Seems that all the political REOs are not in Australa. Below appeared on
another list.
Outstanding on Australian television footage of the Seattle WTO fiasco were
the police, armed, camouflaged, and extremely numerous, beating the hell
out of some poor bastard on the ground. Wonderful example of the free-est
nation on earth demonstrating its concern for citizens. Great example for
the various "Generals" around the world. Clinton and the rear end orifices
who form the WTO should be proud.
David.
At 18:15 01/12/99 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I saw the first footage of the goings on in Seattle on the evening news,
my
first thought was I should be there. Strange thinking, for someone watching
his peaceful brothers and sisters, practicing their first amendment rights,
being assaulted with pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets? Not really,
as an activist sometimes donned teflon John, I have been extremely lucky, no
arrests, no beatings. Hell I have never even been dispersed. But surely I
stray from the purpose of this correspondence.
I went to the Newsstand this morning all the papers except for our local
paper featuredpictures of the "Seattle riot". The local news print still
suffering flashbacks from our own little riot choose to feature a picture of
the on going investigation in
Mexico, but I'll get back to that a little further on...
The headlines were varied themes of "protesters run amuck", the Associated
Press
report began with " Stunned by violent street protests". Yet in all the
pictures
whose images were etched into my mind, there was not a single one showing any
person other than officers of the law committing acts of violence. The
stories focused
on a small group of persons dressed head to toe in black and wearing ski
masks who smashed out some windows, (didn't we see them at Waco?) All the
while, the gathered protesters crying out, "shame on you." So I must wonder
which government agency, these black clad trouble makers belong to? The local
police? CIA, FBI or perhaps some other covert agency run amuck? or perhaps
even the mob or the AFL-CIO? One thing is clear these hidden faces did not
belong to any of the many groups peacefully assembled to have their
grievances addressed. It is equally clear that the trouble makers only
purpose was to give the police a reason to crack down on the peaceful
protesters.
The stories said no protesters were injured, (it is my understanding that
pepper
spray in the eyes hurts like hell) but one paper showed a picture of a women
protester whose face was covered in blood. By the way how do the police tell
the difference between radical protesters and citizens out for a walk, while
mass spraying with tear gas and rubber bullets? So just exactly what did the
"officials" expect would happen when they sent hoards of armed police into
the streets wearing riot gear? Remember the adage be careful what you ask
for...
With downtown trashed officials sought to restore order with an overnight
curfew and more officers in riot gear. Then, city officials declared a
no-protest zone for the city's downtown. So just when were city officials
given the power to over-ride first amendment rights? Most of the protesters
were nonviolent, going limp as police tried to pick them up. Police chief
Norm Stamper told a news conference: ``The downtown area needs to be and will
in fact be made safe today for everyone.'' Safe for everyone except the
citizens who wish to voice their outrage at the world being created for them
with out their input. Isn't about time for the police and the governing
bodies to realize that they don't work for the aristocrats and multi-national
corporations, who are currently gathered in Seattle to promote their new
world economy, but for the people who are worried about the environment and
the human condition? Shame upon all of them.
So what about that other "Big News" story? For a couple of days now T.V. and
Newspapers have been carrying the story of mass grave site in Mexico.
Hundreds of dead killed off by evil drug lords the stories read. Of course
the story broke the day before the first body was found, and now after
several days of digging by the multinational investigation being lead by the
FBI (When and how did the FBI get jurisdiction over Mexican crimes?) another
body has been uncovered. The source of the information? a confidential
informant who else? This story is obviously another scare tactic to justify
the continuance of the War on Drugs.
So what is the connecting thread here? Beware the spin doctors and the
press
as well, as they are obviously just reporting on the propaganda being fed to
them
by government officials... Home of the free and the brave? The free have been
locked away and the Brave are being pepper sprayed...
Peace Freedom and Tolerance
John Galt jr.
John Galt jr.
Writer / activist
independent Candidate for U.S. President
currently resides Martha Pennsylvania
Web Page http://members.aol.com/johng101/johns.htm
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