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STRASBOURG ! PARLEZ VOUS ANARCHY ?

Andrew McCoy | 06.04.2009 21:13 | G20 London Summit | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Terror War

The Heart of Europe ! A City Locked Down !
The Folly of an Elite ! .... Heard The Voice of Reason !!

Stop and Check ! Strasbourg residents show passes
Stop and Check ! Strasbourg residents show passes

The Germans are Coming !
The Germans are Coming !

Bonjour Les Enfants ! a protester waves to children
Bonjour Les Enfants ! a protester waves to children

Nato ! NON ! Riot Police Chief steers Germand Demo away from Rally Point
Nato ! NON ! Riot Police Chief steers Germand Demo away from Rally Point

Mass Movement ! Demonstrators on the move
Mass Movement ! Demonstrators on the move

Kicking Off ! Anarchists attack a Strasbourg Police vehicle
Kicking Off ! Anarchists attack a Strasbourg Police vehicle

The Police Response ! Tear Gas !!
The Police Response ! Tear Gas !!

Bloody but Unbowed ! an injured protester bleeding
Bloody but Unbowed ! an injured protester bleeding

Strasbourg Burning ! Public Phone Booths on Fire
Strasbourg Burning ! Public Phone Booths on Fire

Strasbourg Burning ! A French Firefighter struggles with the Hotel fire
Strasbourg Burning ! A French Firefighter struggles with the Hotel fire

Strasbourg Suburb Burning ! Buildings left to burn while Fire crews battle the H
Strasbourg Suburb Burning ! Buildings left to burn while Fire crews battle the H

Scorched Earth ! Anarchists attack public services
Scorched Earth ! Anarchists attack public services

We are Watching You ! French Riot Police await the order
We are Watching You ! French Riot Police await the order


Several thousand Anti - NATO Protesters gathered in Strasbourg this weekend.
Groups from several countries gathered to protest against NATO policy,
which in many eyes is spirally out of control.

With an International Camp of resistance set up south of Strasbourg main airport, demonstrators
were able to successfully co-ordinate a series of well executed protests across the entire city.

With the city centre split into two separate Security Zones, access and day to day normal life for residents and protester alike was severely hampered, with a massive security operation, road blocks and police checks
On resident, who had been previously issued security passes to come and go about the centre.

Inevitably there was amongst those, a hard-core element, who wished to cause destruction and chaos
But in the main the bulk of the protests were peaceful, which, after all is the whole point of an Anti -Nato protest.
Why resort to non-productive, violent action, when the very purpose of this is to oppose NATO both in word and in action.

Andrew McCoy
- e-mail: abmccoy@tiscali.co.uk

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Scorched Earth

06.04.2009 22:16

Anarchists or nihilists?

Kaze no Kae
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naivety

07.04.2009 09:34

Of course, NATO will be brought crashing down by a few banners and a sit down protest??

Any effective protest will be dealt with violently by the state and their police, and it is no good waving your hands in the air and hoping that they dont hurt you. If what you are doing challenges them, non-violent protest will be crushed.

Nobody wants to be injured or imprisoned, but confrontation is essential if we are serious about bringing these institutions down. You may not be prepared to take those risks yourself, but please do not criticise those who do have the courage to fight.



incredulous