Monday, May 21, 2012

#Chicago News said that only a few hundred showed up to the NATO protest, looks like more



Eddie Conlon

4:33 PM (edited)  -  Extended circles
Chicago

Saw in the "news" that only a few hundred showed up to the NATO protest.
Yup, this looks like a few hundred to me.
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David Mantel4:41 PM
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Looks like news suppression to me. When those reporting the news become complicit in the suppression of their own business.
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Raw Video Of Chicago Police Beating NATO Protesters with Batons »
Raw Video Footage aired by CNN described by CNN as 'Chicago Police Pummel NATO protestors with Batons
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David Kokua

3:43 PM  -  Public
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Video courtesy LeakSource2012 http://www.youtube.com/user/LeakSource2012 At least 12 people were injured and 60 arrested on Sunday in Chicago after protesters clashed with police when thousands of activists took part in anti-NATO demonstrations. The riots began when the protesters tried to force their way through a police line to the site of the meeting. Protesters allegedly threw plastic bottles and paint balloons at the police, who fought back against them with batons and riot gear. Police estimated the crowd on Sunday to be 2,500 to 3,000, though it appears that many more turned out onto the streets of the city to voice their opposition to NATO's costly and deadly wars. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans also took part in the protests, throwing their medals towards the convention center where the delegates were meeting. They said the medals they were given do not represent the wars they were fighting.
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Kevan Tollefson

3:42 PM  -  Public
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DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts from Chicago, site of the largest NATO summit in the organization's six-decade history. On Sunday, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as members of Afghans For Peace, led a peace march of thousands of people. Iraq Veterans Against the War held a ceremony where nearly 50 veterans discarded their war medals by hurling them down the street in the direction of the NATO summit. We hear the soldiers' voices as they return their medals one by one from the stage. "I am giving back my global war on terror service medal in solidarity with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan," said Jason Heard, a former combat medic who spent 10 years in the U.S. Army. "I am deeply sorry for the destruction that we have caused in these countries and around the globe." To watch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for more information, visit http://www.democracynow.org/ FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/democracynow Listen on SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/democracy-now Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT

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Kevan Tollefson3:44 PM
Occupy NATO
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