Opponents of base to protest outside Foreign Ministry

Opponents of the US radar base are planning to stage a protest outside the Czech Foreign Ministry at 6pm on Monday evening. Jan Tamas of the "No to Bases Initiative" said that it was important that politicians should hear the voice of those who felt that the US base would harm Czech security interests. "We hope that Mr. Bush hears us too, Tamas said. Over the weekend three Czech villages rejected the US radar base in local referenda and opinion surveys indicate that the majority of Czechs do not want the base on their territory.