if you goto cbc - international - there is a newsworld report feed showing
it all.
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Jay Fenello wrote:
> 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
> ------------------------------------
> 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
>
>
