Politcal News: 1.1 Million Protest Mexican Election, Bush Nominates Gitmo Warden For Top NATO Commander
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on July 17th, 2006 1:28 pm by HL
That’s a demonstration: 1.1+ million in Mexico City
Daily Kos
Excerpt: A large number of Mexicans rallied yesterday to demand a recount in Mexico’s Presidential election. Obviously no one knows how many; it’s really difficult to estimate such a large crowd. But here’s a typical description, this from the Los Angeles Times:
Police officials subordinate to the PRD-led city government said 1.1 million people took part in the daylong protest. Notimex, the semiofficial news agency of the conservative-led federal government, estimated 700,000 were present.
H.L.s Take:
How much more will America have to put up with before we can demonstation of this size against Bush?
Bush Nominates General Who Oversaw Guantanamo Prison To Be Top NATO Commander
Think Progress
Excerpt:Last week President Bush nominated U.S. Army Gen. Bantz Craddock to be NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, the same position formerly held by Gen. Wesley Clark. Craddock currently oversees the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and was formerly chief military assistant to Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
July 20th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
I’m proud of Mexicans for standing up and defending democracy. This is better than what Americans did when the Bush sindicate claimed to win the 2000 and 2004 elections.
I wonder what the hell Bush would do if 2-3 million people demanded that a fair recount be conducted. Would he claim victory and then send in tanks?
Where are the patriots when you need them?
LA