11. Israeli soldiers, in most cases, acted with restraint, and Palestinian protest leaders used bullhorns to tamp overheating emotions. 12. Mohandas Gandhi, a non-violent protest leader in India when it was ruled by Britain, led a huge rally against the government on this date. 13. On Sunday, in a speech at a military base, he referred to the protest leaders as oligarchs, a term he often uses to deride opponents. 14. Other protest leaders have called for Yeltsin, whose term ends in two years, to step down now. 15. Protest leaders called the police preparations unnecessary and unwarranted. 16. Protest leaders had pledged to sit down in the middle of California Street and to block traffic if the vote did not go their way. 17. Protest leaders argued that the city was bent on detaining defendants beyond the Democratic National Convention next week in Los Angeles. 18. Protest leaders at the main gate believe Puerto Rican police may try to block the roads leading to the gate to stop more demonstrators from coming. 19. Protest leaders contend that undercover officers have infiltrated the building that houses their headquarters. 20. Protest leaders welcomed that statement but said the demonstrations would continue until U.S. policy actually changed. |