"Between selfish indifference and violent protest there is always another possible option: that of dialogue," he told the audience in a reference to the demonstrations that have been rocking the country since June.
The beautifully filmed, high-contrast video is slick enough to be an ad, but in reality, the work is a reference to the demonstrations in Ferguson, MO, where protesters would carry milk to counteract the painful effects of tear gas.
This was a reference to the demonstrations of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (the Aldermaston Marches) which took the form of marches from Aldermaston to London (apart from in 1958, when the march went from London to Aldermaston).
The few protesters here roundly shunned it, deriding it as Gitmo North (a reference to Guantánamo Bay), and took their small demonstrations elsewhere.
"Strike a blow on Tel Aviv!" proclaimed the lyrics of a new hit song blasting from shops and speakers at Monday's demonstration, in a reference to Hamas rockets that made it nearly to Israel's economic and cultural capital.
"History will judge," she said, but added that in Lebanon "the streets are flooded with protesters today"—a reference to the Hezbollah-sponsored pro-Syria demonstration—"and you wonder if maybe a little quiet diplomacy there might have produced better results".
"History will judge," she said, but added that in Lebanon "the streets are flooded with protesters today" — a reference to the Hezbollah-sponsored pro-Syria demonstration — "and you wonder if maybe a little quiet diplomacy there might have produced better results".
The crowd in Damascus cheered for Mr. Assad, with some people shouting, "Shabeeha forever, for your eyes, Assad," a reference to loyalist militiamen who have played a major role in suppressing demonstrations and the activists who organize them.
There are also references to demonstrations to protest the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by an American soldier.
The Denver Post's lead convention page was filled solid with references to demonstrations that "could have" gotten out of hand, not to mention the rumor of an Obama assassination plot.
