,N#c3 ,! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O ,PROTE/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,F\RTE5 YE>S AGO1 MANY ( US DIDN'T EV5 KN[ WE W]E AN>*I/S4 ,WE MADE T5TATIVE /EPS TO *ANGE \R LIVES1 )\T A CLE> IDEA ( :]E WE W]E GO+ OR :Y4 ,WE JO9$ 5VIRONM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS & =M$ PUNK ROCK B&S4 ,WE EXP]IM5T$ ) COOP]ATIVE LIV+1 CONFRONTATIONAL UNEMPLOYM5T1 & POLITICALLY MOTIVAT$ CRIME4 ,WE OCCUPI$ TREES2 WE TRAVEL$ >\ND ! PLANET AS WITNESSES & VOLUNTE]S2 WE DEVELOP$ NEW TRADITIONS & CODES ( E?ICS4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( !SE ADV5TURES1 WE F\ND EA* O!R1 ONE BY ONE2 BUT WE /ILL FELT ISOLAT$1 /ILL D\BT$ \R [N /R5G?1 /ILL WOND]$ H[ TO APPROA* ! REVOLUTION SOME ( US DREAM$ (4 

,SEV5 YE>S AGO1 SOME ( US P>TICIPAT$ 9 A DEMON/RATION 9 ,SEATTLE AGA9/ ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION4 ,SEE+ EA* O!R !RE1 WE DISCOV]$ ?AT WE W]E P>T ( A WORLDWIDE MOVEM5T4 ,?IS 9FUS$ US ) AN 9CR$IBLE MOM5TUM & S5SE ( PURPOSE3 SUDD5LY1 WE KNEW WE W]E GO+ TO *ANGE ! WORLD1 & WE HAD A MODEL = H[ TO DO SO4 ,! EV5TS ( ?AT ONE WEEK 9 ,SEATTLE W]E MORE REAL TO US ?AN ALL ! YE>S ?AT HAD L$ UP TO !M--EV5 = ?OSE ( US :O W]E NOT !RE4 

,OV] ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$1 WE RODE ?AT MOM5TUM LIKE A WILD HORSE1 PURSU+ ! VISIONS WE HAD GLIMPS$ 9 ! /REETS ( ,SEATTLE4 ,WE TRI$ AGA9 & AGA9 TO RECREATE ?AT MOM5T1 SUCCE$+ ONLY 9 CREAT+ O!R MOM5TS4 ,WE R$EF9$ :AT HAD HAPP5$1 REVISIT+ ?AT PO9T ( ORIG9 AGA9 & AGA91 F9D+ ?AT EA* TIME IT HAD *ANG$4 ,WE F\<T AMONG \RSELVES4 ,WE RAN 9TO WALLS1 RAN \T ( /EAM1 RAN >\ND & >\ND 9 CIRCLES4 ,WE R5\NC$ \R VISIONS LIKE JILT$ LOV]S1 & ALONG ) !M MANY ( ! TACTICS & /RATEGIES !Y HAD TAU<T US4 ,WE TRI$ TO =GET ! :OLE ?+ EV] HAPP5$4 ,SOME ( US F9ALLY SUCCE$$4 

,TODAY1 IT HAS BE5 SEV5 YE>S S9CE ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,RUMOR HAS IT ?AT EV]Y SEV5 YE>S1 EV]Y CELL 9 \R BODIES REG5]ATES3 EV]Y SEV5 YE>S1 WE >E BORN ANEW & BEG9 A NEW PHASE ( LIFE4 ,IF ?IS IS TRUE1 !N TODAY WE %\LD F9ALLY BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S )\T NO/ALGIA1 GLORIFICATION1 OR DEF5SIV5ESS & D]IVE LESSONS FROM !M TO APPLY TO \R CURR5T EF=TS4 ,TODAY1 WE >E F9ALLY FREE ( ?IS SPECT] ?AT HAS HAUNT$ US1 & IT CAN F9ALLY BECOME \R [N4 

,H]E WE PRES5T = PO/]ITY TWO TEXTS ?AT /& \T 9 ! V]ITABLE OCEAN ( MAT]IAL ON ! SUBJECT4 ,!Y C\LD NOT BE MORE DI/9CT3 ONE IS AN IMPASSION$ P]SONAL ACC\NT ( P>TICIPATION 9 DIRECT ACTION1 ! O!R A DISPASSIONATE /RATEGIC ANALYSIS4 ,IT IS \R HOPE ?AT TOGE!R !Y WILL PROVIDE A S5SE ( :AT TOOK PLACE ?AT WEEK 9 #a#i#i#i--& MORE IMPORTANTLY :AT IS POSSIBLE N[1 ALONG ) AN 9KL+ ( H[ TO MAKE IT HAPP54 ,TO ?IS PURPOSE WE ALSO HUMBLY APP5D A BRIEF AFT]WORD ( \R [N4 

- ,CRIME?,9C4 ,WORLD ,TIRADE ,ORGANIZATION 

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,?IS ACC\NT WAS ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 ! ?IRTE5? ISSUE ( ,9SIDE ,FRONT1 A N[-DEFUNCT AN>*I/ MAGAZ9E COV]+ UND]GR\ND MUSIC1 CULTURE1 & RESI/ANCE4 

,I CAN'T DO IT4 ,I CAN'T4 ,I CAN'T TELL Y\ :AT IT FELT LIKE ANY MORE ?AN A BIRD C\LD TELL ME :AT IT FEELS LIKE TO FLY4 ,I CAN TELL Y\ MY /ORY1 BUT IT'S ONLY MY HEAD TALK+4 ,MY HE>T CAN'T WRITE1 & MY GUTS DON'T HAVE LIPS4 ,I CANNOT TRULY EXPLA9 H[ IT FELT TO TA/E EC/ASY 9 EV]Y BREA? AS ! 9V9CIBLE =CES ( PRIVILEGE & CO]CIVE P[] F9ALLY LO/ CONTROL1 H[ IT FELT TO />E D[N ! WORLD'S MO/ RU9\S & ABUSIVE BULLIES & WAT* !M BL9K1 H[ IT FELT TO FALL 9 LOVE ) T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE AT ONCE1 TO NOT KN[ :AT W\LD HAPP5 NEXT1 TO BECOME DANG]\S4 

,& ?AT IS A TRAG$Y ?AT HAUNTS ME AS ,I WRITE EV]Y ONE ( !SE WORDS4 ,BECAUSE IF SOMEH[ ,I C\LD %>E ) Y\ :AT ,I FELT = T5 DAYS 9 ,SEATTLE1 Y\ W\LD NEV] SETTLE = ANY?+ LESS AGA94 ,Y\ W\LD KICK 9 Y\R ,T,V1 RUN \TSIDE BUCK NAK$1 TE> UP ! FREEWAY ) Y\R B>E H&S1 FLIP TANKS UPSIDE D[N1 & DANCE ) P&A BE>S ?R\< ! /REETS4 ,! B>B>IANS W\LD EM]GE FROM EXILE TO KNOCK D[N HEAV5'S DOOR & ! DEAD W\LD RISE UP FROM !IR C(F9S & CUBICLES4 ,& ONCE Y\ GOT A TA/E ( ! SUBLIME JOY ( RECLAIM+ CONTROL ( Y\R LIFE & Y\R WORLD1 ( REGA9+ Y\R LO/ K9%IP 9 A HUMAN COMMUNITY ( :I* Y\ >E AN 9TEGRAL COMPON5T1 ( REALIZ+ Y\R WILDE/ DREAMS & DESIRES1 Y\ W\LD DO :ATEV] IT TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPP5 AGA94 

,MONDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #bb ?R\< ,?URSDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #be 

  

,ON ,MONDAY ,I LEAVE = ,SEATTLE FROM ,COLUMBUS1 ,GEORGIA ON A ,GREYH\ND BUS1 ALONE1 ALREADY HUNGRY1 ) NO MONEY & NO?+ TO EAT4 ,SIX H\RS LAT] 9 ,ATLANTA MY BAG IS :ISK$ AWAY TO A DIFF]5T BUS1 LEAV+ ME ) NO W>M CLO!S & NO?+ TO READ1 EI!R4 ,I />E BLANKLY \T ! W9D[ AT ! BLEAK1 DISEAS$ WA/EL& ( CONCRETE & SMOKE & C>S1 AT ! TREES & FIELDS & HILLS & RIV]S1 AT ALL ! CITIES ,I'VE NEV] SE5 BE=E--,*ATTANOOGA1 ,NA%VILLE1 ,L\ISVILLE1 ,9DIANAPOLIS1 ,G>Y1 ,*ICAGO4 

,I SCR\NGE :AT LITTLE FOOD ,I CAN AT BUS /ATIONS1 BUT BY ,TUESDAY NI<T ,I AM HUNGRY 5\< ?AT ,I'M />T+ TO GET MEAN4 ,9 ,*ICAGO A GRIZZL$ OLD MAN GIVES ME A S&WI*1 :I* ,I EAT1 & A DOLL>1 :I* ,I GIVE TO ANO!R GRIZZL$ OLD MAN4 ,I />E & ?9K & TRY TO SLEEP4 ,MILWAUKEE1 ,MADISON1 ,EAU ,CLAIRE444 ,W$NESDAY MORN+1 ,M9NEAPOLIS4 ,HAGG>D Y\NG WOM5 ) KIDS1 DISGRUNTL$ TRUCK]S1 TE5AGE RUNAWAYS4 ,F>GO1 ,BISM>CK1 ,BILL+S4 ,! ,NOR? ,DAKOTAN :OSE C> BROKE D[N 9 ,M9NESOTA :O CAN'T AF=D TO FIX IT4 ,BUTTE1 ,MISS\LA1 ,COEUR D',AL5E1 ,SPOKANE4 ,! GRIZZL$ Y\NG MAN :O BUYS ME A WAFFLE 9 ,MONTANA BECAUSE HE HASN'T SE5 ME EAT 9 A DAY & A HALF4 ,I FALL ASLEEP A FEW H\RS PA/ ,SPOKANE 9 ! ,CASCADES & WAKE UP1 ,?URSDAY ,NOVEMB] #b#e1 AT AB\T MIDNI<T1 9 ,SEATTLE4 

,I /AGG] (F ! BUS1 MEET MY MY/]I\S LIAISON ,MS4 ,J1 & AM MIRACUL\SLY REUNIT$ ) MY LONG LO/ BAG4 ,FIFTE5 M9UTES LAT] ,I /& \TSIDE ( ! #db ,D5NY ,SPACE1 A N]VE C5T] ( SORTS :]E ,I F9D DOZ5S ( PEOPLE BU/L+ >\ND ) SAWS & PA9T & WALKIE-TALKIES1 PLOTT+ & PLANN+ & BUILD+4 ,?IS IS A V]Y GOOD SIGN1 BUT AFT] SEV5TY-EI<T H\RS ( ,GREYH\ND TIME IT'S ALSO PRETTY J>R+4 ,I'M UTT]LY EXHAU/$1 RAV5\SLY HUNGRY1 & 9 NO CONDITION TO CONSPIRE YET4 ,I CAT* A RIDE S\? FROM D[NT[N TO ! ,ROA/$ ,FILB]T1 A CAV]N\S1 DU/Y1 UNM>K$ W>EH\SE ) CONCRETE FLOORS1 NO W9D[S1 & A PURPLE DOOR3 :I* IS S]V+ AS A REFUGE = EV]YONE :O %[S UP AT #db ) NO:]E TO /AY4 ,I F9D A SPACE 9SIDE1 CURL UP 9 MY BAG1 & PASS \T LI/5+ TO W>M BODIES BREA?+ ALL >\ND ME4 

,FRIDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #bf 

  

,AT DAWN ,I RIDE BACK UP TO ,D5NY ) F\R O!RS FROM ,FILB]T4 ,NONE ( US KN[ EA* O!R4 ,D[NT[N ! T[]S GLITT] 9 ! DI/ANCE LIKE DECORAT$ TOMBS1 SPECTACUL> MONUM5TS TO WEAL? & P[] ?AT LOOM OV]HEAD JU/ AS ! 9/ITUTIONS !Y EMBODY LOOM OV] EV]Y ASPECT ( \R LIVES4 ,I KN[ ?AT WE >E FLY+ UND] !IR RAD>1 & ?AT WE >E NOT ALONE4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 MY LIFE ?OSE ALMI<TY T[]S1 & ALL ?AT !Y /& =1 LOOK VULN]ABLE TO ME4 

,UP AT ,D5NY ! BU/LE & ACTIVITY ( ,?URSDAY NI<T HAS MULTIPLI$ EXPON5TIALLY4 ,I HELP \T ) ! KIT*5 & ! DI%WA%+1 F9ALLY GET SOME FOOD1 & SP5D MO/ ( ! DAY GETT+ MY BE>+S4 ,>\ND DUSK ,CRITICAL ,MASS ISSUES \T ( #d#b4 ,I RIDE ) SOMEBODY ON ! BACK ( H] BIKE S9CE ,I DON'T HAVE ONE4 ,LAT] ,I JU/ RUN4 ,WE RIDE >\ND & >\ND ! UPSCALE %OPP+ DI/RICTS D[NT[N1 TAK+ OV] :ATEV] /REETS WE WANT1 :5EV] WE WANT1 )\T ANY AU?ORIZATION OR P]MISSION1 S++1 DANC+1 H[L+1 & CONV]S+ ) ANYONE :O WILL LI/54 ,SOMEONE BEG9S *ANT+ 0,WE'RE GONNA W96 ,WE'RE GONNA W960 & = ! FIR/ TIME 9 MY LIFE ,I BELIEVE IT4 

,MU* TO MY SURPRISE & DELI<T1 ,I *ANCE UPON ,MR4 ,X 9 ! MID/ ( ,CRITICAL ,MASS4 ,I HAVE ONLY SE5 HIM ONCE S9CE ,I SP5T MU* ( ! SUMM] ( #aiih 9 A VAN ) HIM4 ,HE IS 9 ,SEATTLE ) ,MS4 ,X & ,X-,DOG4 ,\R REUNION IS CUT %ORT1 H[EV]1 :5 A PSY*OPA? 9 A FANCY C> TRIES TO RUN US OV]4 ,MR4 ,X SCREAMS LIKE A BAN%EE1 JUMPS ONTO ! HOOD1 SLIPS A PIECE ( C>DBO>D UND] ! WIP]S & OV] ! 5TIRE W9D%IELD1 P\NDS ?REE BIG ASS D5TS 9 ! HOOD ) HIS FI/1 & DISAPPE>S 9TO ! NI<T4 

,LAT] WE 9VADE ! ,WA%+TON ,TRADE & ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 :]E ! ,W,T,O SUMMIT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE HELD1 & RIDE 9 CIRCLES ?R\< ! FOY] = QUITE SOME TIME BE=E A SECURITY GU>D PUN*ES SOMEONE 9 ! FACE & ! POLICE F9ALLY MANAGE TO *ASE US AWAY4 

,SATURDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #bg 

  

,I SP5D ALL MORN+ & E>LY AFT]NOON AT ,D5NY4 ,! #db ,SPACE IS S]V+ AS A WELCOME MAT1 TRA9+ GR\NDS1 MESS HALL1 & N]VE C5T]1 & IT IS TURN+ 9TO A COMPLETE MADH\SE4 ,C\NTLESS MEET+S & WORK%OPS1 5DLESS TRA9+ & SKILL %>+1 & CEASELESS COOK+1 CLEAN+1 EAT+1 & WELD+ ALL RAGE P]PETUALLY & SIMULTANE\SLY UND] ,D5NY'S RO(4 ,MORE & MORE PEOPLE P\R 9 ?R\<\T ! DAY1 & IT IS BEG9N+ TO GET DIFFICULT TO MOVE >\ND 9SIDE4 

,I LEAVE LATE ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON = ! ,HITCO SPACE TO MAKE LOCKBOXES4 ,HITCO IS EV]Y BIT AS WILD AS ,D5NY4 ,:ILE O!RS HAMM] AWAY AT MAMMO? PUPPETS & MAT*+ SEA TURTLE SUITS WE SET UP AN ASSEMBLY L9E & BUILD HUNDR$S ( LOCKBOXES \T ( ,P,V,C PIPE1 *ICK5 WIRE1 FRAM+ NAILS1 T>1 S&1 Y>N1 & DUCT TAPE4 ,WE TURN !M \T LATE 9TO ! NI<T4 ,I RIDE TO #d#b1 WALK TO ,FILB]T1 & SLEEP COV]$ ) T>4 

,SUNDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #bh 

  

