the
uk guardian warns us that there won't be a warm welcome for a
wol at the summit of americas in argentina this week:
george bush left his problems at home yesterday only to find himself flying into a whole new world of hurt at the summit of americas in argentina, where tens of thousands of protesters, led by the football star and broadcaster diego maradona, were due to greet the president in a "say no to bush" march.
more after the jump:
the president can expect an equally unfriendly welcome from some of the leaders and top officials attending the summit in the seaside town of mar del plata. among those he can expect to come face to face with is hugo chavez, the outspoken president of venezuela who has accused the bush administration of attempting to orchestrate a coup against him and last week said the us was planning to invade his country.
around 10,000 police and security agents have erected a ring of steel around the town, while argentinian navy vessels have been positioned off the coast. most commercial flights are due to be suspended once the 34-nation summit begins. but with so many protesters in the area, there are fears that trouble could break out.
sciencedailysez it looks bad in buenos aires...
protesters clashed with police and torched a commuter train in buenos aires, argentina, tuesday, days ahead of a hemispheric leaders summit.
a protest over commuter train delays against city transportation officials turned violent as demonstrators burned 15 rail cars, a police car and a train station. nearly 100 people were arrested.
the incident was one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the argentine capital since the 2001 riots following the country's economic collapse, which killed dozens.
the violence came days ahead of the summit of the americas to be held at the mar del plata resort 250 miles south of the capital.
who was the einstein that thought it would be a good idea to hold an economic summit in a country where capitalism has destroyed the quality of life for most of the population?