Inside Socialist Action
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at a location not far from the NATO meeting. The rally organizers had demanded a rally site “within sight and sound” of the summit; the site they were given, as a compromise, will be three blocks away.
Nevertheless, security arrangements in Chicago are being handled in a manner that seems deliberately calculated to try to scare away potential protesters, or at least to isolate them and minimize public exposure to their message. For example, the Milwaukee area branch of the American Red Cross told the media in late April that the Secret Service and Chicago authorities had asked them to prepare shelters for a mass evacuation from Chicago!
In early May, the U.S. Secret Service released security plans that specified that major roadways, tourist attractions, and parking lots would be closed. Closures would affect areas from O’Hare International Airport to downtown Chicago. Chicago museums were considering closing their doors. Several banks announced they would shut their branches, while one downtown office complex urged corporate execs to try to avoid hassles by “dressing down” to blend more easily with protesters on the street.
It is expected that representatives from over 60 countries will attend the NATO summit, though the conference will naturally by dominated by the United States and its close imperialist “partners.” The main item on the agenda will be the U.S./NATO war in Afghanistan. The slogan put forward by NATO officials is “in together, out together” from Afghanistan—meaning that they are hoping that none of the European powers with troops in the country will withdraw them What is a general strike? — 2 ILWU longshore pact — 3 May Day actions — 4 Libya’s Shadow — 5 Revolution in Spain — 6 Gerry Foley — 8 Canada news — 9 Puerto Rican students — 10 Film: Hunger Games — 11 until the agreed-upon date of 2014.
The United States needs all the help it can get from its European allies in the Afghanistan war. The Hamid Karzai regime in Kabul has proven corrupt and deeply (continued on page 5, in “Libya’s Shadow”)
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May Day poster by Santiago Armengod / Justseeds cooperative