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	WTO Protests in Seattle
		At the end of November 1999, Seattle saw major governments meet at a WTO ministerial meeting to discuss various trading rules.
		Seattle also saw free speech cracked down on in the name of free trade.
		Seattle saw President Clinton and others suggest that the WTO include core labor rights and sanctions and so forth if these were violated.
	www.globalissues.org /TradeRelated/Seattle.asp (2690 words)

	DDL -- Battle In Seattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The diverse group of knowledgeable American protesters who went to the "Battle In Seattle" to exercise their rights as citizens have become governmental dupes and media whipping boys for commentators who show little or no understanding of real democracy.
		They feign battles of opposing views and gridlocks in mundane matters, so that emphasis is shifted away from any issue, like the Battle In Seattle, that might unify the people.
		When protest events like the Battle in Seattle occur, we the people who are away from the event are prone to say things like, "Government needs to listen to the people more".
	www.ddleague-usa.net /bis.htm (2175 words)

	Battle of Seattle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a disambiguation page â” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		Battle of Seattle (1999) â” The civil unrest that occurred in Seattle, Washington, on November 30, 1999, in connection with the WTO meeting being held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center
		Battle of Seattle (1856) â” The attack upon Seattle by Native Americans on the morning of January 26, 1856
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Seattle (128 words)

	The Nation \| Article \| The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle \| Tom Hayden
		The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle
		Seattle might have salvaged a new identity by taking pride in the rough birth of the movement against corporate globalization on its streets in 1999, rooted in the militant Northwest populist and labor traditions that Hightower's tour echoes today, but the local legacy of that "people's history" remains contested and unclear.
		One of those returning to interpret the continuing "Battle of Seattle" was Lori Wallach, the indefatigable, street-talking Harvard trade lawyer who coordinates fair-trade lobbying and activism at cyclone speed from her offices at Global Trade Watch in Washington, DC.
	www.thenation.com /doc.mhtml?i=20020930&s=hayden20020912 (807 words)

	Battle in Seattle \| Quaking the WTO \| Christopher Grosso
		Dubbed "the Battle In Seattle" by the news media, the drama of the World Trade Organization ministerial conference was depicted by most news outlets with about as much journalistic depth as a wrasslin' promotion, and just as polarized.
		Seattle emergency room Dr. Richard DeAndrea confirmed in web-interview that riot police's bullets were plastic, not rubber, and inflicted some serious penetration wounds.
		Most of the non-governmental organizations involved in the massive protests were taking issue not necessarily with the stated function or goals of the WTO as much as with the operating principal of the powerful governing body.
	www.planetwaves.net /wto_grosso.html (2312 words)

	RW ONLINE:Celebrating the Battle of Seattle
		The battle struck a blow for the people of the world, showing that right in the belly of the beast many oppose the destruction capitalist globalization is raining down on the oppressed and the environment.
		Things started with a kickoff celebration at Seattle Central Community College--attended by hundreds of students and youth of different nationalities, veterans of the Battle of Seattle as well as activists from the struggle against racism and police brutality.
		The 1999 Battle of Seattle had a big impact on the lives of thousands of youth--who have become activists, increasingly determined to fight for a better future.
	rwor.org /a/v22/1080-89/1083/seattle.htm (1384 words)

	Eyewitness to the battle of Seattle
		Seattle - It didn’t take long for an electronic fist to replace the velvet glove and happy face that the WTO - and its supporters in Seattle - have been trying to project.
		The nearly 100,000 overwhelmingly non-violent protesters were greeted Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 30, with a barrage of tear gas grenades, mass arrests, a 7 pm curfew, the declaration of a state of emergency and the calling out of the national guard and state troopers.
		The overreaction was caused not by a few broken windows at Starbucks or political graffiti at Niketown but by the realization by officials that the WTO had been prevented from meeting and would probably not be able to meet all week in the face of the massive non-violent demonstrations.
	www.lalabor.org /Battle_of_Seattle.html (1007 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Eyewitness: The Battle of Seattle
		I joined the first group of protestors as they set off from near the Pike Place market, a favourite of tourists and locals, as the first dawn light was coming and the rain had already come.
		Seattle will be remembered now for more than Boeing, Bill Gates, Starbucks and Frasier.
		Two doctors who had organised medical teams to support those affected by tear gas (water to wash the eyes is very effective), said that medical teams had not been spared by police.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/547581.stm (944 words)

	Battle of Seattle
		It was funny watching how the media presented the Battle of Seattle ("violent protests" was the mantra), and while a McDonald's and a Starbucks had their windows broken, the truth was that 99% of the participants destroyed no property and took great pains to treat the city of Seattle with endearing respect.
		Seattle may be considered one of those groovy "Pacific Rim" cities, but that doesn't make it Singapore.
		Mark it down, this last great, important date of the 20th century -- November 30, 1999 -- The Battle of Seattle, the day the people got tired of having to work a second job while fighting off the collection agents and decided it was time the pie was shared with the people who baked it.
	www.lightparty.com /Misc/Moore-BattleOfSeattle.html (738 words)

