Having an afternoon tea on museumplein: without moving my head I have a view on the American Embassy as well as on the TransNational Institute. The Embassy is heavily barricaded (or re-enforced) with red containers, an eyesore that takes up a quarter of the public parc; confiscated. The TNI is decorated with a huge banner containing "NO WAR" in five languages. Just as I ponder the meaning of this condensed view a nest of red balloons held by a small group of people (but growing big in a matter of minutes), trickles out of the TNI building and slowly heads for the parc. When they let go of the balloons I notice how their red colour clashes with the red of the containers. It is a beautiful sight (forgot my camera).
found online:
Ik antwoord dat ik al 36 uur geen mails maar doorkrijg uit Bagdad. “Wacht even”, antwoordt hij, “ik neem mijn computer uit de koelkast, zodat ik je mijn tekst kan voorlezen. Nog even geduld, ik moet het aluminiumpapier er nog afwikkelen.” Dat zijn voorzorgsmaatregelen tegen de e-bom, de nieuwe bom van de VS die alle elektronica onklaar zou maken (maar blijkbaar nog niet is ingezet). “In orde, ik lees mijn nota’s voor”, zegt Geert.
By the way: coming monday there will be an attempt to arrest George Bush, 12:00 at Museumplein: www.indymedia.nl/
Posted by Kristi at March 27, 2003 09:34 PM