Title: Clinton vs. Bush
bluebutterfly - June 29, 2004 06:26 PM (GMT)
I don't know why this thing's posting double photo's.
bluebutterfly - June 30, 2004 03:42 AM (GMT)
Protesters delay Bush speech
From Star news services
June 27, 2004
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland -- As President Bush spoke at an outdoor joint news conference with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland and Romano Prodi, the president of the European Union, anti-war protesters blocked at least one of the main roads leading to Dromoland Castle, a 16th century Renaissance fortress-turned-luxury-resort where Bush was staying.
By midafternoon in Ireland, it was unclear how many demonstrators had blocked the road leading to Dromoland Castle. About 4,000 police and 2,000 soldiers -- one-third of the security forces in Ireland -- patrolled the security cordon around the leaders' meeting.
But in a symbolic victory over a president who prizes punctuality, anti-war protesters forced a 30-minute delay in Bush's news conference. The president had to wait while the White House press corps was driven in circles on double-decker buses because the road to the castle was choked with demonstrators.
The protests lasted more than an hour, with no trouble or arrests and little tension.
On Friday night, the police estimated that 10,000 had marched in Dublin to protest against Bush and the Iraq war. But Saturday, protesters interviewed outside Dromoland Castle said their numbers had been diminished by government attempts to frighten them away through widely stated warnings that violent confrontations were likely.
About 400 protesters gathered to give Bush a last-minute send-off before he left Saturday for Turkey.
http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/158214-5392-010.html
From Star news services
June 27, 2004
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland -- As President Bush spoke at an outdoor joint news conference with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland and Romano Prodi, the president of the European Union, anti-war protesters blocked at least one of the main roads leading to Dromoland Castle, a 16th century Renaissance fortress-turned-luxury-resort where Bush was staying.
By midafternoon in Ireland, it was unclear how many demonstrators had blocked the road leading to Dromoland Castle. About 4,000 police and 2,000 soldiers -- one-third of the security forces in Ireland -- patrolled the security cordon around the leaders' meeting.
But in a symbolic victory over a president who prizes punctuality, anti-war protesters forced a 30-minute delay in Bush's news conference. The president had to wait while the White House press corps was driven in circles on double-decker buses because the road to the castle was choked with demonstrators.
The protests lasted more than an hour, with no trouble or arrests and little tension.
On Friday night, the police estimated that 10,000 had marched in Dublin to protest against Bush and the Iraq war. But Saturday, protesters interviewed outside Dromoland Castle said their numbers had been diminished by government attempts to frighten them away through widely stated warnings that violent confrontations were likely.
About 400 protesters gathered to give Bush a last-minute send-off before he left Saturday for Turkey.
http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/158214-5392-010.html