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Russia Today November 2, 2008 Protesters picket U.S. embassy in Moscow An estimated 15,000 people have protested outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow against American policy in the Middle East. Sunday night's demonstration was organised by the Nashi youth movement. Traffic was brought to a virtual standstill as campaigners used Halloween imagery to highlight what they call the 'evil that U.S. policies have brought'. Demonstrators stuck U.S. flags into pumpkins which carried the names of people they say died as a result of U.S. policies in the region. The jack-o-lanterns were used to highlight America's celebration of Halloween at a time when organisers say many around the world suffer as a result of Washington's foreign policy. The protesters urged people to question U.S. priorities in keeping thousands of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and spending $US 5 billion on an election during a global financial crisis. Nashi, meaning ‘ours’, is a government-sponsored youth movement, founded in Russia in 2005. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/02/europe/EU-Russia-Anti-American-Pro test.php Associated Press November 2, 2008 Pumpkins glow at anti-American protest in Moscow MOSCOW - About 15,000 members of a pro-Kremlin youth group have staged an anti-American protest near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Some held lit jack-o'-lanterns for what they called the Helloween American Show, with Halloween intentionally misspelled. On each pumpkin was written the name of someone who supposedly died as a result of conflicts allegedly unleashed by the U.S. Some of the names appeared to be those of South Ossetians. The breakaway region of South Ossetia was at the heart of the August war between Russia and Georgia, a U.S. ally. Mikhail Potyomkin says he joined Sunday evening's protest to show his opposition to the actions of the U.S., which he says "cause a significant number of deaths of innocent people." __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3577 (20081103) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com Serbian News Network - SNN [email protected] http://www.antic.org/
