- Associated Press

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - With some branding President Bush a terrorist, leftist activists opposed to the spread of American influence ended the fifth World Social Forum on Monday with a protest against unfettered capitalism and the war in Iraq.

Activists from 140 countries then started packing their backpacks, dismantling tents and furling bright red flags after the six-day gathering in Southern Brazil to counter the simultaneous World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Thousands of people joined a final demonstration march in this southern Brazilian city to close the forum, waving Communist flags and chanting slogans against U.S.-style liberalized trade and the occupation of Iraq.

“Let’s globalize the struggle,” some shouted. Others waved placards with pictures of the president saying “Bush, No. 1 Terrorist.”

And just to think even the Leftist groups in the United States agree with their message. Wave the Hammer and Sickle, for Communism is a wonderful government giving everyone the freedoms they deserve. While I don’t want to help these people out, I cannot help but mention that if these types of groups acted in a responsible way, they just might be able to get their message out in a more gratifying way.

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