South African demonstrators protest Bush visit

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Posted 7/9/2003 10:59 AM

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — About 1,000 demonstrators marched peacefully to the U.S. Embassy Wednesday, protesting President Bush's war in Iraq and trip to Africa.
Anti-war coalition supporters protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
By Themba Hadebe, AP

"We stand together with millions of people throughout the world and say that the biggest weapon of mass destruction is George W. Bush," Salim Valley of the Anti-War Coalition said in a speech.
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Former President Nelson Mandela, the popular leader and hero of the anti-apartheid struggle, has harshly criticized Bush for going to war without a U.N. mandate.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-09-safrica-protests_x.htm
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For pics of the LA protest against bush go here
http://www.darrias.com/politics/Protest6-27.html

[study_war_no_more]

1. you go brothers

Don't trust Bush look what he did in America if you have any doubts.

[Say_What]

2. WP: President Bush Receives Cool Reception in South Africa

Poor baby, he's getting exactly what he deserves. Here's the Washington Post article a bit more in depth. For example, the WP says that Mandela left the country for the three nights that SmirkBoy is there. It also list the other political snubs and criticism that the Boy King so richly deserves. As usual the Weasel in the White House thinks he can buy his way into anything :puke:

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...The current president, Thabo Mbeki, left the country today after a half day with Bush to attend the 52-nation African Union meeting in Mozambique with the rest of Africa's leaders. Bush will not be meeting with the African Union.

The reception for Bush in Africa is not as overtly hostile as those he has received in places such as Germany, where tens of thousands filled the streets to protest what they called his unilateralist and militaristic policies. At the same time, however, the reception contrasts markedly with the large and adoring crowds that greeted former President Bill Clinton five years ago; some still have photos of Clinton in their homes.

In Uganda, which Bush will visit briefly on Friday, ordinary people are proud and happy to have an American president visit. But they see Bush's interest in Africa as simply part of his war against terrorism. Already, intellectuals in newspapers and on the radio in Uganda have characterized him as a "cold fish," who does not really care about Africans.

"Sure, Bush is coming to visit our AIDS clinic -- and he will be here for a whole four hours," said Walfula Oguttu, editor-in-chief and managing director of The Monitor, Uganda's well-regarded independent newspaper. "But we all know it all has to do with fighting terrorism. His AIDS money is trying to buy Africa. That is what everyone is saying." Sitting in the busy newsroom in the capital city of Kampala, Oguttu said Africans are also greeting Bush with suspicion because he ruled "tyrannically" against the international community by going to war in Iraq.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32833-2003Jul9.html