,SUNDAY MORN+ ,D5NY IS AN UTT]LY UNFA?OMABLE ZOO4 ,I LE>N ?AT ,SATURDAY NI<T BANN]S W]E DROPP$ ALL OV] D[NT[N1 ONE FROM ! TOP ( A CRANE OV] ,I-#e4 ,AT NOON A P>ADE COMPLETE ) GIANT PUPPETS1 /REET !AT]1 RADICAL *E]LEAD+1 & AN AN>*IC M>*+ B& ROLLS \T ( ,SEATTLE ,C5TRAL ,COMMUNITY ,COLLEGE 7,S,C,C,C74 ,! /REET P>TY IS A RO>+ SUCCESS1 RECLAIM+ D[NT[N = H\RS & RAIL+ FI]CELY AT ALL MANIFE/ATIONS ( CORPORATE DOM9ANCE4 

,UN=TUNATELY ,I MISS IT4 ,I GO BACK TO ,HITCO >\ND FIVE TO F9I% ! LOCKBOXES1 UNAW>E ?AT ! FE/IVAL IS /ILL BUMP+4 ,I GET BACK TO #db >\ND EI<T & RUN ACROSS ,MS4 ,C4 ,WE >E EAT+ D9N] :5 WE HE> ?AT A MASS PUBLIC SQUAT IS AB\T TO BE OP5$ ON ,VIRG9IA ,/4 ,! WORD IS FREE %ELT] D[NT[N = ANYONE :O NE$S IT DUR+ ! PROTE/S1 & = ,SEATTLE'S HOMELESS AFT]4 ,AB\T =TY ( US /EAL ?R\< ! NI<T TO RECOV] A FRAGM5T ( ! WORLD ?AT HAS BE5 /OL5 FROM US4 

#iac ,VIRG9IA ,/REET4 ,! DOOR OP5S1 & TWO MASK$ HEADS EM]GE FROM ! D>KNESS4 0,G,E,T ,960 ,I RUN ?R\< ! DOOR1 UP ! /AIRS1 ?R\< A WOOD5 HAT*1 ONTO ! SECOND FLOOR4 ,! DOOR CLOSES BEH9D ME4 ,! BUILD+ IS 5ORM\S4 ,?IS FLOOR C\LD H>BOR A HORDE ( B>B>IANS4 ,! P[] IS RUNN+4 ,&ROGYN\S N9JA ELVES SCAMP] AB\T EV]Y:]E >\ND ME1 HAMM]+ AWAY FURI\SLY ON A ?\S& DIFF]5T PROJECTS4 ,I BO>D UP W9D[S AT A BREAKNECK PACE ) A TIRELESS ,DANI% C>P5T]4 ,PLYWOOD1 TWO-BY-F\RS1 *ICK5 WIRE1 BLACK PLA/IC1 ANY?+4 ,NEXT ROOM4 

,! COPS >E COM+4 ,!Y'RE AB\T TO FIRE TE> GAS ?R\< ALL !SE W9D[S4  

 ,NO !Y'RE NOT4  

 ,MORE ROOMS4  

 ,YES !Y >E4 ,COV] ALL ?IS UP SO !Y CAN'T TELL H[ MANY ( US >E 9 H]E4  

 ,NO !Y'RE NOT4  

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 ,TWO ROOMS LEFT4  

 ,NO !Y'RE NOT4  

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 ,NO !Y'RE NOT444 

,!RE >E TWO DOORS1 ONE 9 FRONT & ONE 9 BACK4 ,! =M] CAN BE OP5$ FROM 9SIDE BY DISMANTL+ ! CONTRAPTION ?AT BRACES IT4 ,! LATT]1 :]E ,MR4 ,N HAS CON/RUCT$ A VIRTUALLY IMPREGNABLE B>RICADE \T ( TOILETS1 CONCRETE1 REB>1 PLYWOOD1 & AN IRON FIRE DOOR1 C\LD ONLY BE OP5$ BY A TANK4 ,! DOORS >E ADJAC5T TO TWO /AIRWELLS1 ONE 9 FRONT & ONE 9 BACK1 :I* LEAD TO EI!R 5D ( A LONG W9D+ HALLWAY ?AT CONNECTS AB\T T5 ROOMS4 ,! ROOMS >E VA/ & SPACI\S1 ) #b#e' CEIL+S1 GIGANTIC W9D[S1 & GIANT /AGES & L(TS ( V>I\S %APES & SIZES4 ,ONE HAS BE5 FURNI%$ ) AN AMPLE SUPPLY ( FOOD1 WAT]1 & M$ICAL SUPPLIES4 ,SOMEONE RUNS \T ( ANO!R1 >MS RAIS$ 9 TRIUMPH1 A CRESC5T WR5* 9 ONE FI/ & A PLUNG] 9 ! O!R4 0,! ,T,O,I,L,E,T ,W,O,R,K,S60 ,9 YET ANO!R ,MS4 ,I & ,MS4 ,S >M A SECURITY TEAM ) %ORT WAVE RADIOS4 ,EV]Y W9D[ ON ?IS FLOOR IS BO>D$ UP EXCEPT = ?OSE 9 ! FRONT ROOM--:]E E>LI] WE GAVE A FULL FL$G$ PRESS CONF]5CE BE=E BANI%+ ! BL[-DRI$ TALK+ HEADS ( ! CORPORATE M$IA ALTOGE!R--& NO?+ 9SIDE CAN BE DI/+UI%$ FROM BEL[4 ,! ?IRD FLOOR IS ESS5TIALLY ID5TICAL TO ! SECOND1 EXCEPT ?AT NONE ( ! W9D[S >E BO>D$ UP & !RE IS A LADD] TO ! RO( 9 ! BACK /AIRWELL4 ,!RE IS NO WAY TO APPROA* ! BUILD+ ?AT IS NOT VISIBLE FROM ! RO(1 :]E SOMEONE /&S GU>D ) A %ORT-WAVE RADIO1 WAIT+ = ! 9EVITABLE4 ,H]E COME ! COPS1 ?IS TIME = REAL444 

,WE ASSEMBLE 9 ,! ,SPIRAL ,ROOM & S5D ,MR4 ,G \TSIDE TO NEGOTIATE1 AGREE+ ?AT HE WILL NOT ACCEPT1 REFUSE1 (F]1 OR REQUE/ ANY PROPOSAL BE=E WE HAVE ALL CONS5S$ TO DO SO4 ,! COPS SAY WE NE$ TO LET 9 A FIRE 9SPECTOR4 ,!Y NE$ TO KN[ IF WE >E POS+ A FIRE HAZ>D TO \RSELVES4 ,AFT] MU* DISCUSSION WE CONS5SE ?AT ?IS IS COMPLETE BULL%IT4 ,!Y DON'T KN[ ! LAY\T ( ! BUILD+1 !Y OR H[ MANY ( US >E 9SIDE1 H[ /URDY \R B>RICADES >E1 OR = ?AT MATT] IF WE ALL HAVE MA*9E GUNS OR NOT4 ,!Y WANT TO 9SPECT ! BUILD+ TO DET]M9E H[ DIFFICULT IT WILL BE TO RAID4 ,:5 WE REFUSE !Y CUT ! WAT]1 !N ! P[]4 

,BY ?IS TIME A BIZ>RE CIRCUS HAS GA!R$ BEL[4 ,REPORT]S1 F$S1 & UND]COV] AG5TS FILM US1 & \R FRI5DS FROM #db & ! ,9-DEP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] FILM !M4 ,WE HANG BANN]S & SIGNS FROM ! RO( & W9D[S4 ,M9E SAYS 0,R,E,S,I,/,A,N,C,E ,I,S ,F,],T,I,L,E40 ,\TSIDE ,MR4 ,G WRANGLES ) ! COPS4 ,9SIDE WE >E EMBROIL$ 9 AN ABSOLUTELY 5DLESS MEET+ REG>D+ !IR EV]-*ANG+ PROMISES & ?REATS4 ,AS IT GETS LAT] & LAT] WE >E LEFT ) LESS FRI5DS & MORE 5EMIES1 :O MAKE LESS PROMISES & MORE ?REATS4 ,! SITUATION BECOMES 9CREAS+LY T5SE1 BUT !Y NEV] MOVE 9 ON US4 ,>\ND F\R !Y F9ALLY LEAVE1 SWE>+ ?AT !Y WILL RETURN AT EI<T ) ! L&LORD TO *ASE US \T4 ,I SLEEP ) ONE EYE OP51 & WAKE UP F\R DIFF]5T TIMES TO FALSE AL>MS4 

,! COPS >E COM+4  

 ,NO !Y'RE NOT4  

 ,YES !Y >E4  

 ,NO !Y'RE NOT4 

,MONDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #bi 

  

,?R\<\T ! MORN+ A CR[D FROM #db & EV]Y:]E ELSE GA!RS \TSIDE1 BEAT+ DRUMS & S++4 ,! COPS RETURN AT EI<T ) ! L&LORD1 BLOCK ! DOORS1 & REFUSE TO LET ANYONE 9 OR \T4 ,>\ND NOON WE MANAGE TO GET A LAWY] 9SIDE4 ,HE TRIES TO CUT US A DEAL4 ,WE WILL OCCUPY ! BUILD+ UNTIL ,FRIDAY1 !N H& IT OV] TO ,%>E_/,:EEL1 A HOMELESS ADVOCACY GR\P1 :O WILL CONV]T IT 9TO A FREE %ELT]4 ,! L&LORD CLAIMS HE WILL GET SU$ IF SOMEONE GETS HURT 9 HIS BUILD+4 ,WE WRITE UP A WAIV] CLE>+ HIM ( ANY LIABILITY = ANY?+ ?AT HAPP5S 9SIDE4 ,HE REFUSES TO SIGN IT4 ,?IS ALL TAKES H\RS4 

,! NEGOTIATIONS BREAK D[N COMPLETELY BY LATE AFT]NOON4 ,! L&LORD WANTS US DISPOS$ (4 ,! COPS SLAV] 9 ANTICIPATION4 ,>\ND #e3#c !Y SWE> ?AT 9 ?IRTY M9UTES !Y WILL KICK D[N ! DOORS1 BEAT ASS1 BREAK HEADS1 & >RE/ EV]YONE 9SIDE4 ,!Y WILL LET ANYONE :O IS WILL+ TO LEAVE \T N[4 ,?IS IS \R 0LA/ *ANCE40 ,NE>LY EV]YONE OPTS \T AT ?IS PO9T1 UND]/&ABLY HAV+ NO DESIRE TO SP5D ! #c? 9 JAIL4 ,!Y PROMISE TO TE> ASS UP TO ,D5NY & RETURN ) AS MU* BACKUP AS !Y CAN SCRAPE TOGE!R4 ,I KN[ ?AT :E!R ?IS IS \R 0LA/ *ANCE0 OR NOT1 !RE >E NO:]E NE> 5\< COPS \TSIDE TO ACTUALLY RAID ! BUILD+1 & ,I CANNOT FA?OM :Y4 ,LAT] ,I LE>N ?AT CR[DS HAVE AMASS$ ALL OV] D[NT[N4 ,SOME HAVE SURR\ND$ ,! ,GAP1 SOME ! ,WE/9 ,HOTEL SO ?AT ! ,W,T,O DELEGATES CAN'T GET 9 TO SLEEP1 & SOME HAVE ATTACK$ A ,MC,DONALD'S1 BREAK+ SOME W9D[S4 

,AB\T FIFTE5 ( US REMA9 9SIDE4 ,!RE A LOT ( PEOPLE \T FRONT1 BUT NOT 5\<4 ,! SITUATION LOOKS BLEAK4 ,AT #f P4M4 ! RIOT COPS %[ UP4 ,WE DECIDE ?AT !RE IS NO LONG] ANY WAY TO DEF5D ! BUILD+1 & ?AT !RE IS NO PO9T 9 MAK+ M>TYRS ( \RSELVES--EXCEPT = ,MR4 ,B1 :O SAYS HE WILL HIDE 9 ! RAFT]S & HOLD \T ALONE IF HE HAS TO4 ,WE DISMANTLE ! B>RICADE AT ! FRONT DOOR & RUN \TSIDE4 

,WE >E GREET$ ) A WONDR\S SI<T4 ,! CAVALRY HAS >RIV$ FROM #d#b4 ,SOMEH[ HORDES ( PEOPLE HAVE SLID 9 BETWE5 ! COPS & ! DOOR1 & MORE /REAM 9 FROM ALL >\ND4 ,EV]YONE GOES B]S]K4 ,WE P\ND & BANG ON EV]Y?+ WE CAN GET \R H&S ON1 H[L+ & DANC+ & TAK+ UP MO/ ( ! BLOCK4 ,MR4 ,B IS UP ON ! RO(1 RO>+ AT ! TOP ( HIS LUNGS ) HIS >MS RAIS$ TO ! SKY AS IF ALL ! 9DOMITABLE P[] ( ! AV5G+ SQUATT] DEMON IS RUNN+ ?R\< ! M>R[ ( HIS BONES4 ,! COPS >E AT A LOSS4 ,EV]Y TIME !Y TRY TO GIVE US AN ORD] OR COMM& WE JU/ DANCE1 BUT :5 !Y TRY TO *>GE !IR VAN ACROSS ! BLOCK TO DISP]SE US WE SURR\ND IT & SL[ IT D[N TO A CRAWL1 !N BEAT & KICK & ROCK IT :ILE ! C\PLE 9SIDE SQUIRMS4 ,IT IS ALL !Y CAN DO TO LIMP !IR W\ND$ W>HORSE ?R\< TO ! O!R SIDE BE=E ALL ! LITTLE ELVES FLIP ! DAMN ?+ OV]4 ,! COPS LEAVE4 

,P&EMONIUM REIGNS4 ,UP ON ! RO( ,MR4 ,B RO>S 9 TRIUMPH1 & ! WALLS TREMBLE AT ! TOPS ( ! TOMBS4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT ! COPS >E NOT PREP>$ TO />T A RIOT ON ,VIRG9IA ,/REET :5 SO MU* ( !IR =CE IS D[NT[N PROTECT+ ! WORLD'S MO/ RU9\S & ABUSIVE CORPORATIONS & ! DELEGATES :O REPRES5T !M4 ,A FRAGM5T ( ! WORLD HAS BE5 RECOV]$1 & IT IS SAFE = N[4 ,AB\T =TY PEOPLE RUN 9SIDE1 & ,I RUN BACK UP TO ,D5NY4 ,A FEW H\RS LAT]1 RI<T BE=E ,I LEAVE #db = ! NI<T1 ,I RUN 9TO ,MS4 ,X & ,X-,DOG4 ,%E TELLS ME ?AT ,MR4 ,X IS 9 JAIL4 ,%E IS TRY+ DESP]ATELY TO BAIL HIM \T BE=E ! /ATE DISCOV]S EXACTLY :O HE IS & :AT HE HAS DONE4 ,I PROMISE TO KEEP 9 CONTACT ) H] & TO DO ALL ,I CAN TO HELP4 ,BE=E ,I FALL ASLEEP BACK AT ! SQUAT1 B5EA? A W9D[ ) ! GLITT]+ BANKS LOOM+ OV] ME1 ,I REMEMB] ! TIME ,MR4 ,X TOLD ME ?AT !RE W]E ONLY TWO ?+S ?AT HE W\LD NEV] DO4 ,HE W\LD NEV] HURT ANYONE1 & HE W\LD NEV] TAKE ANYONE'S FOOD4 ,HIS CAPTORS DO BO?1 & SOME DAY !Y WILL SUFF] ! CONSEQU5CES4 ,!Y HAVE LOCK$ ,MR4 ,X 9 A CAGE1 & TOMORR[ IT'S TIME = PAYBACK4 

,TUESDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #c 

  

,I WAKE UP BE=E DAWN & WALK TO ,S,C,C,C1 :]E ! FE/IVITIES BEG94 ,BE=E LONG ,I AM SURR\ND$ BY ?\S&S ( FRI5DS1 & AT #g A4M4 WE SET \T = ! ,WA%+TON ,TRADE & ,CON-V5TION ,C5T]1 :]E ! SUMMIT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE HELD4 ,AS WE NE> IT WE FAN \T1 TAK+ OV] ! SURR\ND+ /REETS & BLOCKAD+ 5TRANCES TO ! BUILD+4 ,EV]Y?+ Y\ CAN IMAG9E TURNS 9TO A B>RICADE4 ,BODIES1 PUPPETS1 LOCKBOXES1 A FIFTY FOOT TRIPOD1 B>RELS FULL ( CONCRETE1 DUMP/]S1 C>S4 ,WE BEG9 TO =M A HUMAN *A9 >\ND ! CONV5TION C5T]4 

