05 November, 2009,
Russia Today
By Luke Rudkowski
More than 1,000 police officers descended on fewer than 300 university students. The police came from all corners armed with tear gas, high-tech military weapons and batons, surrounding them completely.
The students were cornered, beaten, tear gassed, thrown to the floor and arrested – all for gathering inside a public park to express their political opinions.
This scene did not happen in a Third World country in the midst of a revolution. It occurred in Pittsburgh during the G20 Summit. I was inside this crowd of 300 students and, along with them, was beaten and chased while trying to leave the landscape of shields and batons.


Aaron Dykes
