40,000 march against US beef in South Korea over fears of BSE

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40,000 protesters! That's gotta hurt! If only U.S. activists were as committed to animals. South Korean politics are on the brink of meltdown after spirallingpublic hysteria over "mad cow" disease in American beef unleashed aweekend of mass protests and pitched battles between demonstrators andriot police.Police vehicles were today attacked by angry mobs armed with sticksand police lines were reportedly charged after the 40,000-strong crowdof peaceful protesters thinned-out to leave a smaller group ofactivists.With the violence threatening to continue for another week, and thecalls for his resignation being screamed by students on the streets ofSeoul, President Lee Myung Bak now faces a series of potentiallycrippling departures from his immediate circle of allies.-- full story:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4091038.ece http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7