(2002-09-28) -- What many news organizations described as an 'anti-capitalism' protest in Washington D.C. turned out to be just a big 'Autumn Break' party for college students that got 'out of hand'.

Bacardi Rum, promoter of the 'new tradition' of Autumn Break in D.C., released a statement apologizing to local police, who arrested about 600 people during the festivities.

"We've had such great success increasing our sales with Spring Break in Florida, that we wanted to see if we could do it twice a year," said a Bacardi marketing executive.

But after too many Bacardi Code Reds, young people stripped naked, smeared their bodies with mud and leaves, set tires on fire, broke glass and formed long 'Conga lines' chaining themselves together and blocking traffic.

Asked why most news organizations reported the event as an 'anti-capitalism' protest, the Bacardi spokesman laughed: "Yeah, all these kids whose parents paid for college, drove or flew to D.C. to protest capitalism....that's rich!"