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Protesters scale Golden Gate
Bridge
AP
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Three people protesting China's human rights
record and the impending arrival of the Olympic torch climbed
up the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday and tied the Tibetan flag
and two banners to its cables.
The banners read "One World One Dream. Free Tibet"
and "Free Tibet 08."
The protesters wore helmets and harnesses as they made their
way up the cables running next to the south tower of the famed
span. The climb had the group suspended several 150 feet above
traffic.
Video of the protest is available
here.
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Reached by cell phone as he dangled from the bridge, demonstrator
Laurel Sutherlin said he was worried that the torch's planned
route through Tibet would lead to more arrests and Chinese officials
would use force to stifle any visible dissent.
"The leaders of China have said they'll maintain order at
all costs, and we know what that means — bloodshed and violent
oppression," he said. "If the IOC allows the torch to
proceed into Tibet they'll have blood on their hands."
Full
article here.
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INFOWARS:
BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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