FW: Seattle

[Steve Perry]

misguided is far too kind a word, obviously. it was utterly
disingenuous; as he was welcoming the protesters to Seattle
on Wednesday morning, cordons were being established round
the downtown perimeter to make sure none of them came near
another wto delegate for the remainder of the week. then
there's the tawdry, manifest dishonesty of his remarks on
the u.s. position in all this. arguing for international
labor conventions indeed--just like he did with his mutterings
about nafta "side agreements" six years ago.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
[mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Carl Remick
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 8:49 AM
To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
Subject: Re: FW: Seattle


>(NY Times)
>
> > Rebels in Search of Rules
> > By NAOMI KLEIN
> >
[snip]


> > The W.T.O. has consistently sought to sever trade, quite unnaturally,
>from
> > everything and everyone affected by it: workers, the environment,
>culture.
> > This is why President Clinton's suggestion yesterday that the rift
>between
> > the protesters and the delegates can be smoothed over with small
> > compromises and consultation is so misguided.

So misguided ... and so characteristic.  President Billy Bob really hit the
ground running in Seattle, triangulating for all he was worth.  If he gets
away with his Mr. Empathy act this time, all the fuss in Seattle will have
been for nothing.

Carl

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