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Unofficial moments of US presidentâ€™s inauguration â€“ REPORT â€“ PHOTOSESSION

Unofficial moments of US presidentâ€™s inauguration â€“ <font color=red>REPORT â€“ PHOTOSESSION </font>

21 January 2009 08:46 (UTC +04:00)

Early in the morning thousands of people began moving towards the Congress â€“ the place of inauguration. At first sight the joy of Americans reminded May 1 holiday of the Soviet era: workers holding slogans with Barack Obamaâ€™s name on them, little ones waving flags, parents having great hopes for tomorrow. Peopleâ€™s attitude towards Bush administration was obvious, a lot of photos were pasted on the trains describing George Bush and vice-president Dick Cheney behind bars. Martin Luther Kingâ€™s famous speech â€œI Have a Dreamâ€ was written under these photos. With this the Americans hinted at their wish to see these two persons in prison.

Unfavorable weather caused additional problems for the people. The temperature was 4 degrees, the wind was blowing at 24km/h and the people were dressed lightly. Serious security measures were taken on the roads leading to the Congress. National Guard soldiers were responsible for the security. Hummers were on both sides of the roads, sharpshooters stood watch on rooftops, and helicopters circled overhead.

Some scenes on the roadsides reminded of our bazaars. Tens of Americans were selling jackets, caps, badges with Barack Obamaâ€™s name, photos and hundreds of things related to the inauguration. Special edition of the Washington Post on inauguration was also sold near the subway. The special edition also printed letter of congratulation of the US Azeris Network to Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton and other new members of the government.

The Americans walked toward the Congress, where the ceremony took place, for more than half an hour, and were disappointed facing with a high fence there. They needed in special tickets to get over the fence, but the tickets were allotted by the Congressmen to their voters. Lucky citizens could receive the tickets via Internet. However even some of the invitees remained behind the fence because the territory of inauguration was too crowded. Despite all there difficulties, the Barack Obamaâ€™s inauguration endowed the people with new hopes and wishes. The people flown to Washington from the different regions of the United States couldnâ€™t hide tears because they expected positive changes from the new administration.

Washington will soon return to its ordinary life, but the people will have to wait for long to realize their hopes mixed now with the capitalâ€™s air. Everyone hopefully looks forward for solution to the social problems and elimination of the impact of world crisis on the US economy. Therefore the inauguration was not an entertainment for many people. They came to Washington led by their own hopes.