#nato 2012

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Qwel & Maker - Welcome to Chicago (Nato 2012 Video)

Might be the DOPEST Chicago Hip Hop video collage ever...VERY WELL DONE....mad props to 1badappleproductions for giving this classic track a ILL video!

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Iraq war veteran looks into sustainable energy to show we don't need oil

By Vesko Cholakov

Iraq War veteran Steven Acheson at his home in Platteville, Wis. Photo by M.P. King of the Wisconsin State Journal

Human psychology is a marvel. It can stigmatize us to remember what we wish we could forget, but it could turn our most dreadful memories into a propeller for good.

Iraq war veteran Steven Acheson, 27, was one of the men from Iraq Veterans Against the War who discarded their medals during the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012. He served for almost five years in the United States Army, including more than one year in Iraq, which left him with post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares.

After his relationship with the army was over, he had no doubts of his career choice. Acheson had grown up on an organic dairy farm and had been exposed to civil engineering as early as high school. Today he studies civil engineering at University of Wisconsin – Platteville and graduates in a year.

Acheson tells about his hopes to build a sustainable village, which proves that we can harness energy locally and need not to fight wars over oil.

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Protesters dangle donuts from sticks while walking beside the riot line. 

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Nato 2012: At least the liberals got to yell

So.

There were thousands and thousands of protesters, which i was expecting, but there were a lot more than i thought there would be and i think it has to do with the occupy movement.

Because of the occupiers, there was a huge turn out of protesters, however i feel like they are also the reason behind the overwhelming police presence.

I dont mean to say "The occupiers brought all the police with them" but they really did. The police knew there would be way more people than usual due to the fact that the movement has become so popular.

There were buses and buses full, around 50 police vans, hundreds of bike cops, so many helicopters, and countless amounts of unmarked cars, horse cops, undercover cops, police trucks, cop cars, the secret service was there....

I feel like police have moved on from the physical abuse and moved on to psychological warfare instead. They basically went out of there way to not go head to head with the protesters and instead we were being followed, watched and even marked with stickers by the undercover cops. And its not even like they were really trying very hard to hide themselves or blend in. 

Wounds heal, now theyre trying to go after our heads and play on our paranoia. The police state is evolving, unfortunately the protesters cant even properly organize a march.

The marches were followed by at least a mile of cops, and there were still cops along the sides and scattered across the city.

We took to the streets with little opposition, the medics were right there when needed, we pushed through lines of cops, we yelled, we threw a couple things. But that was about all.

A lot of people didnt know when to scatter, no one knew when half the marches started [that half includes the biggest march on sunday], no one knew the mass texts were incorrect, the occupy chicago website sent people to the wrong places at the wrong times, there were no real plans [not even spontaneous ones], the black bloc was clueless, and everyone just kept chanting the same couple things despite how many attempts there were to switch it up.

During the rally for peace in Afghanistan at the end of the big sunday march there were "anarchists" yelling at anarchists to stop booing the troops on stage. Ok so they threw there medals on the street behind them, but most of them put all their shame on this idea of war. Very few of them actually apologized and really took responsibility for their actions. Those are the few i can respect. And I like to see people come together to fight for something, but im not sure how the afghan's for peace calmly stood next to the troops against the war on stage. Like i understand theyre against the war now but there is no excuse for the people that sign up for the any part of the war machine these days. It is well known that Americans are terrorizing the middle east. And even if you dont know these things, people should always research what theyre getting themselves into.

The liberals walked away from these few days happy, feeling like their voices were heard. But any leftist would know that the protests that took place this past week made no difference, except showing the current "power" of the police state.

So i had some fun, i made some new friends, I hugged Vermin Supreme, the person that we stayed with was sweet, a got to hoop on the beach and i have no voice, but my trip was rather disappointing, frustrating, and depressing.

My brain hurts.

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صدرآصف زرداری نے نیٹو کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پاکستان کی پارلیمنٹ نے نیٹو اورایساف سے تعلقات کاروڈمیپ دیدیاہے