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CCIP · 06-02-07, 02:31 PM

You have to agree that while Russia is often criticized for being heavy-handed, the last G-8 summit (in St. Petersburg) was certainly the most trouble-free so far. I was in the city at the time, and I was more scared of the heavily armed police (or rather interior ministry troops, even) than of any disorder, of which there was none. (and let's not forget the more recent protest attempts there, either). Anyone who made a peep was quickly dragged off. No violence, noone killed, noone injured so far as I know. And they let the protesters run free at an old stadium in an isolated part of town, where they got quickly bored. Some city administration people visited them to play soccer, and the protestors lost!

They should just conduct all their summits in Russia from now on.

06-02-07, 02:31 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	You have to agree that while Russia is often criticized for being heavy-handed, the last G-8 summit (in St. Petersburg) was certainly the most trouble-free so far. I was in the city at the time, and I was more scared of the heavily armed police (or rather interior ministry troops, even) than of any disorder, of which there was none. (and let's not forget the more recent protest attempts there, either). Anyone who made a peep was quickly dragged off. No violence, noone killed, noone injured so far as I know. And they let the protesters run free at an old stadium in an isolated part of town, where they got quickly bored. Some city administration people visited them to play soccer, and the protestors lost! They should just conduct all their summits in Russia from now on. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)