Thousands Protest Bush's Visit to Manila

[kayell]

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MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of university students and other activists marched Saturday to protest President Bush (news - web sites)'s visit to this city already tense over security concerns.


Waving anti-U.S. placards and streamers saying "Ban Bush" and "Bush No. 1 terrorist," the protesters began their march at the sprawling University of the Philippines campus in suburban Quezon City. Authorities stopped them outside the House of Representatives building, where Bush addressed a joint session of Congress.


About 3,000 to 4,000 protesters gathered near the House, where they burned an effigy of Bush and five flags as the president's motorcade passed. In all, the protesters torched about 100 U.S. flags.


The crowd chanted: "Bush, Bush, go away, take with you GMA," a reference to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (news - web sites).

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[GCP]

1. Err, why link to DU?

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[goforit]

3. Whooo hoooo!!!!!!!!...................Go Phillipines!!!!!!

He is the slime of the Earth!!!

[TahitiNut]

4. Use this link

http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-protest1018,0,3067678.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

Alternatively ...
Demonstrators burn U.S. flags in protest of Bush's visit to Manila

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[cliss]

6. What a man.

Everywhere he goes, he causes riots and destruction. I wonder how he justifies this fact, as he drifts off to sleep each night.

He was scheduled to come to central Oregon this summer, to speak about his "healthy" forest initiative. Just one day before he arrived, two fires broke out in the very place where he was supposed to make a speech. They burned out of control for the next two weeks. Authorities suspected arson. It turned out to be the B&B fire, which destroyed thousands of acres.

Everything he touches turns to shit. What a legacy.

[TahitiNut]

7. duplicate

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=172729&mesg_id=172729

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