Anti APEC protest in Manila LIVE video, police to strike, water cannon deployed | |
serkok (OP) User ID: 1762182 Czechia 11/19/2015 02:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hundreds of people from indigenous, student and labour groups clashed with police, who deployed water cannon. The summit has been overshadowed by territorial disputes over China's activities in the South China Sea. Leaders have also called for greater global anti-terror co-operation following the Paris attacks. [link to www.bbc.com] ___ "People here are calling themselves a 'coalition of people' standing against the 'coalition of oppressors'," reported Al Jazeera's Margas Ortiga. "They see trade groups such as APEC basically helping only big corporations. They say they are the ones who are meant to be helped." [link to www.aljazeera.com] “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell |