From a press release circulating in Europe:

Gathering of Arab Resistance forces in Europe For March 24/25 a major gathering of political representatives of the resistance forces from Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon have been scheduled. It will take in Italy in Chianciano between Rome and Florence. It is the first time such an event has become possible in Europe. There are two major factors for this change. Firstly, while the anti-war movement is suffering from a serious reflux the anti-imperialist component in support of the resistances has been consolidated. Nobody can any more deny that the popular resistance movements are the main factor to stop the imperial war machine. Secondly, the governmental change in Italy. While the Prodi government is as servile to the US as Berlusconi, it nevertheless came to office by promising a change of foreign policy. Therefore it will be definitely more difficult for the current govt to impede the conference than it was for Berlusconi List of speakers on the international conference “With the Resistance, for Just Peace in the Middle East”With the Resistance, for Just Peace in the Middle East International Conference March 24/25, Chianciano Terme, ItalyArab speakers’ listIraqAyatollah al Sayyed Ahmed al Baghdadi, religious patriotic leader against occupation and imperialism Abdul Jabbar al Kubaysi, secretary general of the Iraq Patriotic Alliance, member of the Patriotic National Islamic Front Youssif Hamdan, university professor, leader Communist Party (Ittihad Alshaab), member of the Patriotic and National and Islamic Front Dr. Fadhil M Hussain, university professor, journalist Dr. Ibrahim Sulman Rizk, medical doctor Nouri N. Abd, leader of student and youth organisations Asrar-A-Abdullatif, leader of the Iraqi Communist party (Central Command) Mohamed al Khuzai, spokesman of Ayatollah al Hassani, Shiite religious movement against the occupation and for Iraqi national unity and reconciliationPalestineMohammed Ha. Alissa, representative of the Palestinian left Dr. Waleed al Modallal, Professor of Political Science, Islamic University of GazaLebanonSamir Diab, member Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Lebanon Samah Idriss, writer, director of the letterature magazine “Al Adab” and anti-imperialist activist JordanDr. Hisham Bustani, Leftist Pan-arabist leader of the democratic opposition Invitees from Somalia and Afghanistan will be named later on.