Millau, France became the capital of the anti-globalization struggle this weekend as 47,000 protesters, and 120,000 concert goers turned out to support Jose Bove and his 10 comrades on trial for the dismantling of a McDonalds restaurant in the town.
This weekend took Bove and his comrades' off the stand and put the issue of globalization at the forefront of political discussion. The French state was so embarrassed that it has delayed verdict of Bove and company until September. Nothing less than an acquittal will satisfy the supporters who will return to Millau next year when the town becomes the venue for the European anti-globalization forum.
reprinted from < http://www.indymedia.org >
the "mainstream" view of the event: < http://www.msnbc.com/news/428287.asp?cp1=1#BODY >
the counter-argument: < http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=1795 >