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Two security men try to stop a protestor who drove through barriers around the "Victory Column" (Siegessaeule) in Tiergarten park one day before Barack Hussein Obama is scheduled to speak, Berlin, Germany, 23 July, 2008.

The driver poured red paint from a plastic "American popcorn" bucket out of his window as he drove in circles. As of this posting, the identity of the protester and his motives are unknown.

The workers are using poles that are part of the barriers that were being set up. Police arrived moments later.

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