165 protesters arrested in SF...(G8/reclaim the commons)

[Webster Green]

1000 people protested the bio-tech/GM conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco yesterday. Actions went on last nite until about midnite and continue today.

More:
http://indybay.org/

[mulethree]

1. yahoo - 150 Arrested Outside Biotech Conference

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=12&u=/a...

By BILEN MESFIN, Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Police and anti-biotech protesters faced off outside a conference hall where the $40 billion industry is meeting. More than 150 people arrested.

About 125 people who would not disperse from a busy intersection were arrested Tuesday. That came after 33 people were taken into custody earlier in the day, according to police spokesman Dewayne Tully.

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Most of the protesters, such as Kamala Stuart, 53, of Oakland, were demonstrating against genetically modified food. "They should label the food, if they think it's so good," she said, waving a sign that stated, "label GM Foods." "We want people to know, to question this stuff."

BIO officials have said they support the right of protesters to peacefully demonstrate, but wondered how anyone could be against fighting disease, which they say is the main focus of most of the industry

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. but wondered how anyone could be against fighting disease

BIO officials have said they support the right of protesters to peacefully demonstrate, but wondered how anyone could be against fighting disease, which they say is the main focus of most of the industry


ummm stem-cell research

[Webster Green]

3. I think the main focus of the protesters is GM foods.....

I personally use my smirk-o-meter to determine what I support. The war-chimp is pushing for GMO mono-culture mega farms, so obviously it has to be evil. He is against stem cell research, so I'm for it.