Yesterday, the 6th of October, seven of us Americans from Tübingen, Stuttgart and Heidelberg spent about four hours on the Königstraße near the Schloßplatz with an information stand about the Tübingen Progressive Americans, the Military Counseling Network, and the militarization of the European Union. There was a lot going on that day in Stuttgart and there was a heavy, constant stream of people past the stand.

Unfortunately, we didn't get much resonance. We only managed to engage a few people in discussions. One of the more interested passers-by insisted that 911 was an event orchestrated by the government to create fear. While most of us would agree that 911 has been abused and its exploitation can clearly be seen in the context of the "New American Century" project, we don't sign on to that depth of government depravity (yet?).

	Here are Karen and Gus behind our stand.
	This picture shows a that we did get some attention.

Various explanations for the general lack of interest were put forward by various members of the group: our poor presentation, the beautiful weather, the competition from flee markets, live music and shopping, the a-political nature of people in Stuttgart, recent general disinterest in the war.

We only ran into a few Americans, including an American student from Tübingen. We did not see or meet any American military personnel.

There was a general consensus that it would be more worthwhile to go to downtown Stuttgart/Vaihingen in the future. There, there is less of a crowd, but more American military people.