Old Europe embracing New Europe

[Bereta_Eder]

Of course I'm really happy about Cyprus

[Spiffor]

Paiktis : you can already see excerpts of the project at the European convention site.

[axi]

The clashes occured at the little dent on top of the zone: we were at the right side and the anarchists at the left side of the dent. The demo ran from that spot and to the right, along the border of the red zone. The US embassy where the demo ended is alittle bit off the upper right corner of the map. Part of the demonstrators did not proceed to the US embassy, but went around the sharp edge of the red zone (which is at the Hilton hotel) and were blocked about 500 m below, near Kallimarmaron stadium.

Below is a pic of the front of our block. The chemical sprayed on us is a solution of either CN or CS gas ( an asphyxiating agent) which is banned under the Geneva convention. IIRC the specs mention that it should be used from a distance of at least 7m, in order to avoid lethal overdoses.

[Bereta_Eder]

Thanks Spiffor, will be cheking it.

Axi,
they tried to break the police line. One thing that I find a bit negative is that in every major demonstration there just have to be the "known unknowns" who will try to create havok by throwing molotovs etc.

Of course to their credit the protestors usually try to isolate the self proclaimed anarchists.

Peaceful demos are just as good.

In this one I think some people wanted to create as much trouble as possible.

Again nothing wrong with demonstrating of course. I don't care about the "international image of our country". That's a nobrainer. Demonstrations is a right (and a tradition ) But peaceful demos are much more preferable for us.

[axi]

More pics to come...

Below is an anarchist while throwing a petrol bomb, also named a "molotov cocktail"

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by axi
The chemical sprayed on us is a solution of either CN or CS gas ( an asphyxiating agent) which is banned under the Geneva convention.

The Geneva Convention doesn't ban its use for riot control only its battlefield use. Now if you want to claim being at war with the state in order to wrap yourself in the Convention, don't complain about the use of scare tactics by the State then.

[axi]

Ooops, forgot the pic...

[Bereta_Eder]

Right, there's the clown

what he thinks he's doing??!

[DaShi]

You mean this isn't about America!

[Bereta_Eder]

Funnily enough, it is about america too

[DaShi]

Oh, then that's alright then.

[axi]

paik: We tried to break the police cordon because it is unconstitutional to block us from demonstrating in our own city. We went peacefully and just pushed them aside. We have thrown paint and eggs on the police to show our contempt about these cronies, who are paid to do nothing else but beat up people.

DD: This is correct, but, isn't this logic kinda warped? Should an agent allowed against foreign combattants be allowed against your own citizens? Using the same logic, since Saddam gassed his own people in Hallabja and not the Iranian soldiers, this was no war crime.

With all these chemicals, we're going to start demonstration by proxy, in a while... something like this: (the dog's name is Sweetie and it demonstrated in every anti-war rally)

[Bereta_Eder]

Oh, then that's alright then.

[Bereta_Eder]

ROTFL about the doggie


About your right to demonstrate wherever you want in whatever time you want, I think you're being a bit biased

[axi]

This is what we call "ðáé÷íßäé óõó÷åôéóìþí". What is allowed and what isn't, what are your rights and what isn't is always contested, from both sides. If we would let them, we would be like in the United States, where anybody who dares to come to the streets is picked up, for "obstructing traffic".