G8 and Its Protesters- Loyal Opposition, or Anarchy?

Soldiers keep an eye on the beach at Massengale Park on St. Simons Island Monday. (Photo by Nancy R. Bartlett/The Brunswick News)

Soldiers standing guard on beaches

Tue, Jun 8, 2004

By KAREN SLOAN
The Brunswick News
Almost every Monday, which is her day off from work, St. Simons Island resident Teresa Fouche throws on a swimsuit and hits the beach for some sunbathing.
Monday was no different, though Ms. Fouche noted there were some ...

Protests fizzle in Brunswick and Savannah; few incidents
Posted: 6/9/04
The two-man band Voice of Defiance played to about a dozen people Tuesday at Forsyth Park, Savannah's official protest site for this week's G-8 Sea Island Summit. But there were few actual voices of defiance either in Savannah, where thousands of reporters are camped, or in Brunswick, a few miles from where world leaders convened on Sea Island.

Protesters, media create circus mood
Posted: 6/9/04
SAVANNAH -- The Group of Eight Summit officially began. George W. Bush had lunch with Japanese leaders on Sea Island. Tony Blair arrived. And, miles away, a group of protesters played duck-duck-goose -- perhaps the most thoroughly covered game of duck-duck-goose in the history of mankind.

World leaders to launch nuclear arms crackdown
Posted: 6/9/04
SEA ISLAND -- Buoyed by passage Tuesday of a United Nations resolution on the future of Iraq, President Bush will meet with other G-8 nation leaders today to launch their most ambitious effort to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.

The free press is paying a price
Posted: 6/9/04
Covering the G-8 Sea Island Summit as a member of the free press comes with a price.

Glynn students watch world leaders arrive
Posted: 6/9/04
As world leaders arrived at Hunter Army Airfield for the G-8 Sea Island Summit Tuesday, they were presented with handmade gifts from Glynn County third-graders.

Volunteers keeping watch to ensure protesters' rights
Posted: 6/9/04
Where protesters gather during the G-8 Sea Island Summit, there are likely to be a few people whose headgear makes them stand out.

PROTESTER Q&A: 'Crucial moment in history,' she says
Posted: 6/9/04
"I'm here because I believe corporate globalization is not the way to create a sustainable environment for people at a micro level or an international level."

G-8 Summit briefs
Posted: 6/9/04
Notes from the G-8 Summit.

Update:

A line of Georgia State Patrol cars makes its way down the Sea Island Causeway on St. Simons Island. With the arrival of the G-8 summit, the sight of convoys of Georgia State Patrol vehicles driving with flashing lights and sometimes with sirens blaring has become commonplace. (Photo by Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News)

Patrols remain vigilant

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

No arrests, no security problems have been reported

By KAREN SLOAN
The Brunswick News
Security remained tight around the Golden Isles Tuesday, as leaders from around the world arrived on Sea Island for the first day of the Group of 8 summit.
No significa...

Coastal waterways calm, quiet

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By AMY HORTON
The Brunswick News
Security patrols on local waters have produced so little in the way of interesting news related to the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit that visiting media organizations are having to look underwater for stories to tell to rea...

Bush offers thanks

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By BUD L. ELLIS
The Brunswick News
President Bush found a little time Tuesday to say "Thank you" to the men and women who are working to keep the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit safe.
Before welcoming the leaders and spouses of the G-8 nations to Sea Island ...

So far police training for naught

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By KAREN SLOAN
The Brunswick News
The Brunswick and Glynn County police departments purchased specialized crowd-control equipment and underwent hours of training to prepare for the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit, but it proved to be unnecessary Tuesday as d...

Hospitals treating summit injuries

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By AMY HORTON
The Brunswick News
Nearly 20 patients "related to G-8" have been treated for a variety of ailments and injuries at the Brunswick hospital and a satellite clinic on St. Simons Island since Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Southea...

Tourists stumble upon G-8

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By DAVID ROYER
The Brunswick News
Matt McQueary had a feeling something was going on when he noticed the Winn-Dixie parking lot on U.S. Highway 17 was filled with police cars instead of shoppers Saturday.
"I thought they were after somebody," said the Spr...

Residents hoping to catch glimpse of world's leaders

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By KAREN SLOAN
The Brunswick News
Maurice Gallagher has resigned himself to the fact that his path will not likely cross that of any of the heads of state attending the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit this week.
Still, like many other optimistic St. Simons I...

