Скачать или смотреть Colourful protest against G8, security operation unveiled

(6 Jul 2009)
Rome
1. Wide of protesters from World Vision arriving in cars
2. Various of masked protesters running to back of van and attempting to open door
3. Masked protesters taking sacks (representing bags of money) out of back of van and putting them in boot of another car
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Butter, Group of Eight (G8) protester:
"The G8 have to fulfil their promises. They've promised money for overseas aid and there is a real danger that they are going to cut those promises. So they have to fulfil their promises to children and to the poor of the developing countries."
5. Protester putting bag in car
L'Aquila
6. Wide of Alpine soldiers guarding military barracks
7. Tilt up from G8 logo to Alpine soldier
8. Pan right army coordination centre for G8 security mission, named "GIOTTO2009"
9. Tilt up from truck to satellite antenna
10. General Giuseppe Valotto, chief of interforce G8 military security, entering tent of army coordination headquarters
11. Pan right from screen showing map of L'Aquila to soldiers working
12. SOUNDBITE (English) General Giuseppe Valotto, chief of interforce G8 military security:
"Here we have troops coming from the navy, air force and army. And they add to the people who belong to Carabinieri and the police. We are about 3,000 people and we are deployed from Rome to L'Aquila, through L'Aquila to Pescara-Chieti, especially along the runway (means highway) of Rome-Pescara, the most important line of communication between the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic Sea."
13. Pull-out from screen to soldier
14. Pan left from screen to soldiers
15. Various of police horse patrol on the outskirts of L'Aquila, close to Preturo airport
16. Tilt up from sign reading "Alt, Police" to police check-point
17. Various of military trucks in field, close to G8 venue in the village of Coppito just outside L'Aquila
STORYLINE:
The security build-up for the upcoming Group of Eight (G8) summit continued in and around the Italian city of L'Aquila on Monday, as protesters took to the streets of Rome calling on those attending the meeting to honour promises of aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
Protesters from the World Vision organisation, wearing masks of G8 leaders, staged a mock robbery to highlight pledges made by G8 leaders four years ago.
"They've promised money for overseas aid and there is a real danger that they are going to cut those promises," said Jan Butter.
Italy, along with France, have taken heat for donating only a fraction of 8 (b) billion US dollars in aid they pledged to increase assistance to sub-Saharan Africa by 25 (b) billion US dollars a year by 2010 as part of ambitious plans laid out by the G8 in 2005.
Italy's current spending only covers 3 per cent of the 3.5 (b) billion US dollars it promised and France has delivered only 7 per cent of the additional 5.2 (b) billion US dollars it pledged, according to the London-based anti-poverty group ONE.
The summit opens to African nations on the last day, with food security topping the agenda.
Italy, home to both the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Food Programme, is pushing for a package that could include a move toward strategic grain reserves and calls for investments in new agriculture technologies.
Meanwhile, security preparations were in full swing on Monday in L'Aquila, two days ahead of the summit.
General Giuseppe Vallotto, the chief of interforce G8 military security, said about 3-thousand people were involved in the operation.
Several protests against G8 have been planned across Italy, including a demonstration in L'Aquila on Friday, when the summit ends.

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