Thursday, April 02, 2009

Democracy Now: Thousands Flood London’s Financial District to Protest G20 Summit; After G20, Mass Protests Await Obama at NATO Meeting

Thousands Flood London’s Financial District to Protest G20 Summit
Guest: Tony Benn, former British MP and current president of the Stop the War Coalition. He spoke at a G20 protest in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday.

The G20 summit opened in London today amid widespread protests in the streets. Dozens were arrested Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators jammed the streets of London’s financial district. We speak with former British MP Tony Benn, the current president of the Stop the War Coalition.

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After G20, Mass Protests Await Obama at NATO Meeting
Guest: Andreas Speck, a member of War Resisters International. He is one of the lead organizers of the protests against the NATO summit.

After the G20 talks, President Obama will stop in France and Germany to take part in a NATO summit marking its sixtieth anniversary. Mass demonstrations are expected with thousands of protesters from over twenty European countries and the United States. We go to Strasbourg to speak with Andreas Speck, a member of War Resisters International and one of the lead organizers of the protests against the NATO summit.

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