Bush's Sydney Trip to Embolden 7,000 to Protest Against Visit

[struggle4progress]

By Arijit Ghosh and Gemma Daley

Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- About 7,000 protesters are expected to march through downtown Sydney tomorrow during a summit attended by U.S. President George W. Bush, an organizer for the rallies said ...

``A common element for the protests here is American exceptionalism,'' Jake Lynch, director for the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, said in a phone interview. That is: ``the rule should apply to everyone else except the U.S.''

A majority of Australians in a survey conducted by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War say Bush is the worst U.S. president in history. Howard and Bush, who arrived in Sydney after an unscheduled stop in Iraq, are leading a bid to convince APEC members to agree on ``inspirational'' goals on cutting energy intensity, and to try to revive World Trade Organization talks that collapsed last year ...

Howard will face election by January ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aqMB7hS9PGhw&refer=australia

[Dystopian]

1. K&R...

If 7,000 protesters arrive on the 15th.....
And no one sees them on TV...
Will they really be there?


peace~