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Great Kissinger Quote
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7-19-01
San Francisco
Photo of protest sign with a great Henry Kissinger quote:
“The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.” –Kissinger
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Henry Kissinger came to town to sell his new book and got a special San Francisco welcome.
Dozens of protesters held signs and yelled “Henry Kissinger you can’t hide - we charge you with gen-o-cide”.
Security was tight for the event held in the grand ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel.
As the event began a woman was arrested at the entrance to the ballroom after she loudly accused Kissinger of being a war criminal.
The ballroom lobby was cleared for Kissinger’s talk.
All those without tickets were escorted out by the SFPD.
At least two people with tickets to the event were denied entrance – one, due to her history of activism, and another because she had been seen talking to the wrong person.
An employee of the Commonwealth Club (the sponsors of the event) tried to make me feel better after I was denied “Press” entrance by telling me that:
“Security is really tight...we have to be careful because at a previous event the CEO of Enron got a pie in the face… http://www.indybay.org/display.php3?article_id=101403
and…half the club employees think that Kissinger is going to get killed during this event.”
How relaxed can Henry be these days?
San Francisco
Photo of protest sign with a great Henry Kissinger quote:
“The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.” –Kissinger
----------------------
Henry Kissinger came to town to sell his new book and got a special San Francisco welcome.
Dozens of protesters held signs and yelled “Henry Kissinger you can’t hide - we charge you with gen-o-cide”.
Security was tight for the event held in the grand ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel.
As the event began a woman was arrested at the entrance to the ballroom after she loudly accused Kissinger of being a war criminal.
The ballroom lobby was cleared for Kissinger’s talk.
All those without tickets were escorted out by the SFPD.
At least two people with tickets to the event were denied entrance – one, due to her history of activism, and another because she had been seen talking to the wrong person.
An employee of the Commonwealth Club (the sponsors of the event) tried to make me feel better after I was denied “Press” entrance by telling me that:
“Security is really tight...we have to be careful because at a previous event the CEO of Enron got a pie in the face… http://www.indybay.org/display.php3?article_id=101403
and…half the club employees think that Kissinger is going to get killed during this event.”
How relaxed can Henry be these days?
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