Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany on Obama visit eve

Yahoo ^ | 4/23/2016 | Deborah Cole

[GilGil]

Hanover (Germany) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal poured onto German streets Saturday on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama.

A loose coalition of trade unions, environmentalists and consumer protection groups in the northern city of Hanover said they drew a crowd of 90,000 to a march and rally outside the city's opera house.

Police mobilised a large force to keep the peace and put attendance at 35,000.

Obama's trip -- to open an industrial technology fair and hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders -- was intended to lend momentum to flagging efforts to see the world's biggest trade pact finalised this year.

[GilGil]

You can bet if Obama is for it, it can't be good for anyone except the donor class. First he tells the British how to run their country then he tells Europe what is good for them.

[GilGil]

[HiTech RedNeck]

This middle tier but scrappy CEO can’t possibly be any WORSE than Barack Obama.

[newfreep]

Obamatollah & Merklestan

[disndat]

This is the fourth post this morning. Not complaining. Just sayin’.

[Company Man]

Fourth time’s the charm! Oh, wait-

[Organic Panic]

Oh the poor huns. How they adored Obama and how he would cut America off at the knees. Enjoy his gift of millions of third world refugees Germans. The gift of failed American leadership.

[DoughtyOne]