Obama on first German visit as US president (325 hits)
Published on Jun 20, 2013
Barack Obama visiting Germany after attending the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland. The city center was closed off for several hours. NGO reactions and demonstrations were kept well away from the Brandenburger Tor where Obama's speech was to be held. Only 4,500 were able to attend the U-S president's speech while the rest watched him on television screens on the sidewalks. While Obama was busying with his visit to Berlin, Amnesty International took actions to evidence Obamas unkept promise of closing Guantanamo. Another important issue was the US Drone attacks that are raging on against other countries and are considered as a violation of international law.
