Chicago: Tens and thousands of protesters took to streets near the Nato summit venue in Chicago, with cops trying to curb their activities and have arrested over dozens yet.
The protesters not only demonstrated against Afghanistan war, but everything from climate change to the Keystone pipeline to anti-union policies.
Two more individuals were arrested over the weekend and accused of threatening the NATO conference in Chicago.
President Obama Afghan President Hamid Karzai at summit headquarters before the summit opened early today.
The latest arrests and heavy police presence were used as a rallying cry by demonstrators Sunday, as lead protester Andy Thayer called on Obama to call off the cops.
“We are holding you, President Obama and Mayor (Rahm) Emanuel personally responsible for any violence,” Fox News quoted him as saying. “If you value the election this November, you’ll tell your officers to stand down.”
Prosecutors previously charged three men with planning to attack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Emanuel’s home and other targets. They’re accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails.
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