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To: sandintoes who wrote (35434)	1/31/2002 5:59:54 AM
From: sandintoes	Respond to of 225578

Poor NY, they don't need this at this time. foxnews.com Thousands of Political, Business Leaders Gather in New York Under Tight Security Wednesday, January 30, 2002 NEW YORK — Police shut down streets and put up security barriers Wednesday on the eve of a gathering of about 3,000 of the world's corporate and political leaders for five days of talks about the planet's most vexing problems. On the agenda of the 32nd annual World Economic Forum: How to reduce poverty around the globe, improve security following the Sept. 11 attacks, and restore growth in the midst of a worldwide recession. On Wednesday, concrete barriers were in place around the Waldorf-Astoria hotel where the conference begins Thursday, and vehicles were prevented from entering streets surrounding the midtown Manhattan institution. Groups of police stood watch below ground in subway stations, and hundreds more were posted on the streets, some of them wearing riot gear. Commuters walking in the blocks near the hotel had to show picture identification to pass through and get to work. In all, about 4,000 officers are assigned to the event. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order preventing flights over the hotel. "I hope it's going to be peaceful," said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly when asked if calm would prevail. "That's all I can say." Leaders of left-wing labor, student and environmental groups insist that daily demonstrations will be loud, but peaceful. The protests will feature giant papier-mache puppets, song and dance and street theater -- not the vandalism and violence associated with past conferences, organizers said. No binding decisions are ever made at the conference, but participants say the event has added importance this year because it brings together so many powerful players in a city still recovering from the attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center. "I think people from all walks of life are looking for an opportunity to get together, compare notes and find some new solutions to these difficult problems we are facing," said Charles McLean, a conference spokesman. The forum is being held somewhere other than the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the first time and was relocated to New York partly out of sympathy for a city hit hard by terrorism and still nervous about the prospect of future attacks. Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai will address the opening of the forum. On Wednesday, he laid a wreath of yellow roses at the World Trade Center site and said his country's people understand America's grief. Participants said they hoped the serious discussions at the forum will help political and economic leaders map out solutions to some of the world's hardest problems. Some said the conference will sharply contrast with previous sessions in Switzerland, in part because of the location and in part because it follows the terrorist attacks. "It's not a sabbatical in the Alps this time, it's issues of the utmost importance and relevance, said Cris Conde, president and chief operating officer of Sungard Data Systems Inc., a Wayne, Pa.-based company that advises corporations on disaster planning and data recovery. Last year, Conde spoke at one session in Davos. This time, he's in more demand because he's an expert on security concerns and has been invited to participate in three. Conde's calendar for the five days of the conference is also full of side appointments with top corporate officials who want to learn more about protecting their businesses and workers. The worldwide economy will still dominate much of the conference, and economists hope to find solutions that will prompt a global turnaround from the first recession since the 1970s to affect the entire planet. Although decisions won't be reached, the talks are closely monitored by top political and economic policy makers and "can influence the decision making process pretty rapidly," said C. Fred Bergsten a former assistant secretary of the Treasury and director of the Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.

To: sandintoes who wrote (35434)	1/31/2002 12:51:48 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Check the current issue of Vanity Fair (Jan 02)Clinton Adm and ..The Osama Files: Starting in 1996, Sudan repeatedly tried to share what it knew about Osama bin Laden with the US. From memos, letters, and exclusive interviews, David Rose uncovers the Clinton administration's epic blunder in rebuffing those offers......page 64...... I don't get it by subs either, but sometimes pick it up...it's fairly liberal, but I like to have a cross section of information from which to make opinions...besides as I said, this one has Tom Cruise on the cover....hehehe