Protesters and police face off at Montebello summit (dial-up warning - pic heavy)

Thanks, Canadian friends!

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/politics/story.html?id=03919ebf-88c2-438e-81a6-4ad0914e2ad1&k=53241#

Andrew Thomson, CanWest News Service
Published: Monday, August 20, 2007


MONTEBELLO, Que. — Protesters went nose to nose with riot police outside the Chateau Montebello’s main gate Monday afternoon, though more serious violence has so far been avoided in the early stages of meetings among the leaders of North America.

Numerous scrums and pushing matches erupted between bandanna-clad demonstrators, linked by arm, and Quebec provincial police squads armed with batons, shields and gas masks.

Both sides were trying to hold their ground at the heavily-fortified resort for the two-day summit involving Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and U.S. President George W. Bush. The three leaders are meeting as part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership — an initiative aimed at deepening the integration of Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The riot squad had earlier prevented Council of Canadians chairwoman Maude Barlow from delivering a 10,000-signature petition to the gate. Council officials claimed this violated a prior arrangement with summit organizers.

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Speaking truth to power!:patriot:

It sort of reminds me of this:

I was standing nearby when that pic of the protester putting the flower in the gun was taken.

I got arrested the next day when the permit expired, and a few hundred of us sat on the steps of the Pentagon, and refused to leave. (Oct. 1967, "Confront the Warmakers" protest)

(Edited to add: Fuck you, agent Mike!! Come see me....you mutherfucker, I'll show you what I think of fascist fucking chimp-lickers!)

And don't worry about agent Mike. He's more inept than he's ever been. ;)