Australian police warn of riot over Bush visit

[Swagman]

Source: Yahoo news

SYDNEY (AFP) - The largest protest so far during US President George W. Bush's visit to Sydney ended peacefully Wednesday, but police predicted a "full-scale riot" later in the week.

About 300 students, many still in their high school uniforms, marched through central Sydney chanting anti-war slogans in protest at the US leader's presence in Australia for this week's Asia-Pacific summit.

Police allowed the colourful rally, featuring a group of scantily-clad models and a pantomime horse, to march through a section of the city well away from where Bush was meeting with Prime Minister John Howard.

But authorities successfully appealed in the courts for a curb on the main protest action planned for Saturday, which police estimate could attract up to 20,000 demonstrators.

Chief superintendent Steven Cullen, head of the state Public Order and Riot Squad, said he had never been so worried about a demonstration in his career, predicting "horrendous" implications for public safety.


Read more: http://au.news.yahoo.com/070905/19/14cqj.html

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## police have been agitating for violence for weeks now-ordering in a water canyon, pepper spray and stun guns. They'll have their riot whether demonstrators want it or not.

[bemildred]

1. Yep, protests have to be "violent" so they can be discredited. nt

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. I hear that the Bush effect may cost John Howard

not only his PM office, but his seat in the Parliament also.

[TrogL]

3. What, no picture of the pantomine horse?

You can see scantily-clad models anytime.

[frylock]

4. they can solicit those canadian cops from the labor rally..

maybe they can facilitate that "full-scale riot."

[Doctor_J]

5. Too bad we can't organize some protests for when he get back home

but the new TV season is starting, so life in the USA is good.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Chief superintendent Steve Cullen seems wildly excited at the prospects!

From the article:

"Police lines will come under attack and a full-scale riot is probable," Cullen told the Supreme Court.

Apparently it will be probable if Cullen has anything to do with it!

The man must be feeling a need to show how important it is for him to stay on in his position. No one can control a potentially wild, bloodthirsty, lunatic commies they way Cullen can! It's a real career opportunity. Well, we can all hope cooler heads will prevail than Cullen's.

On edit, adding photos:

[Judi Lynn]

7. "Bums for Bush" protesters won't turn the other cheek

"Bums for Bush" protesters won't turn the other cheek
Published: Wednesday September 5, 2007

A game group of Australian anti-war protesters are planning a cheeky protest against a visit by US President George W. Bush -- baring their bottoms in what they hope will be a world-record moon.

Organiser Will Saunders said the Friday protest was aimed at lightening the mood in Sydney, a city currently patrolled by 5,000 police and soldiers and divided by a massive steel and concrete fence ahead of the APEC summit.

Police have said they expect violence during a series of protests against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit which will gather together 21 leaders from around the world.
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Saunders said numbers for the protest were not yet certain but he had a core group to perform a "21 Bum Salute" to represent each of the countries in the grouping.

More, at The Raw Story:
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/_Bums_for_Bush_protesters_won_t_tur_09052007.html

[USA_1]

8. ''Riots" to be orchestrated by Bonzai regime ...

... just as they were by COINTELPRO under J Edgar Hoover.

[defendandprotect]

9. Only 20,000 and they're trying to stop it -- ??? ????