APEC: pro-Bush group granted permit

[Swagman]

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

APEC: pro-Bush group granted permit
PM - Tuesday, 4 September , 2007 18:21:28
Reporter: Sabra Lane
MARK COLVIN: The biggest security operation in Australian history will slip into top gear tonight, when US President George W. Bush touches down in Sydney.

And when the world's most powerful man arrives at his plush Sydney hotel, he'll have a welcoming committee, a group calling itself "Aussies for ANZUS".

While that organisation has police permits to be within the APEC city precinct, close to the President's hotel, police went to court today to stop another group from marching this weekend through the declared APEC security zone.

The New South Wales Supreme Court will hear the case at seven tomorrow morning.

Sabra Lane reports.

SABRA LANE: Sydney group "The Axis of Awesome" has been so inspired by APEC it's written a ditty about it.

THE AXIS OF AWESOME (singing): You can't go to the Opera House, I'm afraid that it is shut. And Government House is a no, no, and so is the George Street Pizza Hut…

SABRA LANE: And as the lyrics suggest, a large portion of the city has been zoned a "declared" area, with some areas fenced off, and protesters barred. In particular, police have a list of 30 people who are banned from the APEC "declared" zone.

These people will be arrested and removed if they show up in any APEC security area.

Sydneysider John Ruddick isn't on the list, in fact he's organising a welcoming committee, which will display a large banner to greet the US Commander-in-Chief when he arrives at his city hotel tonight.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2024059.htm



Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2024059.htm

---

## police try to stop anti-Bush protestors going near the APEC no-go zone but allow pro-Bush demonstrators in.

[fasttense]

1. Aussies for ANUS?

:P

[rocktivity]

2. Did it ever occur to them that anyone who does want to hurt Bush

could simply conceal themselves among the Bush supporters?

Either allow all the groups to march, or allow none.

:eyes:
rocknation

[Tyler Durden]

3. Goes to show, NeoCon doesn't equal Intelligent.

Quite the opposite.

[aggiesal]

4. When peaceful revolution becomes impossible, violent revolution becomes inevitable, ...

-- John F. Kennedy

[Doctor_J]

5. I used to believe that, but since no blood has been spilt here yet,

I am beginning to doubt it.