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Originally posted by cavalryscout
Why would the red cross get involved? I would think it would be more of a situation for FEMA.
I thought the red cross usually responded to natural disasters. I'm holding with my prediction for an earthquake to hit Chicago during the summit.
They will use haarp to trigger a major earthquake. That is why there have been all of this strange stuff happening in Clintonville, Baraboo, Watertown.....all in Wisconsin. Earthquakes in Wisconsin when is the last time that happened? Recent news reports, like a few days ago, of strange noises in Ohio and some river nearby had a ton of dead fish.
I'm not sure of a motive...... just plain crazy I guess.
I hope I'm wrong!
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
If they're trying for unrest and to create a situation which then demands a crackdown, I'd give an A+ for effort. They aren't missing much for chances to see it develop.
Originally posted by cavalryscout
Why would the red cross get involved? I would think it would be more of a situation for FEMA.
Originally posted by thehoneycomb
reply to post by lilowl53
There was an old Edgar Cayce prediction that America would turn to socialism, the Great Lakes would empty out through the Mississippi into the Gulf, splitting the US in two, WWIII would break out and Russia would become the light of the world. But I digress.
Originally posted by burntheships
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
If they're trying for unrest and to create a situation which then demands a crackdown, I'd give an A+ for effort. They aren't missing much for chances to see it develop.
Yep. No doubt about it. However, you do have my curiosity up,
yes...just why did they choose Chicago?
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
You know, it's not like this is the first major world conference of very controversial organizations in the modern age?? I don't get this. Why Chicago?? They KNOW..KNOW..this is going to bring major problems and far moer headaches than any benefit for whatever city hosts it?!
If they're trying for unrest and to create a situation which then demands a crackdown, I'd give an A+ for effort. They aren't missing much for chances to see it develop.
CHICAGO (MCT) — After weeks of disagreement, the city of Chicago and anti-war demonstrators have settled on an alternate route for a protest march on the first day of the NATO summit in May.
The city on Wednesday granted a parade permit to the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War and Poverty Agenda that will begin at the city’s preferred location — outside the Loop — but will venture into the busy State Street corridor before heading south to McCormick Place convention center where world leaders will hold their meetings.
Protest organizer Andy Thayer said his group was satisfied with the alternate route for that Sunday, May 20, and would accept the permit so they could begin to publicize the specifics of the event.
However, Thayer said the city has yet to answer the protesters’ demand that Chicago officials back them up if the U.S. Secret Service tried to curtail the route to keep protesters out of “sight and sound” range of McCormick Place for security reasons.
City officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
The protest group wanted to start at Daley Plaza, but city officials said a large demonstration in the narrower and more crowded streets of the Loop would pose an unacceptable public safety risk at a time when about 50 foreign delegations are likely to be moving through downtown in heavily guarded motorcades.
City lawyers argued last week that demonstrators have a right to march but not a right to cause gridlock in the city.
Protesters argued that the city has been inconsistent and disingenuous with its treatment of their permit application. The Department of Transportation had approved a permit for an identical march the day before, May 19, when that was going to be the first day of the G-8 summit. But after President Barack Obama moved G-8 to Camp David, Thayer filed a new application to move the march back one day.
City officials defended the route change by saying that NATO would draw more delegations — and more traffic congestion — than G-8