-Caveat Lector- 80,000 Join Kurd Protest in Germany BONN, Germany (AP) -- More than 80,000 people gathered Saturday in Bonn for a demonstration demanding more democracy in Turkey and the release of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. Organizers said participants came from around Europe to the daylong event, held on a meadow across the Rhine River from Bonn's government quarter. Through chants and banners, the crowd called for a political solution to Turkey's Kurdish problem and the release of Ocalan, who was arrested in February and faces treason charges in Turkey. Police, who had stepped up security around the city, reported no disturbances or arrests, although traffic was tied up considerably for a time. More than 37,000 people have died as a result of fighting since Ocalan's Kurdistan Workers Party took up arms in 1984 in a bid to gain autonomy. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