,9 AN AMUS+ DISPLAY ( EI!R >ROGANCE OR /UPIDITY ! DELEGATES ALL WE> MAT*+ BEIGE SUITS & BIG ,I,D TAGS ?AT SAY 0,D,E,L,E,G,A,T,E40 ,:5EV] !Y TRY TO APPROA* ! BUILD+ WE /OP !M & *ASE !M (F4 ,)\T ! PROTECTION ( !IR >M$ S]VANTS !Y >E AS P[]LESS AS A BRA9 )\T A BODY1 & !IR EXPRESSIONS >E PRICELESS AS !Y RUN AWAY4 ,BE=E LONG ! *A9 IS COMPLETE1 & ! ONLY WAYS 9 >E ?R\< P>K+ G>AGES1 HOTELS1 & UND]GR\ND TUNNELS4 ,WE CUT !SE (F ONE BY ONE4 ,I D>T >\ND BY MYSELF1 PAT*+ UP HOLES :]E BLOCKADES NE$ HELP & TRAIL+ DELEGATES TO !IR SECRET 5TRANCES4 ,I DOG ONE = BLOCKS1 GR9N+ MALEVOL5TLY AT HIM AS HE SE>*ES 9 VA9 = A WAY 9TO ! CONV5TION C5T]4 ,HE F9ALLY GIVES UP & ASKS A COP = ADVICE1 & ,I LI/5 91 RUBB+ MY H&S ) GLEE4 0,H[ DO WE GET 9SIDE80 

0,WELL1 SIR444 RI<T N[ !RE IS NO WAY TO GET 9SIDE40 

,! OP5+ C]EMONIES ( ! SUMMIT >E PO/PON$1 !N CANCEL$ ALTOGE!R4 ,?IS IS :5 ! COPS BEG9 TO RIOT4 ,!Y HAVE FAIL$ !IR MA/]S MIS]ABLY & !Y >E PISS$4 

,I RUN UP TO ! B>RICADE AT #e? & ,S5ECA1 :I* ,I HE> IS AB\T TO BE ATTACK$4 ,! COPS1 SPORT+ ,D>? ,VAD] SUITS & UNM>K$ RA9COATS1 HAVE =M$ A L9E ACROSS ,S5ECA4 ,BEH9D !M !RE >E FIVE OR SIX MORE ON HORSES & A C\PLE ) BIG ASS GUNS4 ,WE PU% A L9E ( DUMP/]S 9 FRONT ( !M SO ?AT !Y CAN'T TRAMPLE US1 & =M AN 5ORM\S IMMOVABLE KNOT SO ?AT !Y CAN'T DRAG US AWAY & >RE/ US4 ,! COPS FLIP ON GAS MASKS & BEG9 TO FIRE TE> GAS 9TO ! CR[D4 ,O!RS BLA/ US ) JUMBO TANKS ( PEPP] SPRAY4 ,ONE ?R[S A CAN ( GAS 9TO MY LAP4 ,RONALD ,MC,DONALD & HIS B& ( M]RY DEVILS RUN AMOK ?R\< MY ORGANS1 BURN+ PLA/IC BONFIRES 9 MY W9DPIPE & HACK+ AT MY LUNGS ) *A9SAWS DIPP$ 9 ,D,D,T4 ,VAMPIRE FANGS SUNK D[N TO ! GUMS SUCK ! S\L FROM MY SKULL1 & ALL ?AT REMA9S 9 ! HELLI% WA/EL& BETWE5 MY E>S IS FE> & HATR$4 

,EV]YONE >\ND ME />TS TO RUN4 ,:ILE ,I AM GETT+ UP A COP BUCKS ME 9 ! FACE ) PEPP] SPRAY4 ,TONY ! ,TIG] IS SC\R+ MY EYES ) HIS *EMICAL CLAWS1 MY NO/RILS >E SE>+1 & ,I CAN'T SEE A DAMN ?+4 ,I SCRAMBLE D[N ,S5ECA /ONE BL9D & F9ALLY COLLAPSE 9 ! /REET1 GASP+ & CONVULS+4 ,SOMEONE P\RS WAT] ON MY FACE & RUBS LIFE BACK 9TO MY EYES4 ,I AM BORN AGA9 9 !IR H&S4 ,WE ALL TE> ASS BACK UP ,S5ECA T[>DS #e? TO MAKE \T :AT ! COPS >E DO+ & H[ TO /OP !M4 ,I REALIZE ?AT MY FRI5DS >E NOT ALL JU/ GO+ TO BAIL :5 ?+S />T TO GET UGLY4 

,& H]E COME ! COPS1 /ORM+ ?R\< ! SICKLY CL\DS1 EJACULAT+ TOXIC GAS AS FA/ AS !Y CAN /ROKE !IR TRIGG]S4 ,!Y OP5 UP ON US ) RUBB] BULLETS & CONCUSSION GR5ADES1 & WE /AMP$E BACK D[N ,S5ECA & >\ND ! CORN]4 ,! /AMP$E BECOMES A FAIRLY ORD]LY RETREAT AS WE BOOK D[N #d? ,AV5UE1 HURL+ EV]Y?+ WE CAN GET \R H&S ON \T 9TO ! /REET TO PROTECT \RSELVES FROM !IR C>S & HORSES4 ,TRA% CANS1 NEWSPAP] /&S1 CONCRETE TREE PLANT]S1 DUMP/]S1 CON/RUCTION B>RICADES1 ANY?+ ?AT WILL /OP !M OR SL[ !M D[N4 ,! GAS IS 9ESCAPABLE BUT WE GRAB ! CANS & ?R[ !M BACK4 ,! RUBB] BULLETS >E LEGITIMATELY SC>Y BUT WE *UCK /ICKS1 /ONES1 & BOTTLES & HOPE = ! BE/4 ,I F9D MYSELF ON TOP ( A NEWSPAP] /& 9 ! MIDDLE ( #d? ,AV5UE1 UNLEA%+ A PSY*OTIC /REAM ( 9VECTIVE AT ! 9T]*ANGEABLE BULLIES :O >E APPROA*+ ?R\< ! SMOKE4 0,F,U,C,K ,Y,\1 ,C,[,>,D,S61 ,I',M ,9,V,9,C,I,B,L,E60 

,?IS IS HAPP5+ ALL OV] T[N4 ,!Y CAN MOVE US BUT !Y CANNOT DISP]SE US4 ,AT #d? & ,UNION ! WORM IS BEG9N+ TO TURN4 ,! COPS1 FAC+ ?\S&S & ?\S&S ( US N[1 >E A LITTLE LESS GUNG HO ?AN !Y W]E AT #e? & ,S5ECA4 ,!Y =M A L9E ACROSS #d? & WE COME TO ANO!R /&(F4 ,ONLY ?IS TIME NO ONE IS GO+ TO SIT D[N = !M4 ,I F9D MYSELF ON TOP ( ANO!R NEWSPAP] /& 9 ! MIDDLE ( #d? ,AV5UE1 RO>+ AT ! TOP ( MY LUNGS4 0,I CAN'T ,T,E,L,L Y\ H[ ,?,R,I,L,L,$ ,I AM TO ,B,E H]E RI<T N[4 ,I ,L,O,V,E EV]Y ,O,N,E ( Y\1 LIKE A ,S,I,/,] OR A ,B,R,O,!,R4 ,!RE IS ,N,O,:,],E1 9 ! ,W,O,R,L,D1 ,E,V,]1 ?AT ,I W\LD ,R,A,!,R ,B,E !N ,:,],E ,I ,A,M RI<T N[4 ,!RE IS ,N,O,?,+ ,I W\LD ,R,A,!,R ,B,E ,D,O,+ ?AN ,:,A,T ,I ,A,M ,D,O,+ RI<T N[4 ,I W\LD ,R,A,!,R BE ,\,T ,H,],E ?AN SP5D ANO!R ,F,U,C,K,+ ,S,E,C,O,N,D 9 MY ,C,>1 OR AT MY ,J,O,B1 OR ,W,A,T,*,+ ,T,V4 ,I ,D,O,N',T ?9K !SE COPS CAN SAY ?AT4 ,I ,D,O,N',T ?9K ?OSE DELEGATES CAN SAY ?AT4 ,I W\LD RA!R ,E,A,T ,M,O,R,E ,T,E,> ,G,A,S ?AN ANY MORE ( !IR ,F,U,C,K,+ FA/ FOOD4 ,I W\LD RA!R ,D,R,9,K ,M,O,R,E ,P,E,P,P,] ,S,P,R,A,Y ?AN ANY MORE ( !IR ,F,U,C,K,+ S(T DR9KS4 ,I W\LD RA!R ,D,E,A,L ,) ,?,A,T ?AN ,A,C,C,E,P,T ,?,I,S ,%,I,T = ANO!R ,F,U,C,K,+ ,S,E,C,O,N,D4 ,& ,I W\LD RA!R ,D,I,E ,L,I,V,+ ?AN CONT9UE TO ,L,I,V,E ,D,Y,+4440 

,SOMEBODY HUGS ME4 ,IT HAS BE5 SO LONG S9CE ANYONE HAS T\*$ ME ?AT ,I NE>LY MELT 9 !IR >MS4 ,SOMEONE ELSE JUMPS UP & RO>S1 & !N SOMEONE ELSE1 & !N SOMEONE ELSE4 ,I RE/ = A M9UTE :ILE A /\T ,*ICANO MAN REC\NTS SOME 9T]E/+ NEWS4 ,:ILE ! S]VANTS W]E BUSY T]RORIZ+ US & ! RE/ ( ! BLOCKADES1 ! WILY & MOBILE ,BLACK ,BLOC DEALT ) !IR MA/]S 9 K9D4 ,MASK$ LITTLE ELVES >M$ ) SL+%OTS1 SL$GEHAMM]S1 MALLETS *A9S1 & CR[B>S ATTACK$ ,! ,GAP1 ,MC,DONALD'S1 ,NIKET[N1 ,BANK ( ,AM]ICA1 ,/>BUCKS1 ,LEVI'S1 ,FIDELITY ,9VE/M5T1 ,OLD ,NAVY1 ,KEY ,BANK1 ,WA%+TON ,MUTUAL1 ,NORD/ROM'S1 ,U,S ,BANKCORP1 ,PLANET ,HOLLYWOOD1 & O!R MANIFE/ATIONS ( CORPORATE DOM9ANCE1 SMA%+ W9D[S & R$ECORAT+ FACADES4 ,I AM EC/ATIC4 ,?OSE GLITT]+ T[]S >E NOT 9V9CIBLE AFT] ALL4 ,! GREATE/ TRICK ! VAMPIRES EV] PLAY$ WAS CONV9C+ US ?AT G>LIC DID NOT EXI/4 ,LET !IR FACADE BE TORN TO PIECES1 & MAY ! WALLS COME TUMBL+ D[N4 

,! /\T ,*ICANO MAN TELLS ME ?AT DUR+ ! ,L4,A4 RIOT HE & HIS FRI5DS BURN$ D[N POLICE /ATIONS & NO?+ ELSE4 ,WE FREE/YLE FROM ! NEWSPAP] /& UNTIL MY L>YNX IS ?ROBB+4 ,EV5TUALLY ! COPS GET IMPATI5T & ONE ( !M BUCKS MY MAN FULL 9 ! FACE ) PEPP] SPRAY4 ,I KISS HIM ON ! HEAD1 !Y CLUB ME & EV]YONE ELSE !Y CAN REA*1 & BACK D[N #d? ,AV5UE ,I GO1 A PHALANX ( CROCODILES 9 ANKYLOSAURUS SUITS AT MY HEELS WREAK+ HAVOC & PA94 

,YET ANO!R /&(F AT #d? & ,PIKE4 ,! COPS =M A L9E ACROSS #d? ,AV5UE4 ,?IS IS GETT+ REPETITIVE4 ,I HAVE 9HAL$ SO MU* TE> GAS1 +E/$ SO MU* PEPP] SPRAY1 & DUCK$ SO MANY CONCUSSION GR5ADES & RUBB] BULLETS ?AT RUNN+ ! BULLS ON #d? ,AV5UE IS NO LONG] NOVEL OR FUN4 ,IT'S JU/ FRU/RAT+4 ,WE \TNUMB] !M ALMO/ IMMEASURABLY1 YET !Y /ILL ATTACK US ) IMPUNITY4 ,!Y HOLD ALL ! C>DS1 !Y MAKE ALL ! RULES1 & !Y *EAT ALL ! TIME4 ,I AM T]RIFI$4 ,WE >E 9 NO WAY S]I\SLY PREP>$ TO DEF5D \RSELVES4 ,ALL IT W\LD TAKE W\LD BE = ONE DUMB ASS AGGRO COP TO DECIDE TO GET HIS ROCKS (F & OP5 FIRE = ALL ! RE/ TO FOLL[ SUIT4 ,IT W\LD BE A MASSACRE4 ,K5T ,/ATE4 ,BONFIRES SMOLD] BEH9D MY EYES1 & ! SMOKE RISES \T ( MY M\?4 

,I *OOSE ONE--AT R&OM1 = !Y ALL LOOK EXACTLY ! SAME4 ,EV]Y 9* ( HIS BODY IS HIDD5 UND] BLACK CYBORG >MOR4 ,HE IS >M$ TO ! TEE?4 ,HIS FACE IS HIDD5 UND] A GAS MASK1 FACE %IELD1 & FULL HELMET4 0,O',NEIL0 IS EMBROID]$ ON HIS BULLETPRO( VE/4 ,I PLANT MYSELF SQU>ELY 9 FRONT ( HIS FACE & ,I />E DEAD 9TO HIS EYES4 ,HE WON'T LOOK AT ME4 ,HE BL9KS CON/ANTLY1 LOOKS D[N1 LEFT1 UP1 RI<T2 ANY:]E BUT AT ME4 ,IT 9FURIATES ME ALMO/ BEYOND WORDS ?AT ?IS C[>D HAS ! IMPUD5CE TO ATTACK ME :5 ,I AM UN>M$ BUT LACKS ! C\RAGE TO EV5 LOOK ME 9 ! EYES4 0,CAN Y\ LOOK ME 9 ! EYES8 ,C,A,N ,Y,\ ,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S8 ,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S1 ,O',N,E,I,L40 ,NO?+4 

,I KN[ :Y HE WON'T LOOK AT ME4 ,:5 HE WAS HALT]-BROK5 HE JO9$ HIS TRA9]S 9 A COMPANION%IP /IMULAT$ NOT BY LOVE1 BUT BY HATR$--HATR$ = ! 05EMY0 :O HAS ALWAYS BE5 DESIGNAT$ AS A B>B>IAN1 SAVAGE1 COMMUNI/1 JAP1 CRIM9AL1 GOOK1 SUBHUMAN1 DRUG DEAL]1 T]RORI/1 SCUM2 LESS ?AN HUMAN & !RE=E LEGITIMATE PREY4 ,I TRY TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO LABEL ME AS A FACELESS PROTE/]1 ! 5EMY4 ,I PULL (F MY SKI MASK & CONT9UE TO />E 9TO HIS EYES4 ,I TELL HIM ?AT ,I AM FROM ! S\?1 AB\T FIX+ H\SES & LAY+ FLOORS & LOAD+ TRACTOR TRAIL] TRUCKS1 AB\T NE>LY GETT+ KILL$ 9 A C> WRECK 9 ,OCTOB]1 AB\T C>RY+ MY DOG >\ND CRY+ TO ALL ! BU%ES ?AT %E LOV$ TO ROOT >\ND 9 ! DAY %E DI$ ( CANC]4 ,I TELL HIM ?AT WE ALL HAVE \R /ORIES1 ?AT !RE >E NO FACELESS PRO-TE/]S H]E4 ,NO?+4 

0,CAN Y\ LOOK ME 9 ! EYES1 ,O',NEIL8 ,I AM A HUMAN BE+1 & ,I REFUSE TO LET Y\ EVADE ?AT4 ,I WON'T LET Y\ LABEL ME AS A PROTE/]1 & ,I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LABEL Y\ AS A COP4 ,I REFUSE TO ACCEPT ?AT !Y HAVE BROK5 Y\ COMPLETELY1 ?AT !RE IS NOT SOME?+ LEFT 9 Y\ :I* IS /ILL CAPABLE ( EMPA?IZ+ ) ME4 ,I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TREAT Y\ AS AN EQUAL1 BUT ONLY IF Y\ PROVE TO ME ?AT Y\ >E WILL+ TO DO ! SAME4 ,& ! ONLY WAY Y\ CAN DO ?AT IS BY JO9+ US1 OR WALK+ AWAY40 

