At 05:53 PM 11/30/99 , you wrote:
>there's a riot going on there. i'm waiting for the bbc feed - usually
>they show more of the violence.
According to NBC news, the summit
began 5 hours late. Still nothing
on C-SPAN. They must have decided
against covering the event.
Also, according to NBC news, the
reason everyone is protesting is
over "jobs." What a crock!
Jay.
>On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Jay Fenello wrote:
>
> > Earlier today, CSPAN was broadcasting from
> > the opening session of the WTO. I stepped
> > away for a few moments, and when I returned,
> > they were playing old clips from the Iranian
> > hostage situation.
> >
> > Now they are playing other clips from Jimmy
> > Carter's administration!
> >
> > What happened?
> >
> > If you go to the CPAN home page,
> > http://www.c-span.org/
> > they are still listing:
> > WTO Opening Meeting
> > UN Sec. Gen. Annan
> > Sec. of State Albright, others
> > LIVE on C-SPAN - Starting Shortly
> >
> > What the heck is going on?
> >
> > Jay.
> >
> >
> > At 04:18 PM 11/30/99 , Mark C. Langston wrote:
> >
> > >Seems that downtown Seattle has become a bit of a military zone...
> > >police fired pepper spray and (reportedly) rubber bullets into crowds
> > >of WTO protesters today.
> > >
> > >The individual continues to be trampled upon, the business types continue
> > >to just not get it, and the media continues to chase sensation rather
> > >than news.
> > >
> > >The parallels between the actions of the WTO and ICANN are many, as are
> > >the reactions on all sides.
> > >
> > >it's the lead story on http://www.cnn.com at the moment.
> > >
> > >Will it take this level of activism to draw attention to the
> > >injustices being committed by ICANN? At the very least, those
> > >opposing the WTO provide an activist pool from which to draw support
> > >against ICANN's attempts to do on the net what the WTO wants to do in
> > >other commerical sectors.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Mark C. Langston
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Systems Admin
> > >San Jose, CA
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> > Jay Fenello,
> > New Media Relations
> > ------------------------------------
> > http://www.fenello.com 770-392-9480
> >
> > "We are creating the most significant new jurisdiction
> > we've known since the Louisiana purchase, yet we are
> > building it just outside the constitution's review."
> > -- Larry Lessig, Harvard Law School, on ICANN
> >
> >
Respectfully,
Jay Fenello,
New Media Relations
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http://www.fenello.com 770-392-9480
"We are creating the most significant new jurisdiction
we've known since the Louisiana purchase, yet we are
building it just outside the constitution's review."
-- Larry Lessig, Harvard Law School, on ICANN
