Mexican Protesters Call for End to War

[Judi Lynn]

Mar 14, 9:07 PM EDT
Mexican Protesters Call for End to War
By TRACI CARL
Associated Press Writer

MERIDA, Mexico (AP) -- Protesters demanded "No more war!" and called Mexican President Felipe Calderon a "lapdog" of the U.S. on Wednesday, wrapping up days of often violent protests that dogged President Bush's five-nation tour of Latin America.

As the U.S. leader's plane took off Wednesday, about two dozen protesters circled Merida's central Zocalo plaza shouting "Bush understand this, Mexico doesn't want you!" and "Calderon is a lapdog of the imperialists!"

They demanded the release of dozens of fellow demonstrators who were rounded up the night before during a violent clash with some 200 riot police in the same square.

On Wednesday, protester and university professor Mauricio Macosay denounced the police response as "brutal" and "exaggerated" and said many of those detained had been marching peacefully.
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[Greeby]

1. Mexicans understand this, America doesn't want him either!

:P

[Acadia Blue]

2. Calderon stole the election just like his buddy shurb. And shrub

love the class structure of Mexico and wants to create the same thing here. Soon there will be no where to go for a living wage.

[raccoon]

3. I'm afraid Mexico isn't becoming like the US; it's the other way around. nt

[twiceshy]

5. * went to Mexico...

And announced on foreign soil that he would do everything in his power to enable the entry of tens of millions more Mexicans into this country. This will destroy us long before anything the terrorists can do. What a pathetic disgrace.

[gorbal]

4. They don't protest the same in The US

If you watch the vids of the Mexican protestors they literally ATTACK the police. While I can sit back and agree in theory that is not the way to go, it is quite a sight to see.

THAT could spread to the US. THAT is where we could have some problems.