-Caveat Lector- Explosives Seized Before Global Trade Meeting <http://www.channel6000.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-72952120010418-160435.html> Disruptions Expected At Quebec Meeting; Bush To Attend MONTREAL, April 18, 2001 -- Canadian police have seized explosives, smoke bombs and gas masks from a group that planned to attend an upcoming global trade meeting in Quebec City, adding to concerns that anti-globalization protesters will stage violent disruptions at the meeting. President George W. Bush is scheduled to attend the "Summit of the Americas" meeting to press a proposal for a free-trade zone spanning the Western Hemisphere. Police in the province of Quebec predict that between 10,000 and 20,000 protesters are expected to flock to Quebec City for the summit this weekend. Organizers have been hoping to prevent the sort of disturbances that occurred at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle in 1999. About 6,000 police and 1,200 military will be on hand. The alarm level was raised this week when police arrested six people, all in their 20s, consisting of a Canadian army reserve member, an active member of the Canadian military and students. Among the charges that the group faces are theft and possession of explosive devices, conspiracy to commit mischief and endangering life. Police say that they were carrying smoke bombs, gas masks, shields, baseball bats and other items. "The group was very well-structured, and it had a plan to break the perimeter and affect security in some way," said Mike Gaudet, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A spokesman for police in the Quebec province, Robert Poeti, said that the explosive devices that the group was carrying could have done a lot of damage. The arrests were made Tuesday and Wednesday in Laval, Montreal, and in a small town just outside of Quebec City. Police have a search warrant out for a seventh suspect. "There are groups that are prepared. There are groups that are planning very specific action, from what we know," said Florent Gagne, head of the Quebec provincial police. "I think we have to be realistic and look at what has happened in other cities." Organizers of protests in Seattle in 1999 and members of anarchist fringe groups are expected to be among the thousands of demonstrators at the summit, where leaders of 34 countries will work toward a free-trade deal. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
