Kiev Crowd Circles President's HQ

[Baja Margie]

BBC 23Nov04 21:31 GMT

"Thousands of Ukranians surround the Presidential offices in a second night of protest over the elections..."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/




Why not us, why not us ??????

[Avalux]

1. All Right

I'm ready. I'll skip my bills this month for a plane ticket to DC. Who's with me? We can do this too!!

[DoBotherMe]

2. I'm in and I'll bring friends!

[montanacowboy]

3. Can you even imagine what would happen to us

if we tried that? pleeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, they have more freedom than we do - we could not get within miles of the "pResident's" house...we would be shot with rubber bullets or hosed and dragged off to holding pens....

Can you imagine America being the fascist state and the Russian republics having freedom and democracy?

And Lugar says exit polls are correct as long as they are in Russia? Does he even realize what he said?

[evworldeditor]

4. They Have the Guts to Try.

Did we in 2000? Do we in 2004? Especially if its proven that Bush won in Ohio and elsewhere through voter fraud and a corrupt computer voting system.

[Catt03]

11. Thank you

for stating truth here.

At least these people have some courage and conviction. We do too....we do it typing comments to a message board.

[tavalon]

5. Oh sorry

it's impossible to make a difference and that's really the only reason to try so nevermind.

[kwyjibo]

6. Nice pictures from BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4032765.stm

[ilovenicepeople]

7. At this moment in time,

This is the biggest story in the world.THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD "WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!" GOD Bless them all,my prayers are with them.:grouphug: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Stand and Fight]

8. We Need to Do the Same!

We need to do the very same thing here in America. Storm the dammed White House!

[Paula Sims]

9. I have never been prouder to be Ukrainian -- or a liberal!

As I was growing up, when someone asked me my nationality, I would say that I am Ukrainian, and their reply would be: "That's Russian, right?" Seeing all those people protest, knowing it's their ONLY chance, has made me want to keep up the good fight on all fronts!

[Cheswick2.0]

10. I sing the music of the great Ukrainian composers

I love it.

Question: What is the driving motivation for this protest {besides a rigged election of course}?

[makhno]

13. Driving motivation

People are sick of the shit they've been living in since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Neither the promises of democracy nor the supposed benefits of a market economy have been realized. And so they take it to the streets in the naive hope that a Western stooge is going to do the country any more good than a Russian one.

The sad history of the past thirteen years repeats itself in the region, again and again.

[bhikkhu]

12. Chilling pics...

a country with courage, ideals, hopes, unity. Good for them, and best wishes....while here in *land we hid in our homes. The Ukranians shame us. Living in a small town repug stronghold, I confess to having let a grim depression take me, and done nothing.

[DS1]

14. The last 4 months have been right out of Tom Clancy novel

and of course, I use the word 'novel' lightly ;-)

[VegasWolf]

15. Wouldn't that be a wonderful site to see here! n/t

[TheLastMohican]

16. I am proud to be a Ukrainian

You have to live for 13 years with bastards to know what is driving those people to the streets. The US is lazy and happy and very well to do country. A political dissent is highly unlikely thing here. When people are drawn against the wall the self-preserving mechanism kicks in, this is their only choice to succeed and they are willing to go all the way.

[DemoMemo]

17. We believe exit polls in the Ukraine, but not in the U.S.?

The amazing thing about the Ukraine election crisis is that we're expected to believe the exit polls there, but not here. What's up with that?

These locals in Oregon are asking!

http://www.williamsoregonnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=250849&cp=11045