Does not want a repeat of 9/11 truth sign incident
Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Monday, July 22, 2008
Barack Obama's campaign has banned all signs and posters from his
upcoming Berlin Rally in Germany, an event expected to be attended
by millions and watched by millions more around the world.
Though billed as a security precaution, the decision to prohibit
signs will prevent a repeat of an infamous occurrence at an Austin,
Texas rally last year when several 9/11 truth signs were prominently
visible during Obama's speech.
According to the German media, the order has been issued by Obama
staffers, despite the fact that German forces will be in charge of
the event's security this Thursday.
German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost reported that the presumptive
Democratic nominee's "supervisors" have demanded no signs be present
at the speech.
A further headline in the German Daily Bild read "Barack Obama
forbids protest posters".
The article reads:
Obamas Organisatoren wollen nichts dem Zufall überlassen. Auf
Handzetteln, die seit Montag für die Rede im Berliner Bezirk
Tiergarten ausgeteilt werden, heißt es: „Plakate oder Transparente
sind nicht gestattet.“
Aus Sicherheitsgründen sollen die Besucher auch keine Taschen und
Rucksäcke mitnehmen dürfen.
Which Translates as:
Obama’s organization is leaving nothing to chance. As of Monday
flyers are being passed out near Berlin’s Zoo that read “Posters &
banners not allowed.” For security reasons visitors should not take
purses or backpacks.
Two other German newspapers, Zeit Online and Berliner Zeitung, also
ran the story, explaining that the decision to ban signs and banners
came directly from the Obama campaign.
Obama's official campaign website also carries an announcement
asking those attending the rally not to bring signs:
"For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal
belongings. No signs or banners permitted," the announcement reads.
The move will ensure that any dissenting signs or protest material,
such as 9/11 Truth signs, will not be permitted and will be treated
by authorities as a possible security threat.
Obama's February 2007 Austin Rally, during which multiple 9/11 truth
signs were present, caused a stir after several traditional media
outlets, such as Reuters and the Associated Press, edited out the
protest signs.
However photographs and footage made it onto the web thanks to
activists and the alternative media.
Obama's "world tour" has raised security concerns to levels not seen
since the Illinois senator began his presidential bid, officials
told the Drudge Report last week.
The Senator's specific itinerary during stops throughout Europe is
not being made public.
The mainstream media has declared Europe to be in a state of "Obamamania"
and has been excessively comparing the presidential candidate to
John F. Kennedy.
Obama's speech will take place in front of Tiergarten Park's Victory
Column, a 19th century structure in Berlin capped by a gilded angel.
After German officials cited reservations, the location was changed
from the Brandenburg Gate, the iconic structure associated with the
division of Germany during the Cold War, and the site where Ronald
Reagan asked the Soviet Union to bring down the Berlin Wall in 1987.
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