G-8 pinching businesses

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By DAVID ROYER
The Brunswick News
The Jekyll Harbor Marina was nearly deserted Monday morning, aside from the gun-laden Coast Guard boats plying silently past the dock like crocodiles in the harbor.
They are the only business marina operators will be seei...

Bush-Koizumi honor Reagan

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By BUD L. ELLIS
The Brunswick News
In opening the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit Tuesday, both President Bush and Japan's Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi paused to remember former President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday.
"I would like to pay my respects ...

Summit opens with accolades, strategies

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By BUD L. ELLIS
The Brunswick News
President Bush opened the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit Tuesday afternoon by welcoming Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Sea Island, and praising the nation for the turnaround of its economy.
Meeting with report...

U.N. resolution gives boost to Bush

Wed, Jun 9, 2004

By BUD L. ELLIS
The Brunswick News
President Bush opened the Group of 8 Sea Island Summit by hitting a home run on Iraq.
Now, he will look to spend the next two days trying to spread the drumbeat of freedom and democracy to the west and east of Baghdad.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1150675/posts
Bush, G8 Leaders Drive Custom Golf Carts
ABC News ^ | 6/9/04

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1150698/posts
Guardsman Helps Keep G8 Secure
DoD-AFPS ^ | June 9, 2004 | Master Sgt. Bob Haskell

Police, protesters skirmish

Georgia police and G-8 Sea Island Summit protesters experienced their first minor spats of the week Wednesday, but no injuries or arrests were reported in Brunswick or Savannah. [ More ]

Protesters and police skirmish

U.N. action on Iraq 'major step,' Rice says

Bush, Blair push NATO role in Iraq

PROTESTER Q&A: 'I don't feel as helpless'

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1150981/posts
The Sayings of Candidate Badnarik
The Austin Chronicle ^ | June 11, 2004 | Michael King
Recently nominated Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Badnarik, an Austin-based computer trainer and self-described "constitutional scholar," was on the stump this week, "addressing the G8 summit" – that is, speaking to a protest rally in Savannah, Ga., near the restricted Sea Island summit site –

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151139/posts
G-8 protests cause a stir, but little else (funny story on pathetic protesters)
The Washington Times ^ | June 10, 2004 | James G. Lakely

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151285/posts
Wow, President Bush has really taken control of the current G8 Summit Press Conference
Fox News | me

G8 Protest Ends With 14 Arrests

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA -- State Mobile Field Forces arrested more than a dozen protesters who refused to leave.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151416/posts

A new degree of trust- At G-8, doubters find a reasonable Bush
International Herald Tribune | June 10, 2004 | John Vinocur

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151787/posts
G8 Summit draws a whopping 50 protesters
Fox News ^ | 6/11/04

G-8 Summit
Anarchists, media and G-8 sidelights
Posted: 6/13/04
Well, wasn't that fun? The big old Sikorsky helicopters that transported the G-8 Summit leaders set the bedroom windows rattling at 5:50 a.m. Friday signaling that the last heads of state were leaving.

Tourism seeds a challenge to sow
Posted: 6/13/04
SAVANNAH -- He wasn't even singing -- unless you count singing the praises of doing business in Georgia.

World's eyes on Savannah
Posted: 6/13/04
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A retired history professor said it will shape the perception the world has of Savannah for the next 50 years.

Week ends with whimper, not bang
Posted: 6/12/04
SAVANNAH -- Kathryn Murph stopped her bike Thursday evening to watch a small band of folks walking downtown toward the Savannah River.

G-8 'bombs' turn out to be harmless, humorous
Posted: 6/12/04
BRUNSWICK -- A Glynn County student has the best excuse in the history of education.

2 arrested in protest at jail
Posted: 6/12/04
BRUNSWICK -- Two protesters who were demonstrating Friday at the Glynn County jail in support of 15 others arrested a day earlier have joined them inside.

Leaders bond on Mideast
Posted: 6/11/04
SEA ISLAND -- Sea Island's moment in the world spotlight ended Thursday with an ebullient president and a group of once-estranged allies talking about the renewed closeness of their relationship.