	This is What Democracy Looks Like (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The protesters went to Seattle to alert the peoples of the world to the serious problems of the WTO and to send a strong message to the WTO itself that its practices were completely unacceptable.
		The "Battle of Seattle" had begun, and for the rest of the day and on into the night, the police attacked indiscriminately with tear gas, pepper spray, riot batons, concussion grenades, and plastic bullets.
		Regardless of what else happens, the one outcome of Seattle that seems certain is that the next meeting of the WTO will not be held in some U.S. city, but in some place like Jakarta or Singapore where the police and security forces will not be limited to the use of plastic bullets.
	www.powerlink.net /fen/TMW_LateWinter2000/WTO_Protests.html (1693 words)

	Salon News \| Clueless in Seattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Meanwhile, the media focused on the easy debate of whether the Seattle authorities were unprepared for the protesters (they were) and whether they subsequently overreacted (they did).
		The protesters left Seattle but very likely will take their message to the streets of Philadelphia and Los Angeles during the national party conventions, because last week proved that's the only way they'll be heard.
		World Trade Organization: The battle in Seattle Salon's coverage of the global trade talks, the violent protests and their political legacy.
	www.salon.com /news/feature/1999/12/10/seattle (936 words)

	12/3/99 BW Online--The Battle in Seattle: A Misguided Mob Blinded by Arrogance
		To someone who marched on Washington and joined the Peace Corps in the '60s, as I did, there is a vestigal pull to identify with the Seattle protestors venting their anger at the WTO.
		Truth is, the march on Seattle wasn't progressive, but rather reactionary.
		One of the worst aspects of the Battle in Seattle veterans was their lack of irony.
	www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/dec1999/nf91203c.htm (792 words)

	CBS News \| Warriors Win Battle In Seattle 98-91 \| December 13, 1999 05:18:34
		Seattle cut it to 92-87 after two Gary Payton free throws with 2:20 to play, but the Warriors sliced over a minute off the clock on their next possession, extended by a kicking violation on Seattle.
		Seattle never had the ball trailing by fewer than six points again.
		Seattle had won 17 of 18 games against the Pacific Division before losing recent games to Golden State, the Lakers and Phoenix.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/03/27/archive/main5937.shtml (489 words)

	[IFWP] RE: The Battle In Seattle: From the Frontline
		[IFWP] RE: The Battle In Seattle: From the Frontline
		On the streets will be a raucous gathering ranging from US environmentalists and union members to the Zapatistas from Mexico and José Bove, the French sheep farmer who became a folk hero when he tore the roof off a local McDonald's with his tractor.
		By 1999 the United Nations Development Program was reporting that multinationals accounted for a third of all global exports.
	www.mail-archive.com /list@ifwp.org/msg11733.html (1632 words)

	Students, workers fight the Battle of Seattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was here in America, Seattle to be exact, a few weeks before the end of the 20th Century.
		Among the throngs of people at the November 30 labor rally were Green Party members from South Korea, delegations of farmers from Chiapas, Mexico and rural France, and grain growers from Canada.
		Seattle Police, outfitted in new fl anti-riot gear, observed the crowd through their helmets visors and clutched their tear gas guns.
	www.santarosa.edu /~sthoemke/theclarion/1999/december2/12.html (1010 words)

	The Battle in Seattle
		THE BATTLE IN SEATTLE: Since our feature on the imminent World Trade Organisation Conference towards the end of November a couple of weeks ago, the full fury of what is now a world-wide coalition has broken with a vengeance on the streets of Seattle.
		Unions were massively represented in Seattle, protesting the loss of jobs and wage levels as a result of free trade.
		The WTO summit, which is intended to launch a new round of trade liberalisation talks, was severely disrupted for a second day as thousands of protesters clashed with heavily armed riot police in the city centre.
	www.gwb.com.au /2000/lee/081299.htm (1399 words)

	REVIEW - The Battle in Seattle: The Story Behind and Beyond the WTO Demonstrations by Janet Thomas.
		They converged on Seattle to express their concerns about the power of corporations, globalization, and the gap between fantasies of the good life and the real lives of working people everywhere.
		Energized by her own participation in the protests, Seattle writer Janet Thomas was determined to present a view of the events that went beyond the facile coverage of the media.
		By concentrating on both the personalities and the issues, The Battle in Seattle serves as a corrective to all those who believe that the protesters expressed their beliefs in vain.
	www.mapcruzin.com /rev_battle_seattle.htm (980 words)

	DECEMBER 6, 1999--The 'Battle in Seattle': Plus, EgyptAir 900
		The "Battle in Seattle" with its conflicts both "real and promulgated" and government propaganda/misinformation.
		The Battle in Seattle surrounding the World Trade Organization was a contrived, manipulative, orchestrated finesse to divert our attention from reality to the media-managed perception.
		That apparently was not the SOP for Seattle.
	www.geoffmetcalf.com /wndarchive/19571.html (1005 words)

