Report sept 11 demo : US Embassy : Wellington : Aotearoa : New Zealand.
by Vara Geshuay 10:28pm Wed Sep 11 '02 (Modified on 7:11pm Thu Sep 12 '02) article#33395
Report sept 11 demo : US Embassy : Wellington : Aotearoa : New Zealand. Report sept 11 demo : US Embassy : Wellington : Aotearoa : New Zealand. On
September 11 2001, the world was rocked by a terrorist attack in New York killing
up to 2500 innocent people. Commemorations of the dramatic events of September 11th at the US Embassy conflicted with mainstream thinking when a gathering of Wellington residents expressed outrage at U.S. foreign policy and asked the question "Who are the real terrorists?" One young punk who had come to protest at the arrogance of the American Administration and to give a voice to these unsaid truths was arrested at the US Embassy. "We are going to arrest you because we find that offensive" One demonstrator spoke about how they found the actions of the US Government offensive: "When the United States Superpower claims to act in the interests of freedom and democracy, they are lying. They have an atrocious human rights record in relation to indigenous peoples within US borders and people of colour all over the world." This was articulated by Joe Mau an indigenous speaker when he said "We are at the US embassy today because - fuck the media - because the media doesnt tell the fucken truth". Many spoke from the heart, raising questions of their own: "Why won't The United States Superpower acknowledge that the time has
finally come to stop jeopardizing the future of this planet?" Demonstrators in the group who had done their research shared information with other protestors about how the United States Superpower has broken international laws, and killed people all over the world in the name of freedom and democracy. One of these persons informed the group:
Suharto
in Indonesia in order to stop popular uprisings. They supported Turkey's genocide against the Kurds. The protestor's point was that terrorism is carried out all over the world by the United States Superpower aswell as suicide boeing pilots, and that an event such as the twin towers terrorist attacks, requires the citizens of the United States to demand answers as to why their own Government's foreign policy is making them a target. Press Release and all the photos here http://www.indymedia.org.nz/front.php3?article_id=1013
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