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Topless protesters disrupt Putin visit to Germany
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| April 8, 2013
Posted on 04/08/2013 4:25:29 AM PDT by cunning_fish
Topless female demonstrators shouted at Russian President Vladimir Putin as he toured an industrial fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, media reported.
Putin and Merkel were taking in a presentation of a new car model at the Volkswagen stand by the company's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, when the four bare-breasted women started chanting "dictator".
At least one of the women seen on rolling news channel NTV had words painted in black ink across her torso.
The protesters were eventually overpowered by security personnel, an NTV correspondent said.
Merkel and Putin were attending the Hanover Messe in northern Germany where Russia is this year's guest country.
At the event's inauguration late Sunday, Merkel urged Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organisations which she described as a "motor of innovation" as dozens of demonstrators protested a recent Russian crackdown on the groups outside the convention centre.
Last Thursday topless activists from the Ukrainian women's power group Femen staged rallies in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe against what they called an Islamist attack on Arab women's rights.
It was not clear whether the women in Hanover were Femen members.
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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: femen; germany; merkel; putin
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To: cunning_fish
Ok this is kinda funny.
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:28:37 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: cunning_fish
“Disrupt” is a strong word...maybe “temporary delay”
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:31:46 AM PDT
by
BCW
(Going John Galt -- see everyone that is smart on the other side...)
To: driftdiver
I would lend them a hand of support...
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:35:36 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: driftdiver
The writing on her back says, as far as I can tell, “Come .. our ... Putin”.
I think there are missing words, perhaps wrapped around the front.
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:37:31 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: driftdiver
The look on Putin’s face is priceless.
He’s gonna have to explain that to the missus.
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:38:32 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: BCW
Crap. That stuff never happens to me.
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:39:23 AM PDT
by
D Rider
To: Westbrook
He’s thinking “its good to be the king”
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posted on
04/08/2013 4:42:47 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: cunning_fish
Putin quipped: “the best looking protester in the country”.
To: Westbrook
Given the expression, I must ask “how do you say spectacular in Russian?”
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:01:22 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you've likely misread the situation.)
To: driftdiver
Putin is enjoying the show. Merkel is not impressed.
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:03:50 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: driftdiver
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:13:35 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Westbrook
At least Putin’s a man. Wonder what Obama would do?
To: cunning_fish
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:30:32 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, IÂ’m a conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: cunning_fish
They most likely wanted more communism.
Pray for America
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:30:57 AM PDT
by
bray
(Surviving to spite Obama)
To: ArrogantBustard
Putin is enjoying the show. Merkel is not impressed.
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:35:13 AM PDT
by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:35:40 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(The Old White Flag Republicans can go straight to He// and take their pal Obama with them!)
To: cunning_fish
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:36:16 AM PDT
by
Natufian
(t)
To: cunning_fish
Looks to me like both Putin and Merkel were enjoying the show.
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:37:51 AM PDT
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: cunning_fish
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posted on
04/08/2013 5:38:40 AM PDT
by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
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