Nations ask what, if any, role in Iraq
Posted: 6/11/04
SEA ISLAND, Ga. -- The G-8 nations' leaders will have barely shaken the sand out of the shoes they wore on the dunes of Sea Island when they'll have to once again take up perhaps the most divisive issue of the summit: their role in Iraq.

St. Simons protest lands 14 in Glynn jail
Posted: 6/11/04
Fourteen activists were arrested Thursday on St. Simons Island after blocking the causeway that leads to the secluded island where world leaders had gathered for the final day of the G-8 Sea Island Summit.

Bush touts Mideast, trade talk gains
Posted: 6/11/04
SAVANNAH -- President Bush promoted the acceptance of his Middle East initiative and discussions about the future of Iraq on Thursday during his news conference at the end of the G-8 Sea Island Summit.

St. Simons stores say business dried up
Posted: 6/11/04
ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- Hundreds of people have walked by Courtney Foster's Go Fish store on St. Simons Island during this week's G-8 Sea Island Summit.

Gaza: Israel should withdraw completely
Posted: 6/11/04
SEA ISLAND -- The G-8 nation leaders Thursday morning issued a statement regarding Israeli settlements in Gaza and their withdrawal from parts of the West Bank.

PROTESTER Q&A: Brunswick woman frets at environmental toxins
Posted: 6/11/04
The Times-Union talks to protesters at the G-8 Summit.

G-8 SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Mystery package clears police station
Posted: 6/11/04
The Brunswick police station was evacuated briefly Thursday after a mysterious package was discovered on the front steps, Sgt. Kevin Jones said. Police blew it up without incident.

Democracy: Does it really mean peace?
Posted: 6/11/04
SAVANNAH -- So here's the $100 billion question: Does democracy in Iraq equal security in America?

U.N. action on Iraq 'major step,' Rice says
Posted: 6/10/04
SAVANNAH -- National security adviser Condoleezza Rice believes this week's G-8 Sea Island Summit will be remembered as a historic event with major agreements between the United States and its allies.

G-8 SUMMIT: Making an effort
Posted: 6/10/04
Nuclear weapons control is a lot like gun control. Those who are no threat will obey the law and criminals will not. Thus, the G-8 Summit's effort to impose a ban on nuclear weapon proliferation is likely to be more symbolic than effective.

From the past:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/949746/posts?page=72#72
Protesters already abuzz about Sea Island G-8 (Very Funny Read)
Savannah Morning News ^ | Monday, July 21, 2003 | Russ Bynum

Inside the secret world of anarchists preparing for G8 summit

Lord have mercy- this story is related to the old G-8 post:

Priceless. Violent Tea Party Disrupter Threatened With Tazer & Arrested in Georgia (Video)

A pro-Obamacare thug was arrested after threatening tea party patriots in Georgia this past week.

Click on the photo for video--

The violent tea party crasher was later arrested after he threatened the police.
The Tea Party Patriots had a permit for their protest.
First Coast News reported:

A man has been arrested in downtown Brunswick after disrupting a Tea Party protest against the Democrats' healthcare reform plan.

Around 20 members of the Golden Isle Tea Party Patriots and other participants were holding signs and waving at passing cars in front of the main post office.

First Coast News was there when Zack Lyde from Brunswick walked up shouting at the group and started a verbal confrontation with protesters.

When a Brunswick police officer asked Lyde to leave, he refused. As officers tried placing him under arrest, he attempted to wriggle out of their grasp.

Officers pointed tasers at Lyde until he dropped to the ground and allowed himself to be handcuffed and taken into custody.

Hat Tip KC the Kat

Here's more video of the arrest from a sympathetic CNN:
CNN reported that the crazed counter protester is a minister.
Maybe he studied under Jeremiah Wright?

Posted by Gateway Pundit at 8/30/2009 11:54:00 AM Comments (3) |

The man, Minister Zack Lyde is an anti-capitalist self-proclaimed "street advocate" with a radical past.

From the bottom links?

"The Rev. Zack Lyde is the pastor of a small African American congregation in Brunswick, GA. He was kind enough to offer his church as a place to hold the statewide meetings of local organizers who were planning various events in response to the G8 Summit."

"Can we have unlimited resource consumption on a finite planet? Is it human "progress" to increase our "wants list" when the majority of humans on Earth cannot fulfill their "needs list"? Susan Meeker-Lowry, author "Economics as if the Earth Really Mattered", Maine Rev. Zack Lyde,"

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