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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: JBTFD who wrote (56442)3/26/2007 1:32:35 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
You mean THIS "peaceful" Seattle WTO meeting?

"Starbucks stores vandalized as Seattle braces for WTO anniversary protests"
archives.cnn.com

This is YOUR SIDE:
"The news coverage focused on the violence that day, but as my daughter calculated, the crowd was more than 99 percent peaceful. Those who did break the peace only directed their anger at property."
nadir.org

"What went wrong, how local officials and community leaders failed not only to anticipate but also to respond to the protests and violence can offer important lessons for other communities seeking to capitalize on the growing demand for international congresses and conferences."
commercialdiplomacy.org

"FBI terrorist threat advisory for WTO meeting in Seattle
...........................................
>The FBI has received credible information that some elements within the
>protest community are planning to disrupt the conference. The FBI assesses
>the potential threat of violence, to include criminal acts of civil
>disturbance, as low to medium for the Seattle area during the time frame of
>the WTO Meeting. In particular, environmental or animal rights extremists
>or anarchist-induced violence should be considered a possibility during the
>meeting.

WELL?????
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