-Caveat Lector- http://www.newsday.com/ap/international/ap592.htm Anti-Globalization Protesters Rally by MARSHA HILL Associated Press Writer SALZBURG, Austria (AP) -- With helicopters circling overhead, riot police clad in black, full-body armor faced off against masked protesters Sunday as European political and business leaders opened an economic summit. Gathering at the local communist party headquarters, hundreds of protesters marched to Salzburg's main train station where they held a peaceful demonstration that coincided with Sunday's opening of the European Economic Summit. They then advanced on the conference center, but were turned back at a police barricade under a rail bridge. Carrying communist hammer-and-sickle flags, they chanted, ''Our world is not for sale, put the bankers into jail!'' Police had earlier sealed off the convention hall with rings of barriers that turned this ancient alpine tourist destination into a fortified maze of checkpoints. ''As long as they can keep their people in check, we will not take any action,'' said Salzburg police chief Karl Schweiger. Police spokeswoman Sonja Fiegel said three people were detained briefly and released Sunday afternoon. The extra precautions come after street fighting left 70 people injured last month at the European Union summit in Goteborg, Sweden, and similar riots injured 32 people at an anti-World Bank rally last weekend in Barcelona, Spain. Local press reports estimated nearly 5,000 police were on duty to make sure mayhem doesn't erupt in Salzburg, the hometown of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The event, held by the World Economic Forum and chaired by billionaire financier George Soros, runs through Tuesday. Salzburg Mayor Heinz Schaden, speaking to Austrian television ORF, defended the bulked-up security saying his city's tourist industry could not afford to be scarred by scenes of looting, street fighting and stone throwing. Kelli Smith, a 24-year-old tourist from San Diego, Calif., and a travel companion were scared off even before the protests began. ''We came down from Munich 24 hours ago and we're getting out of here,'' Smith said. ''I've never seen so many police.'' Protest organizers complained Saturday that authorities were exaggerating the threat of violence, and the streets were quiet overnight. By midday Sunday, police had made no arrests, police spokeswoman Sonja Fiegel said. The European Economic Summit brings together the region's political and business leaders to discuss such topics as EU enlargement and Russia's relationship with the rest of Europe. More than 600 participants from 44 countries were to take part in the meeting, including 15 heads of state or prime ministers. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
