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Friday, November 1, 2002
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"We Don’t Want to Be a North American Colony": Thousands Rally in Quito, Ecuador to Protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Last night in Quito Ecuador, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and 33 other Western Hemisphere trade ministers were confronted by a group of 50 indigenous and campesino leaders. The demonstrators gained access to the posh hotel where the latest round of negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas is being held. They read statements to the uncomfortable officials and chanted, "We don’t want to be a North American Colony." Outside the building 2000 demonstrators voiced their support. Major solidarity demonstrations also took place in Montreal, Seattle, San Francisco and other cities throughout the Americas.
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Water and War: Bolivian Activist Oscar Olivera On the Struggle Against Bechtel and the Privatization of Cochabamba’s Water in 2000
At the beginning of this week of corporate and government meetings to negotiate the FTAA, 15 activists in San Francisco occupied the entrance to the world headquarters of the Bechtel Corporation and chained themselves to a lobby turnstile. Bechtel is one of the world’s largest engineering firms. It was targeted by the San Francisco activists because of its strong support for the Free Trade Area of the Americas and its frontline position in the rush to commodify and privatize the world’s dwindling supply of fresh water. We will now hear from Oscar Olivera, a Bolivian anti-globalization activist who has led the struggle against Bechtel in his country.
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The Mother of the Alleged 20th Hijacker Talks: Two Months Before Zacarias Moussaoui Goes On Trial Evidence Emerges That Indicates the U.S. May Have the Wrong Man
Court papers made public yesterday by a federal judge provide a glimpse into what government officials say is a fierce, and previously secret, courtroom battle in which Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker, has demanded access to captured figures of Al Qaeda whose testimony might help his defense. This according to the New York Times.
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