| Washington D.C. police braced for a fresh confrontation on Saturday with up to 20,000 Wonder if they let that guy go potty yet? If not, he's peed himself by now... Another 10,000 to 20,000 people are expected to join a Saturday demonstration aimed at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank during the lenders' annual meetings. Organizers said activists would encircle the heavily barricaded World Bank and IMF buildings in a bid to prevent delegates from leaving. "Herbert, the building is surrounded by beauzeaux." "Really, Willard? Shall we stay inside?" "Yes. Good idea." "We'll send out for pizza and then destroy Paraguay's economy." "Sounds good to me. But no anchovies!" "Hopefully it will be peaceful, but we are prepared for it if it's not," police spokesman Tony O'Leary told Reuters. "Today's events are more organized than what we saw yesterday, so we are expecting more people to be out there." They're the ones that got lost in a herd, marching down the wrong street. Doubt if they could get much less organized. Guess that's why they call 'em anarchists... About 3,000 police in riot gear stood on guard in downtown D.C. on Saturday morning. Metal barricades blocked off the World Bank and IMF headquarters, and surrounding streets have been closed to traffic. "Bob, I'm bored." "Me, too, Albert. Howcome we have to do this every time these guys meet?" Organizers have received permits for a march across town on Saturday, where activists will demand poor country debt relief, the end of structural adjustment programs and more transparent decision-making at the Bank and Fund. A separate Global AIDS March will converge with the group near the lenders' headquarters mid-afternoon. 'Cuz everyone knows the World Bank finances AIDS... |  |