counter-demonstration
From the Harry's place blog to the

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march was organised by Harry's Place to which all of the pro-war Left were invited. The organisers estimate that 100 people turned up over the course of the day. As well as the Euston Manifesto there are other organisations that have been associated with the pro-war Left such as Labour Friends of Iraq, Unite Against Terror,

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