[discuss-dan] the feeling is mutual

[Mark Cohen <buildingbridges@mindspring.com>]

Published on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 in the Independent / UK 
WTO Chief: Seattle Protesters Make Me Sick 
by Andrea Hopkins in Canberra  
  
Canberra, Australia -- The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mike
Moore, lambasted antiglobalisation protesters yesterday, saying that they
made him want to be sick. 
A new global free trade round was a moral imperative in the face of an
impending slowdown in America, Mr Moore said. "The people that stand outside
and say they work in the interests of the poorest people ... they make me
want to vomit. Because the poorest people on our planet, they are the ones
that need us the most," he said on a visit to the Australian capital to
promote the need for a new round of free trade negotiations. 


Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Mike Moore at the
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 27, 2001.. REUTERS/Monika
Flueckiger 
 
As he spoke, a small but vocal group of protesters pounded on the windows of
the National Press Club, at times nearly drowning out his speech, chanting:
"Michael Moore kills the poor." They blocked the driveway to prevent his car
leaving. 

Trade ministers from the WTO's 140 member countries will meet in Qatar in
November in a renewed attempt to launch a global trade round after the
failure of talks in Seattle in 1999, which were marked by massive
anti-globalisation protests. 

Mr Moore said that while dialogue with globalisation opponents was important
and politicians needed to listen to their people, the success of the new
talks was paramount. An American economic slowdown had the potential to spur
trade talks but could also threaten free trade. 

© 2001 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd
 


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