While there should a the usual anti bush demo etc, i think it is important to nip in the bud the idea that the US and Bush are the bad guys and that Europe are the good guys. There is little difference between Europe and the US, only the Europeans present themselves differently. US politics and culture is only the child of Europe and the insane idea that Europeans are more sophisticated and would be a 'responsible' power is absurd. Really, they are both powerful capitalist blocs that need to act in certain ways to insure their economic survival and prosperity. In order to challenge both the US and the EU, it is important to attack capitalism itself, and not focus on stupid national stereotypes etc

A few months back there was news of Bush to visit the UK in early 2005 -- I *bet* Bush does visit the UK the same time as this... Blair will want it because he will think it will boost his electio chances...

Perhaps it's beeing kept quite to ensure that counter-protests are harder to organise...?

The word is that Feb 23rd is the most likely date for the Bush visit to the UK....

Bush - Europe 22-24.02.2005

Tues 22.02.2005 Brussels
-- xx.02.2005 Strasbourg? (UK ??)
Wed 23.02.2005 Germany + Bratisłava
Thu 24.02.2005 Bratisłava + Putin


 http://www.motherearth.org/bushwanted/

On 22nd February 2005, George W. Bush will visit Brussels

Join us to protest against Bush's crimes against humanity and the planet
Monday 21st February: 17:30 at United States Embassy, Brussels
Tuesday 22nd February: Protest, Brussels, (time and location to be announced)

 http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/news_briefs/10468778.htm

Tue, Dec. 21, 2004
Germany Scheduled on Bush's Europe Trip JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said a Germany stop on Feb. 23
has been added to Bush's already announced itinerary of Brussels,
Belgium, on Feb. 22 for meetings with NATO and European Union leaders,
and to the Slovak Republic on Feb. 24. There Bush has a session lined
up with Russian President Vladimir Putin, also an Iraq opponent, and
with Slovakian leaders, McClellan said.

 http://www.bratislavaguide.com/bush-putin-bratislava-meeting

US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will
meet in the Bratislava Castle on February 24, 2005, Slovak media
reported following a meeting of Slovakia's top leaders to plan details
of the visit.

President Bush will arrive in Bratislava one day prior to the meeting
on February 23rd, while President Putin will stay on for an extra day
on the 25th. It was not clear whether either Bush or Putin would also
carry out a state visit of Slovakia before or after the Summit.

 http://www.slovensko.com/news/1963
President Bush will arrive in Bratislava on February 23 to meet
Russian President Putin after his bilateral talks with Slovak
representatives.

Hello,
My name is Eric D. Williams, and I am organizing a protest for the visit of George W. Bush Vladimir V. Putin when the visit the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, on 24 February 2005.
I am not looking for donations, just bodies that can make it to Bratislava to assemble peacefully and show our disapproval for the War in Iraq, and also to help expose the cover up of the U.S. Government’s involvement in 11 September! You can email me at  williamsquire_ltd@yahoo.com for more information! Anyone is welcome! Slovak, Hungarian, English, American, Czech, COME ONE COME ALL!!!
I will be meeting everyone along the Danube river along Rázusovo nábreie across from the Hotel Danube (Rybné námestie 1) at 08:00 we will then march to the Bratislava Castle at 09:00 where the meeting of Bush and Putin will be held!!!
Thank you for all your emails! Lets make our voices heard!!!
Thank you Eric
More information is available at:
 http://www.geocities.com/williamsquire_ltd/BushProtest.html