Thousands in Indonesia protest Bush trip
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by Megan Fox
This news taken from AP
Indonesian Muslim protester shout slogans during a rally against the visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, Sunday, Nov. 19,2006, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands wound through the streets of Indonesia’s capital and gathered at mosques Sunday to protest U.S. President George W. Bush’s visit to the world’s most populous Muslim nation, some chanting ‘War criminal’ and ‘You are a terrorist!’
AP: Thousands in Indonesia protest Bush trip
Hoping to see changes.
Indonesian Muslim protester shout slogans during a rally against the visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, Sunday, Nov. 19,2006, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands wound through the streets of Indonesia’s capital and gathered at mosques Sunday to protest U.S. President George W. Bush’s visit to the world’s most populous Muslim nation, some chanting ‘War criminal’ and ‘You are a terrorist!’
AP: Thousands in Indonesia protest Bush trip
Warmly greeted by world leaders in Vietnam, President Bush drew a different reaction Sunday at his upcoming stop in Indonesia, where thousands angrily protested America’s policy in the Middle East and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The White House said it was confident about security precautions for Bush’s visit Monday despite police warnings of an increased threat of attack by al-Qaida-linked groups.
The president was to spend just six hours in Indonesia, most of it at Bogor Palace, a presidential retreat outside the capital of Jakarta and far from the scene of protests Sunday where Bush was denounced as a “war criminal’ and “terrorist.”
While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a close U.S. ally in the war on terror, Bush is highly unpopular in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
Hoping to see changes.
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