Grumblings and concern for potential violence during the Summit of the Americas

which starts tomorrow in mar del plata, argentina...

IV SUMMIT of the Americas
Nov 4-5, 2005
Mar del Plata, Argentina

things have been a little rocky the past two days in buenos aires... opinions differ about whether indicents on tuesday and yesterday are connected with the summit...

Violence hit the Buenos Aires city suburbs for the second day running yesterday, further escalating security concerns ahead of the two-day Summit of the Americas due to start in Mar del Plata tomorrow. A day after fury erupted at the Haedo train station on Tuesday, scenes of violence were reported yesterday in the district of Avellaneda, as shots were fired at the local City Hall during a demonstration by state workers.

the outbursts have also sparked calls for non-violence and upped the vigilance of security officials...

[M]any of those in the forefront of stoking up feelings against the superpower presence of United States President George W. Bush at the summit have been sufficiently alarmed by the potential for violence to take steps to keep anti-Bush activities within reasonable bounds.

the negative feelings toward bush run deep in latin america, particularly in argentina, a proud and fiercely independent country...

"I don't like Bush because I don't think he understands poverty or the problems of developing countries," said Luis Alvarez, 47, a Buenos Aires resident with a degree in economics. "Poor countries want to have political independence, too -- the freedom to make decisions for themselves."

doesn't understand poverty...? NO...! george...? not understand POVERTY...?

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