ProletarianNews writes:

SALZBURG -- Thousands of anti-globalization protesters marched
peacefully down the streets of this historic Austrian city on Sunday, a
day ahead of an economic summit set to bring together hundreds of
business leaders and politicians from the region.

With police in riot gear deployed throughout the city to prevent
possible violence, the activists -- a mix of environmentalists,
socialists, hippies and self-styled anarchists -- marched to protest
what they say is globalization's destructive impact on the poor and the environment.

Police said about 2,500 protesters marched, while organizers estimated
the number at around 5,000.

Some activists carried banners saying "Fight Capitalism" or "A socialist
world is possible," while others chanted "WEF has to go!" in reference
to the World Economic Forum, the organization that organized the two-day
European Economic summit.

"We hope that the WEF doesn't ever occur again," said Mathias
Hinterseer, 19, who came from Germany to protest what he says are a
number of injustices caused by capitalism -- as well as what many
believe is an impending U.S.-led war against Iraq.

Wearing a sweat shirt emblazoned with the image of Che Guevara,
Hinterseer said that "the public has been blinded" to think that
terrorism is the world's greatest threat.

"But people need to understand the roots of terrorism, which lie in
poverty and injustice -- and especially the policy of the colonial
powers, the USA and England," he added.

The demonstrators were mostly Austrian and many wore Mozart-style wigs
and frilly lace neckties, lending a local flavour to the
internationalist themes of workers' solidarity and human rights.

We were prepared for the worst, but this was a totally peaceful
demonstration," said a spokesman for Salzburg police.

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