Protesters kept far from APEC summit site

[Judi Lynn]

Protesters kept far from APEC summit site

By ALISA TANG
The Associated Press
10/19/2003, 3:16 a.m. ET


BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — About 1,000 protesters marched in downtown Bangkok on Sunday against a summit of 21 economic leaders, but government pressure kept the demonstrators far away from the conference.

The Thai government warned protesters not to disrupt the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and officials would not rule out using force to stop them.

The protesters avoided drawing the government's ire by gathering at Chulalongkorn University and marching peacefully to a nearby shopping area — both places far removed from the major conference sites. About 100 policemen watched over the rally.

The demonstrators carried signs in Thai and English reading: "The world's real terrorist is George Bush" and "APEC — a group of ghouls sucking the blood of the poor." Many held multicolored balloons with drawings of peace doves.

One drawing labeled "My World," showed Bush painting the American flag all over the globe. (snip/...)

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[lebkuchen]

1. After the Philippinos burned 100 US flags, Bush knows he's not welcomed

anywhere in Asia.

[Thor_MN]

7. Finally!! Now we know what he had stuffed in his pants

When he did his "Mission Accomplished" farce. A solid gold Swastika in lieu of brass balls.

[Hieronymus]

2. One wonders......

if Bush was aware of the protest, and, indeed, if he'll ever know.:dunce:

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. nope

he is hermetically sealed from the rest of the world

[nostamj]

8. he was aware...

there were so many protestors they had to call the visit short and get THMOE outta there before it got any uglier....

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. __ "The world's real terrorist is George Bush" __

. . my sentiments exactly.

. . will the world ever wake up ??

Probly not,

we'all got our gameboys and sports channels to anesthesize us

(sigh)

[izzie]

5. When it hits you at home you wake up.

Gas will go up another time, etc and on and on.

[revcarol]

6. 20,000 troops in Thailand to keep him "protected"

and ISOLATED. Hey, protect him because Cheney would start WW3, but isolate him?NO!!