,I REMA9 DEAD /ILL1 />+ 9TO HIS WEAK C[ EYES4 ,HE IS BL9K+ EXCESSIVELY & IS VISIBLY UNCOM=TABLE4 0,CAN Y\ LOOK ME 9 ! EYES1 ,O',NEIL8 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ME & Y\ IS ?AT ,I WANT TO BE H]E & Y\ DON'T4 ,I KN[ :Y ,I AM H]E4 ,I AM 5JOY+ MYSELF4 ,I AM REVEL+ 9 ?IS4 ,I AM REJOIC+4 ,I HAVE BE5 WAIT+ = ?IS TO HAPP5 S9CE ,I WAS A LITTLE KID4 ,!RE IS NO:]E1 9 ! WORLD ?AT ,I W\LD RA!R BE ?AN :]E ,I AM RI<T N[4 ,!RE IS NO?+ ,I W\LD RA!R BE DO+ ?AN :AT ,I AM DO+ RI<T N[4 ,IT HAS NEV] BE5 SO MAGNIFIC5T TO FEEL ! SUBLIME P[] ( LIFE RUNN+ ?R\< ! M>R[ ( MY BONES4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ DON'T WANT TO BE H]E4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ DON'T KN[ :Y Y\ >E H]E4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ >E NOT 5JOY+ Y\RSELF4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ DON'T WANT TO BE DO+ ?IS4 ,& NO ONE IS HOLD+ A GUN TO Y\R HEAD & =C+ Y\ TO4 ,:]EV] Y\ WANT TO BE1 GO !RE1 N[4 ,:ATEV] Y\ WANT TO BE DO+1 DO IT1 N[4 ,GO HOME & GET \T MY WAY4 ,GO MAKE LOVE ) Y\R GIRLFRI5D OR BOYFRI5D1 GO SNUGGLE ) Y\R KIDS OR DOG1 GO WAT* ,T,V IF ?AT'S :AT Y\ WANT1 BUT /AY \T ( MY WAY BECAUSE ?IS IS A LOT MORE IMPORTANT TO ME ?AN IT IS TO Y\40 

,I HAVE NOT MOV$ MY FEET OR MY EYEBALLS AT ALL4 ,I HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO BL9K AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE4 ,O',NEIL'S EYES >E QUIV]+ & SQUIRM+ TO AVOID ME B5EA? ! MASK4 

0,O',N,E,I,L6 ,C,A,N ,Y,\ ,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S8 ,C,A,N ,Y,\ ,D,O ,?,A,T ,= ,M,E1 ,O',N,E,I,L8 ,C,A,N ,Y,\ ,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S4 ,BASICALLY ?IS :OLE ',BATTLE ( ,SEATTLE' BOILS D[N TO ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 Y\ & ME4 ,& REALLY1 !RE >E ONLY TWO K9DS ( RELATION%IPS ?AT WE CAN HAVE ANYMORE4 ,IF Y\ CAN EI!R JO9 US OR WALK AWAY !N Y\ WILL BE MY BRO!R1 & ,I WILL EMBRACE Y\4 ,IF Y\ CANNOT !N Y\ WILL BE MY 5EMY1 & ,I WILL FI<T Y\4 ,! RELATION%IP ?AT WE >E NOT GO+ TO HAVE IS ! ONE :]E Y\ >E DOM9ANT & ,I AM SUBS]VI5T4 ,?AT IS NO LONG] AN OPTION4 ,?AT WILL NEV] BE AN OPTION AGA94 

0,:I* K9D ( RELATION%IP DO Y\ WANT TO HAVE ) ME1 ,O',NEIL8 ,LOOK >\ND Y\4 ,LOOK AT ALL ( !SE PEOPLE S++ & DANC+ & MAK+ MUSIC4 ,DON'T Y\ SEE H[ BEAUTIFUL ?IS IS8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE H[ MU* MORE HEAL?Y & /RONG & FULFILL+ & DESIRABLE & FUN RELATION%IPS ?AT RE/ ON MUTUAL RESPECT & CONS5T & UND]/&+ & SOLID>ITY & LOVE >E ?AN ONES ?AT RE/ ON =CE & FE> & CO]CION & VIOL5CE & HATR$8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE ?AT ! LIFE & ! WORLD ?AT WE >E BEG9N+ TO CREATE \T H]E IS SUP]IOR TO ! ONE ?AT Y\ HAVE BE5 TRA9$ TO ACCEPT8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE ?AT WE >E GO+ TO W98 ,DON'T Y\ WANT TO BE A P>T ( ?IS8 ,I KN[ Y\ DO BECAUSE Y\ /ILL CAN'T LOOK ME 9 EYES4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO REMA9 MY 5EMY !N SO BE IT4 ,BUT IF Y\ WANT TO BE MY BRO!R ALL Y\ HAVE TO DO IS JO9 US OR WALK AWAY40 

,AT ?IS EXACT MOM5T ! ,9F]NAL ,NOISE ,BRIGADE APPE>S4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ,I BEGAN ?IS SURREAL MONOLOGUE ,I LOOK BEH9D ME4 ,A SMALL MAN WE>+ A GAS MASK & FATIGUES IS PRANC+ AB\T 9 FRONT1 DANC+ LU/ILY ) TWO OV]SIZE BLACK & GRE5 FLAGS4 ,BEH9D HIM TWO WOM5 WE>+ GAS MASKS & FATIGUES M>* SIDE BY SIDE1 EA* BE>+ AN OV]SIZE BLACK & GRE5 MOCK WOOD5 RIFLE4 ,TWO COLUMNS ( AB\T FIFTE5 M>* BEH9D ! WOM5 ) ! GUNS4 ,!Y >E ALL WE>+ GAS MASKS & FATIGUES1 & !Y >E ALL PLAY+ DRUMS & HORNS & ALL SORTS ( O!R NOISEMAK]S4 ,!Y >E MAK+ ! MO/ GLORI\S UPRO> ?AT ,I HAVE EV] HE>D4 

,! ,9F]NAL ,NOISE ,BRIGADE M>*ES ALL ! WAY TO ! FRONT :]E WE >E /&+4 ,:5 !Y REA* ! L9E ! COLUMNS TRANS=M 9TO A :IRL+ CIRCLE4 ,WE =M MORE CIRCLES >\ND !M1 HOLD+ H&S & LEAP+ ?R\< ! AIR1 DANC+ >\ND & >\ND 9 CONC5TRIC R+S LIKE A TRIBE ( ELVES4 ,WE DANCE ) ABSOLUTE AB&ON1 9 POSSIBLY ! MO/ UNRE/RA9$ EXPLOSION ( %E] FURY & JOY ,I HAVE EV] SE54 ,ON ONE SIDE ( ! L9E ACROSS #d? ,AV5UE !RE IS A PULSAT+ FE/IVAL ( RESI/ANCE & LIFE4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE !RE IS A BLANK WALL ( OB$I5CE & DEA?4 ,! COMP>ISON IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS4 ,IT HITS Y\ OV] ! HEAD ) A HAMM]4 

,:5 ! DANCE IS OV] ,I RETURN TO MY PO/ UP 9 ,O',NEIL'S FACE4 ,I />E 9TO HIS EYES & 9VOKE ALL ! LOVE & RAGE ,I CAN MU/] TO FA%ION AN AUG] TO BORE ?R\< HIS MASK & 9TO HIS BRA94 ,& ,C[ ,EYES CRIES CROCODILE TE>S4 ,HIS EYES >E BRIMM+1 ) R$ VE9S ?ROBB+4 ,HIS *EEKS >E MOI/4 ,HE WON'T LOOK AT ME4 0,O',NEIL1 ,I DON'T C>E IF Y\ CRY OR NOT4 ,I DON'T C>E :AT Y\'RE ?9K+ RI<T N[4 ,I ONLY C>E AB\T :AT Y\ DO4 ,BE=E LONG Y\ WILL GET ORD]S TO ATTACK US1 OR ONE ( Y\ WILL GET IMPATI5T & PROVOKE ANO!R CONFRONTATION4 ,:AT >E Y\ GO+ TO DO8 ,:5 ?AT HAPP5S ,I AM GO+ TO BE /&+ RI<T H]E4 ,IF Y\ *OOSE TO REMA9 \R 5EMY !N Y\ >E GO+ TO HAVE TO HIT ME FIR/4 ,Y\ >E GO+ TO HAVE TO HURT ME FIR/4 ,I D>E Y\ TO LOOK ME 9 ! EYES :5 Y\ DO IT4 ,Y\ MAY BE ABLE TO HURT ME & NOT LOOK AT ME4 ,Y\ MAY BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ME & NOT HURT ME4 ,BUT Y\ WON'T BE ABLE TO LOOK ME 9 ! EYES :ILE Y\ HURT ME1 BECAUSE Y\ >E AFRAID Y\ WILL LOSE Y\R N]VE4 ,Y\ >E AFRAID ( ME1 & Y\ %\LD BE4 

0,O',NEIL1 Y\ ALL HAVE BE5 T]RORIZ+ US ALL DAY4 ,IF ?IS GOES ON ALL NI<T WE WILL HAVE TO />T FI<T+ BACK4 ,& Y\ & ,I WILL BE /&+ RI<T H]E 9 ! MIDDLE ( IT4 ,I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS AB\T :AT ?AT MEANS4 ,NEI!R %\LD Y\4 ,WE MAY GET KILL$4 ,BUT ,I W\LD RA!R DEAL ) ?AT ?AN ACCEPT ?IS ONE SECOND LONG]4 ,I W\LD RA!R DIE ?AN GIVE 9 TO Y\4 ,I DON'T ?9K Y\ CAN SAY ?AT1 CAN Y\1 ,O',NEIL8 ,W\LD Y\ RA!R DIE ?AN BE MY BRO!R8 ,:O >E Y\ DY+ =8 ,:]E >E !Y8 ,:OEV] GIVES Y\ ORD]S IS /&+ BEH9D Y\1 MAN4 ,:OEV] GIVES !M ORD]S IS RELAX+ D[N AT ! /ATION1 & :OEV] GIVES !M ORD]S IS SAFE 9 SOME HI< RISE SOME:]E1 LAU<+ AT Y\R FOOLI% ASS6 ,:Y ISN'T Y\R BOSS1 & !IR BOSS1 \T H]E ) Y\1 ,O',NEIL1 RISK+ !IR LIVES & CRY+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( #d? ,AV5UE8 ,:Y %\LD !Y8 ,Y\ DO IT ALL = !M6 ,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+8 ,I JU/ DON'T GET IT4 ,!Y DON'T C>E AB\T Y\1 HELL1 ,I C>E AB\T Y\ MORE ?AN !Y DO4 ,Y\'RE GETT+ US$1 HU/L$1 PLAY$1 MAN1 & Y\ WILL BE DISC>D$ ! M9UTE Y\ BECOME EXP5D-ABLE4 ,PLEASE LOOK ME 9 ! EYES4 ,I'M S]I\S1 ,O',NEIL1 COME DANCE ) ME4440 

,SOMEONE :ISP]S 9 MY E> ?AT ANO!R COP IS CRY+ D[N ! L9E TO MY RI<T4 ,= A FLEET+ MOM5T ,I CAN FEEL IT COM+1 ! FI]Y DRAGON BREA? ( ! DAY ?AT WILL COME :5 ! S]VANTS TURN !IR BACKS ON !IR MA/]S & DANCE444 

444,& !N IT'S GONE4 ,BECAUSE ,O',NEIL IS NOT DANC+4 ,HE IS COMPLETELY BEAT54 ,HIS LIFELESS EYES DON'T EV5 QUIV] OR SQUIRM4 ,& HE WON'T LOOK AT ME4 ,I C\LD :ISP] 9 HIS NI<TM>ES = A ?\S& YE>S1 ,I C\LD BURN MY FACE ONTO ! BACKS ( HIS EYELIDS1 ,I C\LD />E AT HIM EV]Y MORN+ FROM ! BA?ROOM MIRROR1 BUT HE W\LD NEV] LOOK ME 9 ! EYES4 ,HE IS TOO WELL-TRA9$1 TOO COMPLETELY BROK51 TOO WEAK TO FEEL COMPASSION = ! 5EMY4 ,HIS EYES >E DEAD4 ,!RE IS NO?+ LEFT4 ,! MAGIC WORDS ?AT C\LD PI]CE HIS >MOR & RESURRECT HIM ELUDE ME1 IF !Y EXI/ AT ALL4 

0,O',NEIL1 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ HAVE BE5 BROK5 & TRA9$4 ,SO HAVE ,I4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ >E JU/ FOLL[+ ORD]S & JU/ DO+ Y\R JOB4 ,I HAVE DONE ! SAME4 ,BUT WE >E ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE = \R ACTIONS1 & !IR CONSEQU5CES4 ,!RE IS A LIFE & A WORLD & A COMMUNITY WAIT+ = Y\ ON ?IS SIDE ( ! L9E ?AT CAN MAKE Y\ WILD & :OLE AGA91 IF Y\ WANT !M4 ,BUT IF Y\ PREF] TO LAY IT ALL TO WA/E1 IF Y\ PREF] DEA? & DESPAIR TO LOVE & LIFE1 IF ALL ( !SE WORDS B\NCE (F ( Y\R >MOR & Y\ /ILL *OOSE TO HURT ME !N ,F,U,C,K Y\1 BECAUSE ! ,NUREMB]G DEF5SE DOESN'T FLY40 

,I HAVE NO?+ LEFT TO SAY4 ,I S+ ! LA/ V]SE ( MY BEAT5 H]OES' SONG1 S(TLY1 OV] & OV] & OV] AGA91 />+ 9TO ,O',NEIL'S EYES & WAIT+ = ! 9EVITABLE4 0444,9 \R H&S IS PLAC$ A P[] GREAT] ?AN !IR HO>D$ GOLD1 GREAT] ?AN ! MI<T ( >MIES MAGNIFI$ A ?\S& FOLD--WE CAN BR+ TO BIR? A NEW WORLD FROM ! A%ES ( ! OLD4440 

,EV5TUALLY A COP D[N TO MY RI<T EI!R GETS IMPATI5T OR GETS ORD]S4 ,HE GRABS A GUY1 COMPLETELY R&OMLY1 PULLS HIM ACROSS ! L9E1 & />TS BEAT+ HIM4 ,! CR[D SURGES TO RESCUE \R FRI5D1 & ,O',NEIL MAKES HIS *OICE4 0,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S1 ,O',N,E,I,L60 ,HE CLUBS ! P]SON /&+ NEXT TO ME1 & ! COP /&+ NEXT TO HIM CLUBS ME4 0,L,O,O,K ,M,E ,9 ,! ,E,Y,E,S1 ,M,O,!,R,F,U,C,K,]60 ,BUT HE NEV] DOES4 ,I RAM 9TO HIM AS H>D AS ,I CAN1 PRAY+ ?AT ! SEA BEH9D ME WILL F9ALLY BREAK ?R\< ! WALL1 DR[N ! BO? ( US1 & C>RY MY FRI5D AWAY TO SAFETY4 ,BUT ,I AM NOT /RONG 5\<1 & ! WALL ( DEA? BEATS US BACK ONCE MORE4 ,OV] MY %\LD] ,I WAT* ONE COP WALK UP TO A V]Y SMALL OLD] WOMAN & UNLOAD A TANK ( PEPP] SPRAY 9TO H] EYES4 ,H] 9DOMITABLE & BITT] FACE IS ! LA/ ?+ ,I SEE BE=E ,I HAVE TO RUN AWAY4 

,!RE >E NO WORDS ?AT >E POISON\S 5\< TO CONVEY ! V5OM ?AT ,I HOLD = ,O',NEIL & ALL ( ! RE/ ( HIS K9D4 ,!SE WRET*$ SCABS1 !SE ,UNCLE ,TOMS1 !SE DESPICABLE BULLIES1 !SE HELLI% MA*9ES1 !SE DEAD BODIES >E UTT]LY B5EA? CONTEMPT4 ,I LOOK AT !IR FACES & ,I FEEL NO?+ BUT HATR$4 ,I RUN D[N #d? ,AV5UE1 DUCK+ GAS & GR5ADES1 MY EYES BRIMM+ ) R$ VE9S ?ROBB+4 ,TRA9+ HAS DEHUMANIZ$ ME 9 ,O',NEIL'S EYES1 & ,O',NEIL 9 M9E4 

,NETW> 9 ! ,EM]ALD ,CITY3 ,/RATEGY & TACTICS 9 ! ,W,T,O ,PROTE/S 

  