	Workers World Dec. 9, 1999: Battle of Seattle
		Police marched through downtown Seattle the night of Nov. 30 firing teargas, rubber and plastic bullets, and "flash and bang" concussion grenades to clear thousands of youth from the streets, after protesters closed down a World Trade Organization meeting with peaceful protests.
		A dusk-to-dawn curfew in downtown was invoked as Seattle Mayor Paul Schell declared a "state of emergency" and Washington Gov. Gary Locke called out the National Guard.
		The most militant labor contingents were from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which shut down the docks in Seattle and elsewhere on the West Coast in solidarity with the WTO protests.
	www.workers.org /ww/1999/wtoact1209.php (926 words)

	Seattle-WTO 1999: A Perspective on 'The Battle of Seattle'
		The variety of panel discussions, rallies, and marches going on in Seattle this week, coupled with the flood of thousands of trade ministers, journalists, and activists have turned Seattle into a bazaar of issues and ideas, both global and local.
		Given the unexpected depth and breadth of resentment that is surfacing this week in Seattle, it is unlikely that the WTO will be able to continue to work in secrecy as it has.
		If nothing else, the Seattle ministerial meeting of the WTO will be remembered as the spark that significantly advanced the free trade of ideas amongst those who value life over money.
	www.nadir.org /nadir/initiativ/agp/free/seattle/perspective.htm (1085 words)

	Non-corporate coverage of the WTO demonstrations in Seattle
		The Seattle Police Department was ill prepared and under informed from the start.
		Riot police lay siege on Seattle neighborhoods in a violent over-reaction to Tuesday's downtown vandalism.
		This was in response to a poll claiming the majority of King and Snohomish County residents believed the Seattle Police Department behaved themselves on 11/30 and 12/1.
	www.raptorial.com /Zine/WTO/WTOdiaries.htm (451 words)

	Behind the Headlines
		he Battle for Seattle was the opening salvo of a war for independence, a shot that will one day be remembered as having been heard around the world.
		The Battle of Seattle is the first evidence that Americans are finally standing up against the globalist monster whose tentacles encircle the earth.
		What qualifies Fukuyama for the job of doing outreach to the left on behalf of the WTO and its corporate controllers are the views of his Marxist mentor, Alexandre Kojeve, the obscure Russian émigré and interpreter of Hegel.
	www.antiwar.com /justin/j120399.html (2739 words)

	Eye Witness Account: The Battle in Seattle & more
		I've just returned from a history making demonstration in Seattle in which thousands of demonstrators, angered by the gross injustice represented by the World Trade Organization, succeeded in seriously disrupting the first day of the WTO Ministerial Conference here, forcing the WTO to cancel the first day of the scheduled week-long meeting.
		I knew I was at the right place when I saw two police cars monitoring the place from the other side of the street, a short distance down the block and I could see demonstrators on the roof with fl bandanas obscuring their faces.
		They were afraid we might be raided before 6 am to keep us from demonstrating, so when the lookout on the roof announced over the walkie talkie that the coast was clear we exited the house and dispersed back to the streets.
	www.earthrainbownetwork.com /BattleSeattle.htm (3529 words)

	Seattle/ N30 1999: Reports & Analysis
		Impressions from the battle of Seattle (Dec 31 1999)
		These small actions may not have the international impact of the actions in Seattle, but they are the local manifestations of the beginning of a true global resistance to corporate domination.
		Cherish these small actions, and remember that the Battle in Seattle is only the first round in a prolonged war against the powers that want to rule our lives.
	www.nadir.org /nadir/initiativ/agp/free/seattle (563 words)

	Codec Wars: The Battle in Seattle
		In November of 1999, cool and civilized Seattle took a shiner when local police skirmished in the streets with World Trade Organization protesters.
		Behind the scenes in the Web World, another battle was raging between two streaming media titans, one ensconced in new digs near the city's bustling waterfront, the other in sprawling campuses across Lake Washington in the Eastside city of Redmond.
		In an October, 1999 report of top media players, Nielsen/NetRatings reported that usage of RealPlayer outpaced Windows Media Player by a factor of 10 to one.
	www.sillimandodge.com /battleinseattle.html (2969 words)

	The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle
		When American diplomats and apologists argue with overseas audiences that globalization is good, she says, they are often rebuffed by foreign nationals who simply reply, "Seattle," as evidence that Americans themselves do not agree with the policies their government is trying to impose on other countries.
		The spirit of Seattle is alive, carried in Wallach's words and, more important, in the confidence and memory of the crowd, in their commitment to vote, march, organize, campaign.
		As she spoke and they responded, it seemed to me that Seattle deserves a monument to the 1999 protests to reflect its progressive heart alongside the empty glory of the Space Needle, the Boeing hangars and the stadium that Junior left behind.
	www.thenation.com /docprint.mhtml?i=20020930&s=hayden20020912 (1220 words)

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