Germany gets ready for Bush visit

[struggle4progress]

... Massive security precautions were being put into effect for the presidential visit to the city of Mainz, about 60 kilometres southwest of Frankfurt, as authorities braced for demonstrations ...

Stretches of the Rhine River, on which Mainz lies, will be closed to shipping traffic for a nine-hour period, while air space in a 60 kilometre radius around the city will be off-limits to private planes for the entire day ...

The visit will take place to the accompaniment of protest rallies and demonstrations organised under an alliance calling itself "Not welcome, Mr. Bush". A rally is due to take place on Tuesday evening at the Mainz city hall, to be followed by a march through the city on Wednesday.

Police are bracing for 5,000 to 10,000 demonstrators, while authorities have placed major restrictions, including the size of banners which the protesters may carry in their planned march through the city on Wednesday.

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=17171&name=Germany+gets+ready+for+Bush+visit



Tens of thousands of Italian protesters were back on the streets of Rome, last Saturday, demonstrating against the occupation of Iraq by U.S. forces and acts of terror there ... People from every province of Italy participated in the protest against terrorism, but most focused their outrage on the arrogance of the Bush administration ... Young and old, children and grandparents, students and teachers, journalists, intellectuals, cultural and social associations, political exponents of leftist parties, representatives of all the unions carried banners that read: "Free Iraq, Troops out of Iraq" and "Let's Free Peace" ...
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=212075&rel_no=1

[BrklynLiberal]

1. They must be soooo thrilled to have that schmuck visitiing them..

[jimshoes]

2. Has any President in our Nation's history

been greeted around the world with such contempt and hostility? These are truly America's darkest days.

[marmar]

3. He is ...

the most hated human being on the planet. Once he steps outside his narrow little world, he realizes the rest of the globe isn't as dumb as Red America.

:nopity:

[katinmn]

4. Mainz is such a pretty town. I went there to see the Gutenberg Museum

I hate to think of * further antagonizing people. I'm sure the Germans REALLY appreciate the severe security that's being put in place for his visit.

He is doing more harm than good.