South African police, protesters clash ahead of Obama visit

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - South African riot police clashed with protesters in Soweto on Saturday shortly before a visit to the sprawling Johannesburg township by U.S. President Barack Obama, a Reuters photographer said.

Armed police fired stun grenades to disperse the crowd of several hundred protesters, who had gathered outside the Soweto campus of the University of Johannesburg, where Obama was due to address a town hall meeting with students.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/29/us-safrica-obama-protests-idUSBRE95S07320130629

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Only minutes old - more to follow I guess.

[Faygo Kid]

1. Why?

More information, please.

[kelliekat44]

2. Here:

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/06/201362810818792628.html

[Harmony Blue]

3. Thank you

nothing turned up from the U.S. media (figures).

Here is some more from media outside the U.S.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/134801/obama-meets-mandelas-family-riot-police-clash-with-antius-protesters-

[nmbluesky]

4. Poster "stop World War III"

Huh?

[Harmony Blue]

6. They view the U.S. as imperialist

and such always having the rest of the world on edge or potential war. The rhetoric with Syria and Iran galvanizes this belief that is common outside of the U.S. You have to escape the U.S. media bubble to find it though....

[dipsydoodle]

7. Thanks for that.

I'd seen a general note that it was against US overseas policy but couldn't find a decent link. I have a feeling they consider the US to be Animal Farm - as do many others outside of the US.

[babsbunny]

5. I heard it on NPR

They were calling him a War Criminal. I guess he inherited that from Bush, since he is now doing the same things as Bush. sigh...........

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. He's now doing the same thing as Bush? Really?

[Taverner]

12. wiretapping, appeasing bankers, drone strikes

Don't get me wrong - he's the best we are going to get

But you can't tell me he hasn't consistently done the MIC's bidding

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. Nope. I can't because it's not true.

[Arctic Dave]

8. They are all racist?

[malthaussen]

10. Lie down with dogs, arise with fleas.

The rest of the world does not live inside our cozy, corporate-media bubble. It's really sad how Mr Obama has managed to use up the fund of goodwill that he had when he started his administration.

-- Mal

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

11. "STOP THE WAR ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS & WHISTLEBLOWERS

It looks like the people of the world have had enough of the U.S. bullshit.

[Catherina]

13. They look like racists who hate Black people to me

Oh wait... I guess that accusation doesn't work anymore.

I wonder what the whatevers will come up with next.

[quadrature]

14. SA youth unemployment 48%...whats not to like? nt

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