,?IS REPORT WAS PUBLI%$ %ORTLY AFT] ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S BY ! ,R,& ,CORPORATION1 A ?9K TANK ?AT T\TS ITS 0OBJECTIVITY0 & PURPORTS TO 0IMPROVE POLICY & DECISION-MAK+ ?R\< RESE>* & ANALYSIS40 ,ANY P]SPECTIVE ADVANC$ BY SU* A DUBI\S 5TITY %\LD OBVI\SLY BE TAK5 ) A GRA9 ( SALT4 ,?AT SAID1 ?IS ANALYSIS IS NOTEWOR?Y = ITS COMPREH5SIVE SCOPE4 ,ASPIR+ REVOLUTION>IES WILL BE H>D-PRESS$ TO F9D A BETT] SUMM>Y ( :AT TOOK PLACE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! B>RICADES ?AT WEEK4 

,SEATTLE1 LIKE MANY ,AM]ICAN CITIES1 HAS SELF-APPO9T$ NICKNAMES4 ,ONE ( ,SEATTLE'S NICKNAMES IS 0,! ,EM]ALD ,CITY10 A REF]5CE TO ITS P]PETUALLY SOGGY EV]GRE5 VEGETATION & TO ! MY?ICAL ,L& ( ,OZ4 ,ON ,NOVEMB] #c1 #a#i#i#i1 ,SEATTLE AWOKE TO ! REALITY ( AN EM]G+ GLOBAL PROTE/ MOVEM5T4 ,?IS MOVEM5T WAS NOT CREAT$ 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,O!R PROTE/S ) SIMIL> MOTIVES1 P>TICIPANTS1 & /RATEGIES HAD BE5 HAPP5+ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & >\ND ! WORLD = A CONSID]ABLE TIME4 ,:AT MADE ! 0,N#c0 PROTE/S REM>KABLE WAS ! %OCK ?AT WE1 LIKE ,DORO?Y & ,TOTO1 W]E NO LONG] 9 ,KANSAS4 

,! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE M>K$ A TURN+ PO9T 9 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL TRADE POLICY4 ,! BIGGE/ \TCOME ( ! PROTE/S WAS ! RESURG5CE ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,LEFT'S 9FLU5CE ON ! 9T]NATIONAL TRADE ISSUE4 ,ALL 9 ALL1 IT WAS A /UNN+ SURPRISE TO MANY ( ! P>TIES 9VOLV$3 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK COORD9AT+ ! PROTE/S1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O'S NEW =AY 9TO GRASS-ROOTS POLITICS1 ! F$]AL ADM9I/RATION TRY+ TO /E] A NEW C\RSE 9 NATIONAL & MULT9ATIONAL TRADE POLICIES1 ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE :O F\ND !MSELVES LEAD]LESS :5 ! DU/ SETTL$1 & ,SEATTLE ,MAYOR ,PAUL ,S*ELL1 :O WAS LEFT /&+ ALONE AMID ! POLITICAL WRECKAGE 9 ! AFT]MA?4 

,! C5TRAL FACT ( ! PROTE/S IS ! UTT] SURPRISE & CONFUSION ?AT OCCURR$ DUR+ ! 9ITIAL CONFRONTATION ON ,TUESDAY MORN+4 0,IT WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( TWO >MIES COM+ 9TO CONTACT & IMM$IATELY EXP]I5C+ ! TOTAL COLLAPSE !IR BATTLE PLANS10 SAID ,DANIEL ,JUNAS1 A ,SEATTLE POLITICAL RESE>*]4 

,:AT EXACTLY HAPP5$ DUR+ ! CRUCIAL H\RS ( ! ,BATTLE 9 ,SEATTLE IS %R\D$ 9 CONFUSION & CONTROV]SY1 BUT ! BROAD \TL9ES CAN BE DISC]N$4 ,! /REET ACTION FALLS 9TO ?REE DI/9CT PHASES3 FIR/1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK 7,D,A,N7 PROTE/]S SEIZ$ & HELD A H&FUL ( /RATEGIC 9T]SECTIONS1 IMMOBILIZ+ ! POLICE4 ,SECOND1 ! POLICE /RATEGY FRAGM5T$ OV] TWO CONTRADICTORY GOALS3 SUPPRESS+ ! ,D,A,N PROTE/S & ALL[+ ! LABOR P>ADE4 ,?IRD1 ! LABOR P>ADE FAIL$ 9 ITS GOAL ( CONTROLL+ & DIV]T+ ! ,D,A,N PROTE/]S AWAY FROM ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,! 9FLUX ( RE9=CEM5TS :O AB&ON$ ! LABOR P>ADE & JO9$ ! ,D,A,N PROTE/S LEFT ! /REETS MORE FIRMLY 9 CONTROL ( ! PROTE/]S1 DESPITE ! USE ( TE> GAS BY POLICE S9CE >\ND #a A4M44 ,BY APPROXIMATELY #c P4M4 ,TUESDAY1 ! BATTLE WAS DECID$ & ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK HAD PREVAIL$ 9 !IR GOAL ( %UTT+ D[N ! CONF]5CE4 

,AFT] ?AT TIME1 ! \TCOME WAS C]TA94 ,! BATTLE CONT9U$ = SEV]AL DAYS1 SPREAD+ 9TO O!R >EAS ( ! CITY4 ,BY ,?URSDAY1 ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION HAD CAPITULAT$ & ! POLICE CEAS$ ATTACK+ CIVILIANS1 !REBY RECOGNIZ+ A CONCLUSION REA*$ BE=E D>KNESS FELL ON ,TUESDAY4 

,! ,PLAY]S 

  
,W,T,O ,OPPON5TS 

  

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK 7,D,A,N7 REPRES5T$ AN EM]G+ SPECIES ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON NETWORKS RA!R ?AN 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! PRIM>Y NETWORK$ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK W]E A COALITION ( GR\PS SU* AS ! ,RA9=E/ ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ,>T @& ,REVOLUTION1 & ! ,RUCKUS ,SOCIETY4 ,?R\< ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 !SE GR\PS COORD9AT$ NONVIOL5T PROTE/ TRA9+1 COMMUNICATIONS1 & COLLECTIVE /RATEGY & TACTICS ?R\< A DE-C5TRALIZ$ PROCESS ( CONSULTATION_/CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+4 

,! /RATEGY & TACTICS ( !SE NEW--& PRIM>ILY 9=MATION-BAS$--NETWORKS ( NON-GOV]NM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS EVOLV$ FROM TR5DS REPRES5T$ BY ! AD HOC MOBILIZATION COMMITTEES ( ! ,VIET ,NAM PROTE/ ]A1 ! 0ALT]NATIVE SUMMITS0 AT REC5T WORLD 5VIRONM5TAL & HUMAN RI<TS CONF]5CES1 & ! LOOSE COALITIONS :I* =M$ 9 OPPOSITION TO ,U4,S4 POLICY DUR+ ! ,GULF ,W>4 ,NETWORKS1 AS OPPOS$ TO 9/ITUTIONS1 >E %AP$ BY DE-C5TRALIZ$ COMM& & CONTROL /RUCTURES1 >E RESI/ANT TO 0DECAPITATION0 ATTACKS T>GET+ LEAD]S1 & >E AMORPH\S 5\< TO WELD TOGE!R COALITIONS ) SIGNIFICANTLY DIFF]5T AG5DAS :ILE CONC5TRAT+ =CES ON A S+LE SYMBOLIC T>GET4 

,CONFLICTS 9VOLV+ NETWORKS BLUR ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 (F5SIVE & DEF5SIVE4 ,! OV]ALL /RATEGIC GOAL ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS TO 0%UT D[N0 ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION MEET+ 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,! 0%UT D[N0 WAS ACCOMPLI%$ BY A V>IETY ( 9DEP5D5T BUT /RATEGICALLY CONGRU5T ACTIONS SUMM+ UP TO A /REET BLOCKADE 9 ! IMM$IATE VIC9ITY ( ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE4 ,ONCE ! BLOCKADE CAME 9TO BE+1 ! EMPHASIS W\LD %IFT TO DEF5D+ ! BLOCKADE = AS LONG AS POSSIBLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,9 ! SPOTLI<T ( M$IA ATT5TION CREAT$ BY ! BLOCKADE1 ,D,A,N HOP$ TO LAUN* A V>IETY ( 9=MATIONAL OP]ATIONS EMPHASIZ+ ! ANTI-DEMOCRATIC1 NEO-COLONIAL1 & ANTI-5VIRONM5TAL T5D5CIES ( TRANS-NATIONAL TRADE AGREEM5TS4 

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK'S GOAL WAS SUFFICI5TLY BROAD TO JO9 TOGE!R TWO MAJOR ,W,T,O OPPON5TS4 ,! ,D,A,N FACTIONS CAN BE DI/+UI%$ BY !IR V>Y+ FOCUS ON 5VIRONM5TAL OR HUMAN RI<TS ISSUES4 

,! SECOND MAJOR ,W,T,O OPPON5T WAS ,AM]ICAN ORGANIZ$ LABOR1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O REPRES5TS A HI]>*ICAL 9/ITUTION :I* EMPHASIZES UNIT>Y1 TOP-D[N COMM&4 ,!RE IS LITTLE P>TICIPATION BY RANK & FILE 9 UNION DECISION-MAK+1 ?\< C]EMONIAL ELECTIONS >E SOMETIMES HELD TO LEGITIMIZE LEAD]%IP DECISIONS4 ,ESS5TIALLY NATIONALI/ 9 \TLOOK1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O POLICY GOALS >E DIRECT$ MORE AT ,AM]ICAN POLITICS & LESS AT 9T]NATIONAL ISSUES4 ,SIMPLY /AT$1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O'S /RATEGIC T>GET WAS SUPPORT+ & LEGITIMIZ+ ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON'S ACTIONS AT ! CONF]5CE ?R\< PURELY SYMBOLIC DISPLAYS BY A LOYAL OPPOSITION4 

,AS WILL BE SE51 ,CL9TON 9DICAT$ 9 AN 9T]VIEW ON ,TUESDAY AFT]NOON ?AT !RE WAS /RATEGIC COORD9ATION BETWE5 HIS ADM9I/RATION & ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O 9 REG>DS TO ! P>ADE & PROTE/S4 ,9 HIS REM>KS1 ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON RE9=C$ & REPEAT$ ! FALSE DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE AS 0LEGITIMATE0 & ! ,D,A,N PROTE/S AS 0CRIM9AL DISS5T40 ,?IS FALSE DI/9CTION UND]SCORES ! V]Y REASON = ! PROTE/S 9 ! FIR/ PLACE3 ! EXCLUSION ( DISS5T+ OP9ION FROM TRADE POLICY DECISIONS4 

,OV]ALL1 ! ADVANTAGE W5T TO ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 S9CE !IR 9=MATIONAL /RATEGY EFFECTIVELY 5CLOS$ ! COORD9AT$ /RATEGY ( ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O & ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T4 ,AS WILL BE SE51 AT ! CRITICAL MOM5T 9 ! /REET ACTIONS1 ! BALANCE %IFT$ TO ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK AS NONUNION PROTE/]S & A DISS5T+ UNION MEMB]S LEFT ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE & JO9$ ! /REET PROTE/S1 EFFECTIVELY SEAL+ ! SUCCESS ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK'S DAY-LONG BLOCKADE4 

,! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION & ,ALLIES 

  

,ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! CONFLICT1 ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION & ITS ALLIES COMPOS$ A MU* MORE DIVID$ PICTURE4 ,! PURPOSE ( ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE WAS TO PRODUCE A NEW FRAMEWORK = ! NEXT R\ND ( NEGOTIATIONS ON 9T]NATIONAL TRADE4 ,IF SUCCESSFUL1 ! 0,SEATTLE R\ND0 W\LD RESOLVE SOME ( ! DISPUTES BETWE5 9DU/RIALIZ$ NATIONS4 ,TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ! ,W,T,O DELIB]ATIONS W\LD BROAD5 ! SCOPE ( EXI/+ TRADE AGREEM5TS TO 9CLUDE DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES4 ,PRIOR TO ! ,SEATTLE CONF]5CE1 ! ,W,T,O WAS DOM9AT$ BY ! ?REE MAJOR TRAD+ BLOCS3 ! WE/]N HEMISPH]E BLOCK ORGANIZ$ >\ND ! ,N,A,F,T,A TREATIES1 ! ,EUROPEAN ,ECONOMIC ,COMMUNITY 7,E,E,C71 & ! ,ASIAN 9DU/RIALIZ$ NATIONS4 ,! ,SEATTLE TALKS W]E ! FIR/ :I* 9CLUD$ DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES4 ,! COMPLEX T5SIONS 9SIDE ! ,W,T,O W]E REFLECT$ 9 ITS /RUCTURE3 ON ONE SIDE1 ! 0GRE5 ROOM0 DISCUSSIONS DOM9AT$ BY ! MORE P[]FUL ,W,T,O MEMB]S2 ON ! O!R1 & ! G5]AL MEET+ :]E ! 5TIRE BODY--9CLUD+ DEVELOP+ NATIONS--W\LD ATTEMPT TO RATIFY ! 0GRE5 ROOM0 DECISIONS4 

,! T5SIONS SURR\ND+ ?IS MEET+ W]E CONSID]ABLY GREAT] ?AN PREVI\S4 ,! TRADE DISAGREEM5TS BETWE5 ! ,N,A,F,T,A NATIONS 7L$ BY ! ,U4,S471 ! ,E,E,C 7L$ BY ,FRANCE7 & ! ,ASIAN NATIONS 7L$ BY ,JAPAN7 PROMIS$ TO BE MAJOR /UMBL+ BLOCKS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! FAILURE ( ! ,W,T,O CONS5SUS PROCESS W\LD MA9TA9 & EXT5D ! DOM9ANCE ( ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ NATIONS OV] ! NEW] MEMB]S4 ,EV5 9 ! ABS5CE ( PROTE/S \TSIDE ! MEET+1 ! T5SIONS 9SIDE MADE IT V]Y LIKELY ?AT ! ,SEATTLE R\ND ( NEGOTIATIONS W\LD BE (F TO A ROCKY />T4 ,ALL 9 ALL1 ! ,AM]ICAN PO/URE CONSI/$ ( BLOCK+ AGREEM5TS :ILE GIV+ ! APPE>ANCE ( SUPPORT4 

,PRESID5T ,CL9TON'S /RATEGY WAS CONC5TRAT$ >\ND HIS APPE>ANCE AT ! CONF]5CE1 RA!R ?AN ! SUCCESS ( ! CONF]5CE ITSELF4 ,IF ! TALKS FAIL$ TO PRODUCE A NEW FRAMEWORK1 !N ! EXI/+ AGREEM5TS 7:I* HEAVILY FAVOR$ ! %>$ 9T]E/S ( 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES7 W\LD CONT9UE TO PROVIDE ! BASIS = 9T]NATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS4 ,9 T]MS ( ! PROTE/S1 ! F$]AL /RATEGY & NATIONAL PRE/IGE H+$ SIMPLY ON GETT+ ,CL9TON 9TO ! CONF]5CE4 

,NEXT ON ! LI/ ( ,W,T,O ALLIES IS ! ,CITY ( ,SEATTLE & ,MAYOR ,PAUL ,S*ELL4 ,! ,CITY ( ,SEATTLE1 AS HO/ ( ! CONF]5CE & LEAD JURISDICTION1 WAS ! C5T] ( RESPONSIBILITY = CONTA9+ ! DEMON/RATIONS4 ,ASIDE FROM ?IS HOSPITALITY1 ,S*ELL'S POLITICAL CONC]NS W]E COMPLEX4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ! PRIM>Y REASON = ,SEATTLE HO/+ ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE WAS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL TRADE 9T]E/S3 PR9CIPALLY TIMB] & =E/ PRODUCTS1 :EAT1 & A V>IETY ( HI< TE* 9DU/RIES1 ( :I* ,MICROS(T & ,BOE+ W]E ! BE/ KN[N EXAMPLES4 ,SECONDLY1 ,S*ELL WAS A LIB]AL ,DEMOCRAT & HAD /RONG TIES TO ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY & ITS MA9 S\RCE ( F9ANCIAL SUPPORT1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O4 ,?IRD & LA/1 ,S*ELL WAS DEEPLY BEHOLD5 TO ! PROGRESSIVE ,DEMOCRATS & 5VIRONM5TALI/S :O W]E A KEY POLITICAL CON/ITU5CY 9 ,SEATTLE1 ?\< MO/LY EXCLUD$ FROM ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY BY ! LABOR 9T]E/S4 ,S*ELL'S ATTEMPTS TO SATISFY ALL ( !SE 9T]E/S W]E SO RIDDL$ ) CONTRADICTIONS ?AT HE BECAME UNABLE TO CONTROL EV5TS & WAS ULTIMATELY LEFT TO TWI/ SL[LY 9 ! W9D1 AB&ON$ BY NE>LY EV]YONE4 

