Obama on first German visit as US president
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.
Beatriz Barragan, Press TV, Berlin
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What a difference 5 years make: Obama braves blistering Berlin heat to make speech before invite-only crowd of 4,500 (that's 195,500 FEWER than last time he was in Germany)
President removed his jacket and mopped his brow as he battled the 86F heat at the Brandenburg Gate
Obama told crowd: 'We must redouble our efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo'
Speech in front of an invited crowd of 6,000 people compared to 200,000 who attended Obama's Berlin speech in 2008 before he was President
By Louise Boyle
PUBLISHED: 09:04 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:14 EST, 19 June 2013
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