Within hours, many of the business and media leaders at the gathering threw their support behind a military uprising, incited by the popular protest, that quickly toppled the president.
There were "rabid anti-Mormons," he says, who did all they could to disrupt Mormon gatherings, throwing turf and printing anti-Mormon posters and literature.
"That's when all hell broke loose and people started gathering outside, throwing bottles.
Suddenly masked thugs, who had been gathering outside, threw heavy objects at the front door, cracking the thick glass.
"This is resistance," said Awilda Sterling, who was among the first at the gathering to throw off her shoes and explode into rhythmic, undulating movements.
Whenever it is light outside, I am gathering rocks and throwing them off the cliff.
A vigil for an armed Brooklyn teenager who was fatally shot by police officers turned violent Monday night when a small group broke off from the gathering and began throwing bottles at a local police precinct station house and knocking food off a bodega stand, the authorities said.
I come from a superstitious lot, with a grandmother and mother who not only did the standards – knocking wood, throwing salt, gathering four-leaf clovers, U-turning if a black cat crossed their paths – but also practiced a more homespun lunacy that included wrapping red ribbons around our wrists, stowing sugar in drawers, and assorted bizarre rituals to counter The Evil Eye.
Forces were surprised this morning to see some among the gathering starting to throw stones, he says.
What started as a six-team gathering that was thrown together on the fly in 2004 has blossomed into a 22-team assembly that includes a tournament, owners' meetings and one of the few chances for agents and representatives from all 30 teams to meet in one place to hash out contracts, discuss trades and lay the groundwork for future deals.