,! DIRECT PO9T ( CONTACT BETWE5 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK & ! ,W,T,O WAS ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T 7,S,P,D74 ,UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,*IEF ,NORM ,/AMP]1 ! ,S,P,D HAD BECOME A NATIONAL LABORATORY = A PROGRESSIVE PHILOSOPHY ( LAW 5=CEM5T KN[N AS 0COMMUNITY POLIC+40 ,REC5TLY1 ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! POLICE & ,MAYOR ,S*ELL'S ADM9I/RATION HAD NOT BE5 GOOD4 ,ONE ( ! \TCOMES ( ,*IEF ,/AMP]'S COMMUNITY POLIC+ 9ITIATIVE HAD BE5 ! =MATION ( A POLICE ACC\NTABILITY ORGANIZATION :I* REPORT$ SEP>ATELY TO ! ,*IEF & ! ,CITY ,C\NCIL ?R\< TWO SEP>ATE BO>DS4 ,! ROAD TO COMMUNITY POLIC+ HAD BE5 R\< & ROCKY1 P>TICUL>LY 9 LI<T ( ! RESI/ANCE FROM RANK & FILE COPS4 ,!SE FRICTIONS HEI<T5$ ! T5SIONS SURR\ND+ ! CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BETWE5 ! ,CITY & ! POLICE UNION4 

,! TOTAL SIZE ( ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T WAS R\<LY #a1#h (FIC]S1 ( :OM AB\T #he W]E AVAILABLE = /REET DUTY ?R\<\T ! CITY4 ,( !SE1 #d W]E ASSIGN$ TO ! ,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS4 ,SEATTLE HAD AB\T ! SAME RATIO ( POLICE TO POPULATION AS ,*ICAGO1 BUT ,SEATTLE'S SMALL] SIZE LIMIT$ 9 ! NUMB] ( (FIC]S IT C\LD FIELD AGA9/ ! PROTE/]S--UNLESS1 ( C\RSE1 ! ,S,P,D 5T]$ 9TO SOME SORT ( JO9T ,W,T,O OP]ATION ) O!R POLICE AG5CIES 9 ! REGION4 ,BY ,W$NESDAY1 ! SECOND DAY ( ! PROTE/S1 MORE ?AN #e /ATE & REGIONAL POLICE1 PLUS SOME #b ,NATIONAL ,GU>D W\LD BE DEPLOY$4 

,! L>GE/ TWO \TSIDE POLICE =CES AVAILABLE TO ,SEATTLE W]E ! ,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF'S DEP>TM5T & ! ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL4 ,%]IFF ,DAVE ,REI*]T WAS A CONS]VATIVE ,REPUBLICAN & POLITICAL FOE ( ,MAYOR ,S*ELL4 ,?IS REFLECT$ ! LONG-/&+ DIVISION BETWE5 ,SEATTLE & ! ,K+ ,C\NTY GOV]NM5T4 ,! SUBURBAN FR+E SURR\ND+ ,SEATTLE WAS ! TRADITIONAL POLITICAL BATTLEGR\ND 9 :I* /ATEWIDE ELECTIONS W]E F\<T4 ,! \TLY+ >EAS W5T TO ! ,REPUBLICANS & ! HEAVILY URBANIZ$ >EAS W5T TO ! ,DEMOCRATS4 ,! SUBURBS SWUNG BACK & =? BETWE5 ! TWO4 ,! ,/ATE ,PATROL *IEF WAS RESPONSIBLE TO ,GOV4 ,G>Y ,LOCKE1 A NOM9AL ,DEMOCRAT :O ROSE TO ! GOV]NOR%IP ?R\< ! ,K+ ,C\NTY ,C\NCIL4 ,! GOV]NOR ALSO CONTROLL$ ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D1 AL?\< !SE =CES C\LDN'T BE COMMITT$ )\T ! DECL>ATION ( A /ATE ( EM]G5CY BY ! GOV]NOR & ! REQUE/ ( ! MAYOR4 ,NEI!R ! ,K+ ,C\NTY POLICE NOR ! ,/ATE ,PATROL W]E SUPPORT]S ( COMMUNITY POLIC+ POLICIES1 :I* MEANT ?AT \TSIDE ASSI/ANCE W\LD 5TAIL ,*IEF ,/AMP] PRESID+ OV] A JO9T COMM& DIVID$ BY FUNDAM5TAL POLICY DIFF]5CES4 

,MAYOR ,S*ELL DECID$ ?AT HE & ,*IEF ,/AMP] W\LD DEAL ) ! DEMON/RATIONS )\T ! DIRECT SUPPORT ( O!R LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES4 ,MO/ CRITICS HAVE CLAIM$ ?AT ?IS DECISION WAS ! REASON ! PROTE/S SUCCE$$4 ,!RE >E /RONG REASONS TO BELIEVE ?AT ?IS IS NOT SO4 ,! ,TUESDAY PROTE/S W\LD HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 ATTA9+ !IR GOALS 7?\< 9 A LESS SPECTACUL> FA%ION7 EV5 IF ! POLICE PRES5CE HAD 9CLUD$ ! \TSIDE AG5CIES4 

,ONE ( ! CONSID]ATIONS :I* WEI<$ AGA9/ ! EMPLOYM5T ( \TSIDE POLICE ON ,TUESDAY WAS ! /RONG POSSIBILITY ?AT !Y W\LD ATTACK ! UNION P>ADE & CITY RESID5TS4 ,! DEPLOYM5T ( \TSIDE POLICE RE9=CEM5TS WAS DELAY$ LONG 5\< TO PROTECT ! UNION P>ADE4 ,BUT ! POLICE ATTACKS ON CITY RESID5TS OCCURR$ ON ,CAPITOL ,HILL1 ON ,TUESDAY & ,W$NESDAY NI<T4 ,?IS WAS AN >EA 9 :I* ,S*ELL'S POLITICAL SUPPORT WAS /RONGE/ & ALSO :]E MANY ( ! PROTE/]S W]E /AY+ :ILE 9 ,SEATTLE4 

,WILD ,C>DS 

  

,TWO MORE PLAY]S DES]VE EXAM9ATION1 ESPECIALLY S9CE ONE 5D$ UP DOM9AT+ ! NATIONAL M$IA COV]AGE4 ,NEI!R ( !SE TWO GR\PS WAS NUM]\S NOR /RATEGICALLY SIGNIFICANT 9 T]MS ( ! OV]ALL \TCOME ( ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 ,H[EV]1 BO? 5D$ UP EFFECTIVELY 9 CONTROL ( ! 9=MATIONAL CONFLICT 9 :I* ! M$IA WAS BO? ! BATTLEGR\ND & ! PRIZE4,! FIR/ ( !SE GR\PS W]E ! SO-CALL$ 0,AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E10 MORE CORRECTLY KN[N AS ! 0,BLACK ,BLOCS40 ,! TOTAL NUMB] ( ,BLACK ,BLOC P>TICIPANTS NUMB]$ BETWE5 ONE & TWO HUNDR$ PEOPLE4 ,! APPE>ANCE ( ,BLACK ,BLOCS AT PROTE/S IS A RELATIVELY REC5T PH5OM5ON4 ,! PURPOSE ( ,BLACK ,BLOCS IS TO %[ A VISIBLE PRES5CE ( ! MORE RADICAL AN>*I/ FACTIONS4 ,A ,BLACK ,BLOC CONSI/S ( PROTE/]S :O WE> BLACK1 C>RY AN>*I/ FLAGS & BANN]S1 & TAKE A MORE CONFRONTATIONAL APPROA* TO PROTE/4 

,9 AN 9T]VIEW 9 ,ACTIVE ,TRANS=MATION1 AN AN>*I/ J\RNAL1 ONE P>TICIPANT 9 ! ,SEATTLE ,BLACK ,BLOCS EXPLA9$ IT ?IS WAY3 0444,AN>*I/S W]E NOT ISOLAT$ 9 ! BLACK BLOC4 ,!RE W]E AN>*I/S 9VOLV$ 9 EV]Y POSSIBLE WAY4 ,!RE W]E AN>*I/ LABOR ACTIVI/S1 PUPPETE]S1 NONVIOL5T LOCKD[N BLOCKAD]S1 M>*+ MUSICIANS1 M$ICS1 COMMUNICATION PEOPLE1 M$IA PEOPLE1 :ATEV]--AS WELL AS A GR\P ( AB\T TWO HUNDR$ 9 BLACK MASKS :O HAD PREP>$1 ALSO 9 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 TO DO AS MU* SYMBOLIC PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MULTI-NATIONAL CAPITALISM AS POSSIBLE4 ,I HAVE SE5 BLACK BLOCS US$ 9 PROTE/S 9 ! ,U4,S4 A LOT BUT NEV] SO SUCCESSFULLY4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT ! BLACK BLOC WAS NOT ! RESULT ( SOME CONSPIRACY4 ,IT TOO HAPP5$ QUITE SPONTANE\SLY1 ) PEOPLE :O CAME FROM ALL OV] ! C\NTRY--) SIMIL> DESIRES40 

,! M$IA'S TAG-L9E ( 0,AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E0 WAS ONE ( ?OSE LAZY HALF-TRU?S :I* SUMS UP TO A CONSCI\S LIE4 ,! HALF-TRU? WAS ?AT PEOPLE FROM ,EUG5E P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,BLACK ,BLOCS4 ,! O!R UNREPORT$ HALF ( ! TRU? WAS ?AT PEOPLE FROM ,SEATTLE & ! SURR\ND+ REGION COMMITT$ MU* ( ! V&ALISM & NE>LY ALL ( ! LOOT+4 ,!SE PEOPLE W]E NOT P>T ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOCS1 NOR W]E !IR ACTIONS POLITICALLY 9SPIR$4 ,! LIE WAS ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC FACTION 5GAG$ 9 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION--:I* NUMB]$ P]HAPS #d PEOPLE AT MO/--CAUS$ ! POLICE VIOL5CE 9 ! /REETS4 ,! VIOL5CE BEGAN H\RS BE=E ! W9D[-BREAK+ SPREE4 

,:5 LIT]ATURE CAPTURES A CONCISE IMAGE :I* ACCURATELY PORTRAYS A L>G] :OLE1 IT IS KN[N AS AN >*ETYPE4 ,:5 ?AT PROCESS FAILS & ! DOM9ANT IMAGE OBSCURES ! TRU?1 IT IS /]EOTYP+4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ,DECEMB]1 ! ,SEATTLE ,WEEKLY & ,K,P,L,U ,RADIO SPONSOR$ A PANEL ON M$IA COV]AGE ( ! ,W,T,O4 ,! CONS5SUS EM]G$ ?AT BO? LOCAL & NATIONAL M$IA HAD SUCCUMB$ TO 0LAZY M$IA %OR?&0 & FAIL$ TO REPORT ! OV]ALL /ORY 9 EI!R A BALANC$ OR ACCURATE WAY4 ,! MESSAGE :I* /ILL HASN'T P5ETRAT$ ! M$IA IS ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOCS ACCOMPLI%$ AN 9T]NATIONAL C\P ( 0CULTURE JAMM+0 BY SELECTIVELY T>GET+ A H&FUL ( RETAIL]S & BANKS = BROK5 W9D[S4 ,9 COMMITT+ ?IS V&ALISM1 !Y CON=M$ TO PRE-E/ABLI%$ M$IA /]EOTYPES ( 0VIOL5T AN>*I/S0 & EFFECTIVELY HIJACK$ SEV]AL WEEKS ( COV]AGE 9 A MANN] ?AT S]V$ !IR PROPAG&A GOALS ADMIRABLY4 

,! PRIM>Y T>GET ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOCS WAS NEI!R ! ,W,T,O NOR ! BUS9ESSES :OSE W9D[S W]E BROK54 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOCS W]E 9 ,SEATTLE TO RADICALIZE ! ,W,T,O OPPON5TS4 ,& ?AT IS PRECISELY :AT !Y DID--) ! SIGNIFICANT ASSI/ANCE ( ! M$IA & SECOND WILD C>D GR\P4 

,! O!R WILD C>D GR\P WAS ?AT SEGM5T ( ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T :I* ACTIVELY S\<T TO DISRUPT ! *A9 ( COMM& & =CE ! 9ITIAL CONFRONTATION ) DEMON/RATORS 9TO *AOS4 ,TO PUT IT BLUNTLY1 !SE (FIC]S COMPRIS$ ! FACTION )9 ! POLICE DEP>TM5T ?AT HAD BE5 MO/ ?REAT5$ BY ,*IEF ,/AMP]'S RE=MS--! CRIM9AL ELEM5T4 0,ORGANIZ$ CRIME IS ! CONT9UATION ( BUS9ESS BY CRIM9AL MEANS10 SAYS ,DR4 ,PHIL ,WILLIAMS1 9T]NATIONAL EXP]T ON ORGANIZ$ CRIME4 ,& CRIM9AL BUS9ESS1 JU/ LIKE LEGITIMATE BUS9ESS1 REQUIRES ! ACTIVE SUPPORT & P>TICIPATION ( LAW 5=CEM5T4 

,9 ! LATE #a#i#fS & E>LY #a#i#gS1 ,SEATTLE W5T ?R\< A S]IES ( SC&ALS 9VOLV+ ORGANIZ$ CRIME & POLICE CORRUPTION4 ,! POPUL> VIEW ( ORGANIZ$ CRIME AS AN 0UND]-WORLD0 OP]ATION1 TOTALLY DIVORC$ FROM EV]YDAY BUS9ESS & POLITICS WAS S]I\SLY *ALL5G$ BY ! WORK ( ,WILLIAM ,J4 ,*AMBLIS1 A SOCIOLOGI/ AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WA%+TON4 ,*AMBLIS' /UDY ( ORGANIZ$ CRIME 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,ON ! ,TAKE3 ,FROM ,PETTY ,CROOKS TO ,PRESID5TS1 %[$ ?AT 0CRIME IS NOT A BYPRODUCT ( AN O!RWISE EFFECTIVELY WORK+ POLITICAL ECONOMY1 IT A MA9 PRODUCT ( ?AT ECONOMY4 ,CRIME IS 9 FACT A CORN]/ONE ON :I* ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC RELATIONS ( SOCIETIES >E CON/RUCT$40 ,RA!R ?AN A 0FEW BAD APPLES10 CORRUPTION IS ! NORMAL /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,*AMBLIS' WORK & O!R RESE>* %[S ?AT 0ORGANIZ$ CRIME REALLY CONSI/S ( A COALITION ( POLITICIANS1 LAW-5=CEM5T PEOPLE1 BUS9ESSM51 UNION LEAD]S & 79 SOME WAYS LEA/ IMPORTANT ( ALL7 RACKETE]S40 

,SEATTLE'S POLICE HI/ORY HAS BE5 AS COLOR-FULLY SORDID AS ANY O!R ,AM]ICAN CITY'S4 ,! CRIM9AL ECONOMY ( DRUGS1 PRO/ITUTION1 GAMBL+1 & ! F9ANCIAL APP>ATUS :I* SU* L>GE-SCALE BUS9ESSES REQUIRE IS NO DIFF]5T 9 ,SEATTLE ?AN ELSE:]E4 ,FROM ,SEATTLE'S BEG9N+S >\ND ! 0,SKID ,ROAD0 AT ! ,D5NY SAWMILL TO ! CURR5T FLAP OV] 0POLICE MISCONDUCT10 POLICE MORALE HAS BE5 A RELIABLE 9DICATOR ( ! LEVEL ( CORRUPTION4 ,REC5TLY1 MORALE HAD BE5 L[1 :I* MEANT ?AT ! CROOK$ COPS W]E ON ! DEF5SIVE4 ,! FOCUS ( ! CRIM9AL ELEM5T'S DISPLEASURE HAD BE5 ,*IEF ,/AMP] & HIS ,S5IOR ,LEAD]-%IP ,TEAM--OR1 AS ! DEP>TM5T'S RANK & FILE PRON\NC$ IT1 ! 0SLUTS40 ,! CRIM9AL ELEM5T AMONG ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T HAD ONLY ONE GOAL3 EMB>RASS ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP]4 

