Dyna's scenario of protest put down violently ISN'T beyound the realm of possibility by a long shot: remember 800 MPD police making downtown Minneapolis a military fortress when anti-genetic engineering protests happened? or 600 police to arrest 35 Hwy 55 re-rout protesters at Minnehaha Park?
Being in the Midweat,perhaps, many feel insulated from world events. However,just this last weekend over a hundred "emergency personnell" had a bomb threat drill at the Mall of America,saying it was a "possible terrorism target". If Mr. Bush gets his war on Iraq,that may become reality,as I feel such a war will make Americans far more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. It all puts that old saying "Think global,act local" in a new light.The connection between Baghdad and Minneapolis could be closer than we think:the suffering there is ignorede at our peril here. Lydia Howell Phillips _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
