"Thousands protest Madagascar 'decline'
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters protested against the president in Madagascar's capital yesterday, two days after an earlier rally descended into violence that killed nearly 40 people.
"We are here to tell the president that there are many problems. This is a society in decline," said one demonstrator who asked not to be named, accusing President Marc Ravalomanana of dirty politics and unfair distribution of wealth.
Armed police were watching, but unlike the chaos and looting after Monday's opposition demonstration, the mood was calm.
Translation: there were no provocateurs at this rally.
Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina, a firebrand politician who calls the president a dictator, has been spearheading protests since the government shut his private radio and television station in December.
Is he a globalist tool or no? If not, he will likely be killed somehow. That's how we will find out.