,! 9ITIAL APPROA* BY ! OPPON5TS ( POLICE ACC\NTABILITY WAS ! CIRCULATION ( MUT9\S TALK REG>D+ ! 0S(TNESS0 ( ! (FICIAL /RATEGY = DEAL+ ) ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,DUR+ AN ,OCTOB] CR[D CONTROL TRA9+ SESSION1 ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9] ANSW]$ QUE/IONS AB\T PROTE/] VIOL5CE BY SAY+ ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ TO WORRY AB\T & ! PROTE/S W\LD BE NONVIOL5T4 ,S,P,D ,(FIC] ,BRETT ,SMI? & O!RS CLAIM ! ,F,B,I & ,SECRET ,S]VICE HAD BRIEF$ ,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF'S (FIC]S TO 0FULLY ANTICIPATE ?AT FIVE TO SIX (FIC]S W\LD BE LO/ DUR+ ! PROTE/S1 EI!R S]I\SLY 9JUR$ OR KILL$10 AS ,SMI? TOLD ! ,SEATTLE ,PO/-,9TELLIG5C] REPORT] ,DAN ,RALEY4 ,:5 ,(FIC] ,SMI? & O!RS SPOKE ) !IR COMM&] AB\T ! /ORIES COM+ FROM ! ,K+ ,C\NTY POLICE1 !Y W]E TOLD NOT TO SPREAD RUMORS4 ,IT APPE>S LIKELY ?AT /ATEM5TS PR$ICT+ VIOL5T ATTACKS W]E P>T ( ! ,%]IFF'S TRA9+ & IT IS C]TA9 ?AT ! PR$ICTIONS W]E HY/]ICAL & PROVOCATIVE4 

,! SUCCESS 9 UND]M9+ ,*IEF ,/AMP]'S COMM& DEP5D$ ON ! BREAKD[N ( LAW & ORD] 9 ! /REETS4 ,:OSE LAW & :AT ORD] WAS ! QUE/ION4 ,IF ! MAYOR & POLICE *IEF C\LD BE MANEUV]$ 9TO DECL>+ A CIVIL EM]G5CY1 !N ! REGIONAL1 /ATE & F$]AL AG5CIES W\LD BE ABLE TO 5T] ! CONFLICT & ! H>D-L9]S /RATEGY W\LD PREVAIL = A :ILE4 

,D[NT[N ,SEATTLE3 ,T]RA9 ( ! BATTLEFIELD 

  

,! GEOGRAPHY ( ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE SITE PLAY$ A C5TRAL ROLE 9 DET]M9+ ! SUCCESS ( ! PROTE/S4 ,! ACCOMPANY+ ILLU/RATIONS %[ ! FIELD ( BATTLE & ITS SIGNIFICANT FEATURES4 

,FIR/ & MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 ! ,WA%+TON ,TRADE & ,CONV5TION ,C5T] IS LOCAT$ ON ! $GE ( D[NT[N4 ,IT IS BUILT OV] ! ,I-#e FREEWAY & IS ACCESSIBLE FROM ONLY TWO SIDES4 ,AS A SITE = A BLOCKADE1 IT IS P]FECT4 ,! >EA IS TRIANGUL>1 ) ! FREEWAY SIDE 9ACCESSIBLE4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK BLOCKAD$ ! >EA ALONG ! NOR? & WE/ /REETS4 ,! BLOCKADE WAS SEV]AL BLOCKS DEEP & CONC5TRAT$ ON A DOZ5 9T]SECTIONS4 

,SECONDLY1 ! SITES ( TWO MAJOR SKIRMI%-ES :I* DOM9AT$ M$IA ATT5TION1 ,CAPITOL ,HILL & ! ,PIKE ,PLACE ,M>KET1 HAD NO?+ TO DO ) CONDUCT+ ! CONF]5CE OR MOV+ DELEGATES BETWE5 ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT] OR ! D[NT[N HOTELS4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! >EA 9 :I* ! ,BLACK ,BLOC V&ALISM OCCURR$ IS \TSIDE ! BLOCKADE >EA & NOT P>T ( ! /REETS DIRECTLY CONNECT+ ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] ) ! ,WE/9 ,HOTEL OR ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT]4 

,CAPITOL ,HILL & ! ,PIKE ,PLACE ,M>KET =M TWO POLES ALONG ! MAJOR AXIS ( CR[D MOBILITY1 ! NAM$ /REETS :I* RUN NOR!A/_/S\?WE/ ?R\< ! D[NT[N4 ,! ,M>KET IS BUILT ON A /EEP BLUFF :I* =M$ ,SEATTLE'S ORIG9AL %OREL9E4 ,! BLUFF =MS A GEOGRAPHIC B>RI] :I* /OPS ALL MOVEM5T T[>DS ! WAT]FRONT4 ,CAPITOL ,HILL IS A D5SE RESID5TIAL NEI<BORHOOD--! D5SE/ 9 ! CITY4 ,BROADWAY1 ! MA9 /REET :I* =MS ! BACKBONE ( ! ,CAPITOL ,HILL COMM]CIAL DI/RICT1 RUNS NOR?_/S\? ALONG ! CRE/4 ,!RE IS A /EEP *ANGE 9 ELEVATION ALONG ,SEATTLE'S EA/-WE/ AXIS RUNN+ FROM ! CRE/ ( ,CAPITAL HILL TO ! WAT]FRONT4 

,! >EA IMM$IATELY TO ! NOR? ( ! CONV5TION C5T] IS PR$OM9ANTLY OP5 P>K+ LOTS & SMALL BUILD+S1 COMP>$ TO ! MORE D5SELY BUILT-UP D[NT[N4 ,TO ! WE/1 ! LONG BLOCKS ( ! D[NT[N AV5UES 7#g?1 #f?1 #e?1 5D+ 9 #a/ ,AVE7 =M A B>RI] :I* *ANNELS MOVEM5T 9TO A FEW /REETS 7,PIKE1 ,P9E1 ,UNION1 & ,UNIV]SITY74 ,BLOCKADES ON !SE /REETS EFFECTIVELY %UT (F ! >EA4 ,! EA/ & S\? SIDES ( ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] >E CUT (F BY ! FREEWAY4 

,TO MA9TA9 EFFECTIVE CONTROL ( ! >EA1 ! POLICE W\LD HAVE NE$$ A P]IMET] R\<LY ON ! ORD] ( ,?URSDAY'S 0NO PROTE/ ZONE40 ,GIV5 ! DECISION TO RELY ON ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ALONE1 ?IS L5G?Y P]IMET] WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ) #d (FIC]S4 ,! ADDITIONAL RES\RCES ( C\NTY1 /ATE1 & F$]AL =CES W\LD HAVE BE5 H>D PRESS$ TO MA9TA9 SU* A P]IMET] 9 ! FACE ( ! APPROXIMATELY #d1 PROTE/]S1 DEMON/RATORS1 & P>ADE P>TICIPANTS PRES5T ON ,TUESDAY4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY1 !SE ADDITIONAL POLICE =CES W]E AVAILABLE & ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S WAS APPROXIMATELY HALV$4 ,EV5 ) ?IS SIZABLE %IFT 9 ! NUMB]S ON OPPOS+ SIDES1 ! POLICE W]E UNABLE TO CONTROL D[NT[N EFFECTIVELY4 

,AMID ALL ! CRITICISM--MO/LY COM+ FROM LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES :I* FAIL$ EV5 MORE DISA/R\SLY ?AN ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T 9 MA9TA9+ ORD]--AB\T ! POLICE'S 0LACK ( PREP>$NESS0 = ! DEMON/RATIONS1 ! L>G] P]IMET]1 9CREAS$ SECURITY TROOPS1 & SUSP5SION ( CIVIL LIB]TIES :I* ACCOMPANI$ ! MAYOR'S DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY FAIL$ MIS]ABLY 9 ! FACE ( MU* SMALL] NUMB]S ( PROTE/]S ON ,W$NESDAY4 

,! GEOGRAPHY ( ,SEATTLE'S D[NT[N FAVORS PROTE/]S4 ,9 ! LA/ DECADE1 TWO MAJOR CIVIL DI/URBANCES--ACCOMPANY+ FIR/ ! ,GULF ,W> PROTE/S & ! 0,RODNEY ,K+0 RIOTS--FOLL[$ MU* ! SAME PA? OV] ! SAME /REETS1 AS DID ! NUM]\S PROTE/S DUR+ ! ,VIETNAM ,W>4 ,GIV5 SUFFICI5T NUMB]S & EV5 ! MO/ H>E-BRA9$ /RATEGY1 PROTE/]S HAVE ! ABILITY TO DOM9ATE ! /REETS ( ,SEATTLE4 

,/RATEGIES 

  

,NONE ( ! /RATEGIES EMPLOY$ BY ! ?REE MAJOR PLAY]S 9 ,TUESDAY'S CONFLICT WAS P>TICUL>LY H>E-BRA9$1 BUT ! MO/ UNREALI/IC BELONG$ TO ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 AT LEA/ 9 ! S5SE ( ! BATTLE = CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O /RATEGY WAS TO HOLD A RALLY AT ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T] & !N M>* D[NT[N--BUT NOT TOO F>4 ,C5TRAL TO ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O /RATEGY WAS ! NOTION ?AT IF !Y C\LD CONTA9 ! MAJORITY ( ! DEMON/RATORS & KEEP !M \T ( ! D[NT[N >EA1 :5 ,CL9TON ANN\NC$ HIS PRO-LABOR & PROTECTIONI/ POLICIES1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O W\LD BE ABLE TO CLAIM CR$IT4 ,ALL ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O HAD TO DO WAS PREV5T ANY EFFECTIVE PROTE/S BY GR\PS NOT UND] !IR CONTROL & ALL[ ! M$IA TO SP9 ! TALE ( H[ LABOR CAUS$ A 0SUDD5 *ANGE0 9 NATIONAL POLICY4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O PROV$ TO BE UNEQUAL TO ! TASK ( R\ND+ UP ALL ! PROTE/]S & KEEP+ !M MUZZL$4 

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PLANN$ MORE EFFECTIVELY1 & 9 ! 5D MORE REALI/ICALLY1 ) A 0,PEOPLE'S ,CONV]G5CE0 CONSI/+ ( ?REE WAVES ( BLOCKAD]S 5CLOS+ ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE SITE4 ,! FIR/ WAVE CONSI/$ ( 0AFF9ITY GR\PS0 :O HAD OPT$ = NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & >RE/4 ,!IR JOB WAS TO P5ETRATE ! >EA CLOSE TO ! CONF]5CE SITE1 SEIZE ! DOZ5 /RATEGIC 9T]SECTIONS :I* CONTROLL$ MOVEM5T 9 ! PROTE/ T>GET1 & HANG ON UNTIL RE9=CEM5TS >RIV$4 ,! SECOND WAVE COMPRIS$ PROTE/]S :O HAD OPT$ = NONVIOL5T DEMON/RATION & NOT BE+ >RE/$4 ,!IR TASK WAS TO PROTECT ! FIR/ WAVE FROM POLICE VIOL5CE & PLUG UP ! /REETS BY %E] NUMB]S & PASSIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,! ?IRD WAVE WAS A M>* BY ! ,PEOPLE'S ,ASSEMBLY1 COMPOS$ MO/LY ( 5VIRONM5TAL & HUMAN RI<TS GR\PS :O ELECT$ TO P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! /REET PROTE/S 9/EAD ( ! LABOR P>ADE4 ,?IS GR\P 5T]$ D[NT[N FROM ! S\? AT AB\T #a P4M4 & M>*$ TO ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT] 9SIDE ! PROTE/ ZONE4 ,! FIR/ & SECOND WAVES W]E LOOSELY ORGANIZ$ 9TO A DOZ5 SIMULTANE\SLY CON-V]G+ AFF9ITY GR\PS1 SW>M+ ! PROTE/ T>GET FROM ALL DIRECTIONS4 ,EA* AFF9ITY GR\P BLOCKAD$ A SPECIFIC 9T]SECTION4 ,! BLOCKADE W\LD BE MA9TA9$ AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNTIL POLICE HAD >RE/$ SUFFICI5T DEMON/RATORS TO REGA9 CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK'S /RATEGY IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( 0NETW>0 CONFLICT4 ,NETW> IS A CONCEPT 9TRODUC$ 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS BY TWO RESE>*]S AT ! ,R,& CORPORATION1 A GOV]NM5T-FUND$ ?9K TANK :I* BEGAN UND] ! AUSPICES ( ! ,U4,S4 ,AIR ,=CE4 ,9 A N[-SEM9AL PAP] TITL$ 0,CYB]W> IS ,COM+601 ,R,& ANALY/S ,DAVID ,RONFELDT & ,JOHN ,>QUILLA PROPOS$ A NEW FRAMEWORK = VIEW+ CONFLICT 9 ! 9=MATION AGE4 ,! ESS5CE ( NETW> IS ! EM]G+ =MS ( CONFLICT 9 :I* ONE OR MORE ( ! MAJOR P>TICIPANTS CONSI/ ( NETWORKS1 RA!R ?AN 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! C5TRAL FEATURE ( 9=MATIONAL CONFLICTS IS ! /RUGGLE = UND]/&+ & KN[L$GE1 AS OPPOS$ TO MORE TRADITIONAL CONFLICTS :I* FOCUS ON CONTROLL+ T]RITORIES OR RES\RCES4 

,NETW> IS 9H]5TLY LESS VIOL5T ?AN O!R =MS ( CONFLICT1 P>TICUL>LY :5 IT 9VOLVES NON-GOV]NM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS D$ICAT$ TO HUMAN RI<TS & PEACE CAUSES4 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ FULL-BL[N MANIFE/ATIONS ( NETW> WAS ! ,ZAPATI/A CONFLICT 9 ,*IAPAS4 ,! NETWORK$ 9T]V5TION ( 9T]NATIONAL GR\PS PLAC$ V]Y REAL LIMITS ON ! USE ( VIOL5CE BY ! ,MEXICAN GOV]NM5T 9 SUPPRESS+ ! 9SURRECTION4 

,9 ! CASE ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ! C5TRAL PRIZE CONSI/$ ( ! UND]/&+ ?AT ! ,W,T,O MULTI-LAT]AL TRADE AGREEM5TS >E 9T5SELY CORROSIVE TO DEMOCRACY1 AT LEA/ ?AT =M ( DEMOCRACY :I* 5TAILS A KN[L$GE-ABLE PUBLIC P>TICIPAT+ 9 POLICY =MATION 9 MEAN+FUL WAYS4 

,NETW>S >E F\<T BY NETWORKS2 COLLECTIONS ( GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS GUID$ BY NON-HI]>*ICAL COMM& /RUCTURES :I* COMMUNICATE ?R\< 0ALL-PO9TS0 COMMUNICATIONS *ANNELS ( CONSID]ABLE B&WID? & COMPLEXITY4 ,! ,D,A,N COMMUNICATIONS *ANNELS BLANKET$ ! ,SEATTLE >EA & HAD GLOBAL REA* VIA ! 9T]NET4 ,9/ITUTIONS1 SU* AS CORPORATE M$IA1 POLICE & ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 T5D TO DEP5D ON N>R[ COMMUNICATIONS *ANNELS :I* >E HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ & HI]>*ICAL4 

,NETWORKS OP]ATE BY 0SW>M+0 !IR OPPON5TS LIKE BEES OR :ITE BLOOD CELLS--MORE LIKE ORGANISMS ?AN MA*9ES4 ,!Y APPROA* /EAL?ILY & FROM MANY DIRECTIONS 9 (F5SE4 ,9 DEF5SE1 !Y CAN REACT LIKE ANTI-BODIES MOV+ T[>DS PO9TS ( ATTACK4 ,NETW>'S L9E BETWE5 (F5SE & DEF5SE CAN BE BLURR$1 LEAV+ OPPON5TS UNCLE> AB\T :AT IS OCCURR+ & H[ TO RESPOND4 ,?R\<\T ! PROTE/S1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK W]E ABLE TO (F5SIVELY SW>M !IR OPPON5TS REPEAT$LY1 AS %[N BY ! SEIZURE ( KEY 9T]SECTIONS ON ,TUESDAY & ! EASY P5ETRATION ( ! 0NO-PROTE/0 ZONE ON ,W$NESDAY4 ,! ANTI-BODY DEF5SE WAS %[N :5 CR[DS MOV$ T[>DS POLICE ATTACKS OR MASS >RE/S4 ,! SW>M+ ACTION WAS ALSO APP>5T :5 NUM]\S GR\PS )9 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RALLY & P>ADE SUCCESSFULLY RESI/$ EF=TS BY ! UNION LEAD]%IP TO KEEP !M FROM SUPPORT+ ! ,D,A,N BLOCKADE ( ! ,W,T,O CONV5TION SITE4 

