Posted on 07/01/2017 10:49:44 AM PDT by Lera
Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance.
They are held in locations that are easily shielded from demonstrators. And policy differences are papered over by envoys behind closed doors well ahead of time.
But the G20 meeting in Hamburg next week will be different.
Host German Chancellor Angela Merkel has taken a high-risk gamble by choosing to hold the summit in the center of the northern port city, partly to show the world that big protests are tolerated in a healthy democracy. This has created a huge challenge for police.
On the policy front, she is determined not to surrender too much ground to U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change, trade and migration, possibly setting the scene for an unusual public clash.
"Quite honestly, it is hard to know what will happen in Hamburg," said a senior German official who has been involved in the preparations and who declined to be identified. "It will not be a summit of great unity, that's for sure."
"The biggest concern is security," the official said. "If we have another Genoa, it will be a failure," the official added, referring to the 2001 G8 summit in which protesters engaged in violent clashes with police. One person was shot dead and hundreds were injured.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Why do you hate Noah Barkin?
“The city is one of the biggest trading hubs in Europe. It is home to some of Germany’s biggest media groups and perhaps its most potent symbol of left-wing dissent, the Rote Flora, a former theater in the city’s Sternschanze district that has been occupied by anti-capitalist squatters for nearly three decades.”
It is also the place where the 9/11 plot was hatched.
Poland’s leading politician says other European nations are ‘envious’ that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to visit Warsaw before a summit in Germany with other world leaders.
Ruling Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski singled out Britain as being ‘resentful’ over Trump’s trip next week, alleging U.K. officials were “attacking” Warsaw for arranging the visit.
“”We are a country where people have a right to demonstrate,” said Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert. “
Unless of course you’re a member of AfD.
Is Trump going to it?
[[Why do you hate Noah Barkin?]]
I just wanted to annoy you :)
You're probably annoying Noah a lot more.
[[“The city is one of the biggest trading hubs in Europe. It is home to some of Germany’s biggest media groups and perhaps its most potent symbol of left-wing dissent, the Rote Flora, a former theater in the city’s Sternschanze district that has been occupied by anti-capitalist squatters for nearly three decades.”
It is also the place where the 9/11 plot was hatched.]]
This is done on purpose so their lefty loons will protest him and she can try to shame on climate change. He should slight her and go play a round of gold instead .
[[You’re probably annoying Noah a lot more. ]]
I could care less
Ich bin ein Hamburger?
Mrs Merkel, tear down this wind turbine.
[[“”We are a country where people have a right to demonstrate,” said Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert. “
Unless of course you’re a member of AfD.]]
I know it’s hilarious that she says this but just had a ton
of people arrested for saying stuff the “muslim refugees” are doing to people in her country. You can protest Trump but you can’t say the truth about the criminal invaders. So much for freedom , there is none in Merkel’s Germany .
Or maybe you couldn't care less.
Noah wrote the article and you deliberately left the author field blank.
You are disrespectful and deceitful and clearly some kind of criminal.
[[Ich bin ein Hamburger?
Mrs Merkel, tear down this wind turbine.]]
Don’t forgot this one was born on the other side of that wall and it shows.
[[ Or maybe you couldn’t care less.
Noah wrote the article and you deliberately left the author field blank.
You are disrespectful and deceitful and clearly some kind of criminal. ]]
You have a lot of room to talk about being disrespectful.
Clearly you are some kind of criminally insane jerk that has nothing better to do than harass people .
Must suck to be you . Go home little boy .
Being me is a daily exercise in awesomeness.
Go home little boy .
I am home, grandma.
How is it that you leave the author field blank but I'm the bad guy?
Pay more attention, don't half-ass the job.
I’m not a grandma. Not yet anyway.
You however are a 15 year old stuck in a little man’s body
Go back to mom’s basement where you belong.
Your awesomeness is nothing but a grand delusion.
Go home little boy.
That was my first thought.
I think Trump should send a body double. With glued-on Hollywood-makeup-artist gunshot wounds to confuse the protesters. They’ll be cheering like crazy. Appropriate, as they are quite crazy.
I'm sorry that you feel the need to blame someone else for your obvious and careless error.
Since you deny advanced age as a reason, that leaves only stupidity.
Try to be less stupid.
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