leninista
5th March 2012, 21:43
The White House has moved the G8 to Camp David this year. NATO will still be held in Chicago.
<blockquote>March 5, 2012 (WASHINGTON) (WLS) -- In a brief written statement from the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday afternoon that the upcoming G8 Summit will be held at Camp David, MD and not in Chicago as had been planned.
The announcement was unexpected and came without any warning, less than 12 weeks before the dual meetings were to be held for the first-time ever on American soil.
A building firestorm of controversy surrounded the summits; including threats by anarchist organizations to disrupt life in downtown Chicago; concerns about violence and civil unrest harming ongoing city business; gridlock and the inability to get from one place to another in Chicago.
The G8 was to be the first of the meetings to take place at McCormick Place on the South Side. It was to begin on May 18, continue on the 19th and be followed by the NATO Summit on May 20-21 also at McCormick Place.
Large blocks of hotel rooms had been booked for months and special events had been in the planning stages since last year when the events were announced. The U.S. Secret Service, which was overseeing security for what had been declared a "National Security Event," has been working on motorcade routes, street closures, rooftop sniper locations, lakeshore and convention hall perimeters.
The Chicago Police Department has been rotating officers through riot training, had cancelled vacations during the summits and was juggling schedules to protect life and property in the event of civil disturbances. There have been clashes with police at previous, similar gatherings in Toronto, Pittsburgh and Seattle.</blockquote>
Sorry I can't post the link but it's on the ABC news website.
<blockquote>March 5, 2012 (WASHINGTON) (WLS) -- In a brief written statement from the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday afternoon that the upcoming G8 Summit will be held at Camp David, MD and not in Chicago as had been planned.
The announcement was unexpected and came without any warning, less than 12 weeks before the dual meetings were to be held for the first-time ever on American soil.
A building firestorm of controversy surrounded the summits; including threats by anarchist organizations to disrupt life in downtown Chicago; concerns about violence and civil unrest harming ongoing city business; gridlock and the inability to get from one place to another in Chicago.
The G8 was to be the first of the meetings to take place at McCormick Place on the South Side. It was to begin on May 18, continue on the 19th and be followed by the NATO Summit on May 20-21 also at McCormick Place.
Large blocks of hotel rooms had been booked for months and special events had been in the planning stages since last year when the events were announced. The U.S. Secret Service, which was overseeing security for what had been declared a "National Security Event," has been working on motorcade routes, street closures, rooftop sniper locations, lakeshore and convention hall perimeters.
The Chicago Police Department has been rotating officers through riot training, had cancelled vacations during the summits and was juggling schedules to protect life and property in the event of civil disturbances. There have been clashes with police at previous, similar gatherings in Toronto, Pittsburgh and Seattle.</blockquote>
Sorry I can't post the link but it's on the ABC news website.