<< Medea Benjamin may have been misquoted, but her attacks on anarchists
and street youth who celebrated with a little looting just go to show
what a liberal reformist she is. Her ilk can cut deals and negotiate
with the WTO and World Bank, while those around the world who suffer
from structural adjustment can't afford to come to Seattle to sit down
with the trade ministers. >>
I fully concur.
It wasn't any misquote that had GXers assaulting Seattle black youth. There is plenty of footage of the GXers beating on, throwing to the ground and kicking said black youth as the GXers rallied to protect Levi's, Nike and other sweatshop outlets. (Eerily, other GXers stood chanting "Non-violent Protest" as their comrades laid out the beatdown.)
And, tape recordings show that Benjamin was NOT misquoted on her -- where are the police? We're here doing their job (I'll agree with her there) -- grandstanding. There were even more spurious quotes from her and Mike Dolan that day attacking a lot of folks that they, on the other hand, like to claim as part of their vaunted "coalition."
Note to Nathan: just who is the "macho," "sexist" one? It was Danaher who wrote that drivel to Cockburn about attacking his "little" wife and calling for Cockburn to settle it like a man. That's sexist and macho, not minor political property damage.
Michael Donnelly