Here is the link to the BBC News article:

Violent protest at trade summit

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), January 29, 2000

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Once again:

Violent protest at trade summit

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), January 29, 2000.

The Spirit of Seattle isn't going away!

-- Localization Rules (Go local @ Get local .com), January 29, 2000.

Why in world would the cattle be so upset.

-- Squid (ItsDark@down.here), January 29, 2000.

Why do they always trash the McDonalds? I mean if a messy burger is the ultimate symbol of American corporate greed, we have a serious P R problem.

-- Gia (laureltree7@hotmail.com), January 29, 2000.

Gia, I remember the Seattle MickeyDee's attack followed the speech of a French activist. France banned certain beef imports due to I believe Mad Cow disease, then the WTO as a global org revoked the French ban and had the imports resumed. The French protested the loss of their national sovereignty (their ability to institute their own laws) and attacked a MickeyDee for accepting foreign imports of the beef. My memory is a bit foggy, there may have been other countries involved? I just remember this as the jist, and so the targeting of MickeyDees has become a unified statement.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 29, 2000.