the FTAA in miami and the IMC

I hope they beat those nasty protesters good. Did they pepper spray them as
well? That's the best. Damn hippies.

—– Original Message —–
From: "Ryan Griffis" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: the FTAA in miami and the IMC


> i just got back from Miami where there were numerous
> activities occuring in response to the lastest round
> of FTAA talks… i still never cease to be amazed by
> the amount of force used on unarmed people because
> they won't obey illegal demands. even legal observers
> were arrested on thursday. and i've never seen police
> measures taken on this scale, it was scary. but i
> guess that's what 80+ million dollars from W will help
> buy.
> at any rate, for those interested, the IMC is working
> on setting up an ongoing center there (there was a
> temp one set up for the week)
> http://www.ftaaimc.org/en/index.shtml
> with the wide use of cell phones to coordinate demos
> and avoid arrest, i wouldn't be surprised if the fuzz
> started using cell phone disruption devices for
> localized areas. how's that for bringing it back to
> the list ;|
> ryan
>
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