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RE: RAT Hello Seattle



	This is surreal:

	 " At one point last night, police cars, motorcycles and trucks sped
up and
> down city streets with sirens screaming and lights flashing. They weren't
> really going anywhere. It was meant as a loud show of force.
> 
> 
> By last night, police were roaming the city, often with squads jogging to
> respond to growing crowds.
> 
> 
> Some trade ministers were unhappy with the ongoing battle between police
> and
> protesters.
> A delegation from Chile fumed at officers when the group couldn't get to
> the
> Four Seasons Hotel. "If you're in a state of war here, you shouldn't have
> invited us to this country," yelled Mario Artaza, the Chilean trade
> minister.
	[Sylvain, John] 
	1. thank god for the First Amendment
	2.Go back to Chili you jerk!
	3. I wish I was staying at the Four Seasons

>  Asked if he would have had more law-enforcement personnel on the streets
> than Seattle chose to, Reichert hesitated, nodded his head slowly and
> said:
> "Yes, that's what I'm saying, in a roundabout way."
> 
> 
>