[bettingonosports]

The New South Wales (Sydney) riot squad have been placed on full alert pending the arrival in Australia in a few hours of Dick Cheney. There have been massive riots already outside the US embassy ... and he isn't even here yet. If this is what residents of the US's closest ally thinks of him and the war, is it any wonder why so many countries are appearing anti-American and anti-Iraq war of late?

Anti-Cheney protesters clash with police
Protesters demonstrating against US Vice-President Dick Cheney's Australian visit have clashed with police outside Sydney's Town Hall.

Mr Cheney is expected to arrive in Sydney late Thursday and will leave on Sunday following talks with the federal government, the opposition, and other engagements.

Police attempting to prevent the protesters from marching down George Street scuffled with dozens of the demonstrators.

A wall of officers, including mounted police, were attempting to push the crowd away from the roadway and into Town Hall Square.

[Pataacculako]

'Wherever you find mounted policemen coshing crowds
you will also find prominent arsehole'

Old Chinese proverb.




Well, not really.

[YpbWF5Yo]

The Aussie PM should be next on the chopping block of leaders who got in bed with Bush, then ousted by their own people.

[bettingonosports]

The Aussie PM should be next on the chopping block of leaders who got in bed with Bush, then ousted by their own people.

The election is this year, and with his poll numbers following Bush's, and the Opposition Leaders figures at record levels (near the 70% mark), it's very likely he will be.

[YpbWF5Yo]

The election is this year, and with his poll numbers following Bush's, and the Opposition Leaders figures at record levels (near the 70% mark), it's very likely he will be.

That will be a very good thing.

Very good indeed.

[Nurse_sero]

Settle down....there haven't been massive riots and there probably won't be any massive riots. I would think that apart from a few hard-core types most people are aware that Cheney is in town, wish he wasn't (due to the fact that traffic in Sydney is going to be snarled due to his presence) and are bloody annoyed with Howard and the rest of his mob for sucking up so damn hard to Bush and Cheney.

If there are going to be massive riots it should be interesting tv though.

Oh and moon I doubt if you'll see a mounted police officer use a baton, no need when you can just back the horse's arse into the other horse's arses

[24MurinivaMak]

Go get him Australia!

[LesLattis]

Is the alert based on Cheney's shotgun skills?

I don't think he packed his shotgun for this trip. Passers by in Australia need not worry.

[Andoror]

The New South Wales (Sydney) riot squad have been placed on full alert pending the arrival in Australia in a few hours of Dick Cheney. There have been massive riots already outside the US embassy ... and he isn't even here yet. If this is what residents of the US's closest ally thinks of him and the war, is it any wonder why so many countries are appearing anti-American and anti-Iraq war of late?

Actually that’s not the case. These spare change organizations moonbats give to “sponsor these events.”
There from the U.K. and where here in the U.S. for the Republican National Convention. The same organizers arrange the traveling gay celebration also, there not from the town having the event, there the same bunch traveling around. The airlines even got sued for not wanting to charter jets to them because of the semen and fecal mater covering the interiors of the air planes…

[Gintovtosik]

The New South Wales (Sydney) riot squad have been placed on full alert pending the arrival in Australia in a few hours of Dick Cheney. There have been massive riots already outside the US embassy ... and he isn't even here yet. If this is what residents of the US's closest ally thinks of him and the war, is it any wonder why so many countries are appearing anti-American and anti-Iraq war of late?

This isn't what America's closest ally thinks of him. This is what a bunch of far left anti-war Marxists think of him. It happens here in our country too.

[Nurse_sero]

Actually it's what many in this country think of him, Bush and US foreign policy. Our PM is sllipping and sliding on the issue of Iraq, it's finally bitten him on the arse.

[corolaelwis]

The election is this year, and with his poll numbers following Bush's, and the Opposition Leaders figures at record levels (near the 70% mark), it's very likely he will be.

You know full well Howard is going nowhere...

[masaredera]

Every nation should riot, right now. We should not stop until our elected leaders do as we say when we say it.

Andrew

[corolaelwis]

Well, not really.

No not at all is it?

Really i mean its only the Australian taxpayer who has to pay for the security so, well i mean why advocate it guys (especially for those of you downunder).

You know nothing's gonna happen, its just mean paying those guys overtime or whatever, totally pointless.

[corolaelwis]

Every nation should riot, right now. We should not stop until our elected leaders do as we say when we say it.

Err yeah except most of us want what's happenning to keep happenning...we are the majority in the world, clearly shown for example last night in Itay, after having been in power just a few months Liberal Romano Prodi had to resign.

[Nurse_sero]

He didn't have to resign, he chose to resign. He will probably be reappointed as PM.

[Zpxbawtz]

This isn't what America's closest ally thinks of him. This is what a bunch of far left anti-war Marxists think of him. It happens here in our country too.

Even moderates like me know that Cheney puts the "DICK" in his first name.

You only speak for the hard-right nutjobs. Not for America, Sammy.

[Zpxbawtz]

You know full well Howard is going nowhere...

. . .just like the Republicans were gonna keep control of both houses of Congress last November?

[Zpxbawtz]

Err yeah except most of us want what's happenning to keep happenning...we are the majority in the world, clearly shown for example last night in Itay, after having been in power just a few months Liberal Romano Prodi had to resign.

How well did Bush's "surge" poll?

And how well did the Republicans do in last November's elections?

Are you on drugs?

[masaredera]

Err yeah except most of us want what's happenning to keep happenning...we are the majority in the world, clearly shown for example last night in Itay, after having been in power just a few months Liberal Romano Prodi had to resign.

The majority want the US out of Iraq. The majority want affordable and equitable health care. The majority want the governments to do something about global warming/pollution. The majority want what the leaders have never given them.

Prodi resigned becasue the Italian senate voted against his foreign policy decision to agree to the construction of a US military base. He did not resign because of pressure from the right, he resigned because of pressure from the left.... you misread that story entirely.

You are in the minority, Traveller.

Andrew