Beltway Area Indymedia

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Colombian President Uribe,a US trained imperialist thug, visited DC on May 2 to push the embattled US-Colombia Free Trade area. He was over an hour late to his event at 1333 H st-and was confronted in person, face to face, when he arrived!

An estimated 200 protestors were on hand, and at first it appeared he would do a Tony the Rat and try to wait everyone out. Finally he arrived-and his offer to meet a delegation of three people was rebuffed.

Audio:3 min 49 seconds

Two days after the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, at noon on April 18, Code Pink and 50 years staged another protest to demand that Paul Wolfowitz resign. Packed bags were displayed and crime scene tape strung by uniformed "Pink police" from Code Pink.

The Code Pink "Pink Police" were a blast, wearing custom-made uniforms that looked like cop uniforms except for being PINK! In addition, crime tape was strung in front of the World Bank, and luggage rolled around bearing name tags for Wolfowitz and destinations like "Federal Court" and "The Hague."

Audio files:
Intro: 1:25
Congo March: 7:38
IMF Soccer Riot 2007: 2:09

From April 12 to April 15, an unusual set of protests accompanied the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. This time around, instead of thousands of students, many protesters were first generation Congolese immigrants, union workers, or others harmed by neoliberal economics.

The UNITE HERE protest(covered elsewhere) was a clear threat by hotel workers to strike during the Fall Meeting is they don't get a fair contract.

(audio 3 min 57 seconds)
On Friday, April 13, demonstrators erected a sign in Wolfowitz's lawn in front of 7104 Pinehurst Parkway, his home off Western Ave. This time, we didn't have to break out the air horns and yell, as the mainstream press has been doing the yelling for us.As the sign says "Paul Wolfowitz steals from the poor and gives the money to his ex-girlfriend. This scandal has led to a torrent of nasty press coverage and at this point will probably cost Wolfie his job.
With luck, this neocon bastard will STAY retired!