,! NETWORK =M ( ORGANIZATION IS P>TICUL>LY ROBU/ & RESILI5T 9 ! FACE ( ADV]SITY4 ,! DEC5TRALIZ$ COMM& & CONTROL /RUCTURE ALL[S RAPID %IFTS ( /RATEGIC T>GET+4 ,IT IS HI<LY RESI/ANT TO 0DECAPITATION0 7ATTACKS :I* T>GET LEAD]%IP7 & ! DISRUPTION ( COMMUNICATION *ANNELS4 ,ALL ?REE ( !SE FEATURES W]E PRES5T DUR+ ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 ,! DIFFUSE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ALL[$ PROTE/]S TO CONT9U\SLY ADAPT TO *ANG+ CONDITIONS4 ,! CONSULTATIVE =M ( DECISION-MAK+ 5HANC$ ! ABILITY TO COORD9ATE L>GE-SCALE ACTIONS4 ,! POLICE ATTEMPTS TO >RE/ 0R+LEAD]S0 ON ,W$NESDAY W]E FRUITLESS1 S9CE LEAD]%IP WAS WIDELY %>$ ?R\<\T ! NETWORK ( PROTE/ GR\PS4 ,! COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WAS CONT9U\SLY BE+ EXP&$ & MODIFI$4 ,ON ,TUESDAY1 POLICE CUT (F MANY ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS *ANNELS1 BUT 9 A FEW H\RS A NEW & L>G] NETWORK BAS$ ON CELL PHONES WAS FUNCTION+4 

,! COMPET+ /RATEGIES ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK & ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O PUT ! POLICE 9 ! CLASSICALLY DISA/R\S POSITION ( DIVID+ !IR =CES & 9VIT+ DEFEAT 9 DETAIL4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RALLY & P>ADE WAS PLANN$ 9 CON-JUNCTION ) ! POLICE4 ,AL?\< IT W\LD NOT REQUIRE MU* MORE 9 ! WAY ( SECURITY ?AN ANY O!R P>ADE1 IT /ILL DEM&$ ADEQUATE COV]AGE AT ! RALLY & ALONG ! P>ADE R\TE4 ,! SECURITY REQUIREM5TS AT ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE SITE W]E SUBJECT TO CONSID]ABLY MORE UNC]TA9TY4 ,! ,D,A,N ORGANIZ]S HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 L5G?Y NEGOTIATIONS ) ! POLICE & HAD MADE !IR BLOCKADE /RATEGY KN[N1 AT LEA/ 9 G5]AL \TL9E4 ,D,A,N HAD REPEAT$LY & PUBLICLY /AT$ ?AT !IR GOAL WAS TO 0%UT D[N ! ,W,T,O40 ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP] W]E FAC$ ) ! DIFFICULT DECISION ( ALLOCAT+ =CES AGA9/ TWO DIFF]5T OPPON5TS US+ M>K$LY DIFF]5T /RATEGIES4 

,! ULTIMATE POLICE DECISION WAS TO RELY ON A 0TRIPWIRE0 \T] P]IMET] :I* W\LD TRIGG] ! >RE/S AT ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 BACK$ UP ) AN 9N] P]IMET] TO PREV5T ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S FROM 5T]+ ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE4 ,WORK+ ) ! LABOR LEAD]S1 ! POLICE W\LD USE ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RALLY AS A MEANS ( CONTA9+ ! CR[DS & KEEP+ ! MAJORITY ( !M AWAY FROM ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,MU* HAS BE5 MADE ( ! DECISION TO RELY ON A CLOSE P]IMET] DEF5SE ( ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 BUT A L>G] P]IMET] & MORE POLICE W\LD HAVE SIMPLY MOV$ ! L9E ( BATTLE & DISP]S$ ! POLICE1 AS OCCURR$ ON ,W$NESDAY4 

,! REAL QUE/ION FAC+ ! POLICE WAS :E!R !Y W\LD BE CONFRONT+ A PROTE/ OR A P>ADE4 ,! POLICE PUT !IR MONEY ON ! P>ADE & LO/4 ,! LABOR P>ADE AS ! DOM9ANT FACTOR ( ! PROTE/S WAS ! LEA/ LIKELY ( ALL \TCOMES1 BUT ! ONLY ONE :I* ! POLICE HAD A *ANCE ( CONTROLL+4 

,! CURR5T !ORY ( CONTROLL+ PROTE/S USUALLY REVOLVES >\ND ! WILL+NESS ( PRO-TE/]S TO BE /E]$ 9TO SOME V5UE 9 :I* ! PROTE/ CAN BE NEUTRALIZ$1 M>G9ALIZ$1 & TRIVIALIZ$4 ,:5 ?IS AGREEM5T DOESN'T EXI/1 ! OLD] POLICE /RATEGY IS TO TREAT A PROTE/ AS A RIOT--GAS1 BATON *>GES1 ASSAULT1 & OCCASION-ALLY >RE/S4 ,ON ,TUESDAY1 ! FIR/ /RATEGY FAIL$ & ON ,W$NESDAY ! SECOND /RATEGY FAIL$4 

,9TELLIG5CE FAILURE 

  

,UND]LY+ ! FAILURE ( ! POLICE /RATEGY = CONTROLL+ ! DEMON/RATIONS WAS A FUNDAM5TAL FAILURE ( 9TELLIG5CE4 ,! PICTURE :I* LAW 5=CEM5T BUILT ( ! DEVELOP+ PROTE/S WAS A CATA/ROPHE ( WI%FUL ?9K+1 BREA?+ !IR [N EXHAU/1 & ! MO/ CLASSIC ( ALL BLUND]S--MI/AK+ TACTICS = /RATEGY4 ,! ,SEATTLE POLICE & ALL ( ! RESPONSIBLE F$]AL LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES HAD ! 9=MATION NECESS>Y TO APPRAISE ! SITUATION4 ,:AT WAS LACK+ WAS A COMPREH5SIVE UND]/&+ ( ! /RATEGY ( ! PROTE/S4 ,)\T ?AT1 ALL ( ! PIECES ( ! 9TELLIG5CE PUZZLE W]E NOT GO+ TO FIT 9TO AN ACCURATE ASSESSM5T & /RATEGIC PLAN4 

,! WI%FUL ?9K+ C5T]$ ON ! ALLIANCE BETWE5 ! POLICE & ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O4 ,! PLAN = ! LABOR P>ADE TO 5GULF ! PROTE/S & /E] !M 9TO A M>G9AL V5UE WAS NEV] A REAL POSSIBILITY4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK & !IR ALLIES HAD NO 9T5TION ( TURN+ ! PROTE/ ORGANIZ+ OV] TO ! UNIONS4 ,ON ,SUNDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #b#h1 ,TEAM/]S PRESID5T ,H(FA WAS TRUMPET+ ,PAT ,BU*ANAN AS 0! ONLY PRESID5TIAL C&IDATE :O UND]/&S ! TRADE ISSUE40 ,?IS WAS H>DLY ! SORT ( ANALYSIS :I* W\LD CONV9CE PROGRESSIVE ACTIVI/S TO SUBMIT TO ! UNIONS' NATIONALI/ & PROTECTIONI/ AG5DA4 ,! ,LEFT HAS HAD DECADES ( EXP]I5CE BE+ SOLD D[N ! RIV] BY ORGANIZ$ LABOR & HAS LE>N$ ?AT LESSON WELL4 ,IF !RE WAS GO+ TO BE AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 PROTE/]S & P>AD]S1 IT WAS GO+ TO BE ON ! PROTE/]S' T]MS OR NOT AT ALL4 ,! CITY (FICIALS *OSE TO BELIEVE ! LABOR ASSURANCES ( CONTROLL+ ! PROTE/]S4 ,?IS L$ ! POLICE TO DRA/ICALLY UND]E/IMATE ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S1 :O W]E AT LEA/ AS NUM]\S AS ! P>AD]S4 ,NEI!R ! POLICE NOR ! UNIONS =ESAW ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK BE+ ABLE TO M\NT A SUCCESSFUL PROTE/4 ,ONCE ?AT ASSUMPTION BECAME ! BASIS = PLANN+1 ANY EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y WAS DISREG>D$ OR MIS9T]PRET$4 

,! 9TELLIG5CE PICTURE WAS FUR!R CONFUS$ BY ! CLAIMS ( F$]AL LAW 5=CEM5T (FICIALS ?AT ! PROTE/S W\LD BE VIOL5T4 ,! PUBLICLY RELEAS$ TEXT ( ONE ,F,B,I =ECA/ WAS REPLETE ) HY/]ICAL PR$ICTIONS3 0444ELEM5TS )9 ! PROTE/ COMMUNITY >E PLANN+ TO DISRUPT ! CONF]5CE444 5VIRONM5TAL OR ANIMAL RI<TS EXTREMI/S OR AN>*I/-9DUC$ VIOL5CE444 COMPUT]-BAS$ ATTACKS ON ,W,T,O-RELAT$ WEB SITES1 AS WELL AS KEY CORPORATE & F9ANCIAL SITES444 ,CORPORATE SPONSORS444 MAY BE SUBJECT TO SURVEILLANCE EF=TS FROM !SE GR\PS444 TO ID5TIFY ! RESID5CES ( KEY EMPLOYES ( SPONSOR+ CORPORATIONS444 ,!SE EMPLOYES %\LD REMA9 AL]T = 9DIVIDUALS :O MAY BE T>GET+ !M 9 FUR!RANCE ( ANTI-,W,T,O ACTIVITIES444 ,RECIPI5TS %\LD REMA9 S5SITIVE TO ?REATS MADE BY ANTI-,W,T,O GR\PS40 

,BURI$ )9 ?IS FRO? WAS1 0,! ,F,B,I ASSESSES ! POT5TIAL ?REAT ( VIOL5CE1 TO 9CLUDE CRIM9AL ACTS ( CIVIL DI/URBANCE1 AS L[ TO M$IUM = ! ,SEATTLE >EA DUR+ ! TIME FRAME ( ! ,W,T,O ,MEET+40 ,ASK$ BY REPORT]S :AT 0L[ TO M$IUM0 MEANT1 ,F,B,I SPOKESMAN ,RAY ,LAU] REFUS$ TO ANSW]1 CIT+ ! 0LAW-5=CEM5T S5SITIVE0 NATURE ( ! REPORT & ! 0CONTROV]SY CONC]N+ PLANN+ OV] ,W,T,O40 ,AN ANONYM\S LAW 5=CEM5T S\RCE CIT$ BY ! ,SEATTLE ,TIMES /AT$ ?AT 0L[ TO M$IUM0 COV]$ ANY?+ FROM SIMPLE CIVIL DISOB$I5CE TO AN ,OKLAHOMA ,CITY-/YLE T]RORI/ BOMB+4 

,NO:]E 9 ! ,F,B,I 0,T]RORI/ ,?REAT ,ADVISORY0 WAS ! SLI<TE/ 9KL+ ( :AT WAS GO+ TO BE HAPP5+ 9 ! /REETS BEYOND ! FACT ?AT ! CONF]5CE WAS GO+ TO BE 0DISRUPT$40 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK & ,A,F,L-,C,I,O PLANS HAD BE5 TRUMPET$ L\DLY1 WIDELY1 & 9 CONSID]ABLE DETAIL 9 ! PRESS BY ! ORGANIZ]S1 SUMM+ UP TO NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE %UTT+ D[N ! CONF]5CE & AN 9EFFECTUAL P>ADE DESIGN$ TO KEEP PROTE/]S AWAY FROM ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,! CITY (FICIALS AT ! TOP ELECT$ TO PICK & *OOSE AMONG 9=MATION TO SUPPORT !IR PLANS4 ,! FRONT-L9E (FIC]S DID ! SAME1 IF ) OPPOSITE RESULTS4 ,! RUMORS )9 ! POLICE DEP>TM5T 7FANTASY OR O!RWISE7 AB\T F$]AL EXPECTATIONS ( DEAD & W\ND$ POLICE ADD$ TO ! UNREALITY4 

,NETW> CONFLICTS >E /RUGGLES = UND]/&+ & 9=MATION4 ,! ,F,B,I FANTASIES ( VIOL5T T]RORI/S DIRECT+ ! PROTE/S BL9D$ & DISABL$ ! POLICE4 ,! MORE 9ACCURATE ! ASSESSM5T ( OPPOS+ =CES1 ! GREAT] ! ADVANTAGE TO ! SIDE :I* POSSESSES 0TOPVIEW0--COMPREH5SIVE & REALI/IC UND]/&+4 

,CORRELATION ( ,=CES 

  

,BY ,MONDAY EV5+1 ,NOVEMB] #c1 ! =CES HAD ALIGN$ !MSELVES4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PLANN$ TO %UT D[N ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE BY SW>M+ ! /REETS4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O PLANN$ TO HOLD A RALLY & P>ADE 9 AN EF=T TO 9FLU5CE NATIONAL TRADE POLICY--& ! UPCOM+ PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS4 ,POLICE ,*IEF ,NORM ,/AMP] HAD DECID$ ! PROTE/S C\LD BE PEACEFULLY CONTROLL$ BY HIS [N =CES )\T \TSIDE ASSI/ANCE1 KN[+ ?AT ! PRICE ( ASSI/ANCE C\LD BE ! PEACE4 ,! MAYOR HAD DECID$ TO LET ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O CONTROL HIS ACTIONS ON ,TUESDAY1 HOP+ AGA9/ ALL EVID5CE ?AT ! UNIONS W\LD SWALL[ & CONTROL ! PROTE/]S4 ,! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T WAS TASK$ ) PREV5T+ ! PROTE/S :ILE ALL[+ ! LABOR P>ADE4 ,! \TSIDE LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES W]E *AMP+ AT ! BIT TO 5T] 9TO ! FRAY1 BUT AS LONG AS ! ,S,P,D MA9TA9$ ORD]1 !Y HAD TO SIT ON ! SIDEL9ES4 ,! ,F,B,I & ,SECRET ,S]VICE CRI$ DOOM & GLOOM--:ILE SIGN+ (F ON ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP]'S PLAN4 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOCS W]E MILL+ >\ND ! $GES1 FONDL+ !IR CR[B>S & DREAM+ ( *AOS4,:AT W\LD HAPP5 NEXT WAS ANYBODY'S GUESS1 BUT ! BE/ GUESS]S W\LD W9 & ! O!RS W\LD LOSE4 

,IT'S A HACKNEY$ TRUISM ?AT NO PLAN ( BATTLE SURVIVES CONTACT ) ! OPPOSITION4 ,?IS IS EXACTLY :AT HAPP5$ ON ! MORN+ ( ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiii 9 ,SEATTLE4 

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S EXPECT$ TO %[ UP1 CROSS ! 0TRIPWIRES0 ( ! FLIMSY POLICE B>RI]S & BE >RE/$1 PROBABLY ) A LI<T SEASON+ ( PEPP] SPRAY4 ,! POLICE ON ! /REETS EXPECT$ TO DISP]SE ! PROTE/]S BE=E NOON & MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE TUSSLE DO+ IT4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 !Y W]E GO+ TO MA9TA9 DISCIPL9E1 %[ RE/RA9T1 & 0NOT BE ! SP>K40 ,! MAYOR & ! *IEF ( POLICE EXPECT$ A PALTRY H&FUL ( DEMON/RATORS TO %[ UP D[NT[N & GET >RE/$ 9 A MUTUAL DISPLAY ( CIVILITY4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O EXPECT$ TO DOM9ATE ! M$IA COV]AGE ) A COLORFUL P>ADE FROM ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T] T[>DS--BUT NOT TOO CLOSE TO--D[NT[N4 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOC EXPECT$ TO DO A LITTLE GRAFFITI & SMA% SOME C>EFULLY SELECT$ W9D[S JU/ AS SOON AS ! POLICE GOT TOO PREOCCUPI$ ) ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,! ,F,B,I1 IF !IR 0,T]RORI/ ,?REAT ,ADVISORY0 CAN BE BELIEV$1 W]E PREP>+ TO C\NT] A T]RORI/ ONSLAU<T 9 CYB]SPACE :ILE COMBAT+ T]RORI/ HOME 9VASIONS OR KIDNAP-P+S4 ,ACTUALLY1 SOME ( ! ,F,B,I W]E DRESS+ UP 9 BLACK PROTE/] DISGUISES1 COMPLETE ) MASKS1 & GETT+ READY TO JO9 9 ! /REET P>TY ) ! ,BLACK ,BLOC AS CLOSE OBS]V]S4 

,SEIZ+ ! ,EM]ALD ,CITY 

  

,AT #e A4M4 ,TUESDAY MORN+1 ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL ,*IEF ,ANNETTE ,S&B]G HAD C(FEE AT ! ,/>BUCKS NE> ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,NOBODY W\LD BE HAV+ C(FEE !RE ?AT EV5+1 AS IT W\LD BE SMA%$ & LOOT$4 ,S&B]G SAW DEMON/RATORS MOV+ 9TO /RATEGIC POSITIONS BE=E ANY POLICE HAD >RIV$4 ,! CONV]G+ COLUMNS ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK BEGAN TO %UT D[N ,SEATTLE4 

,! FIR/ ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK 0>RE/0 AFF9ITY GR\PS MOV$ 9 ON ! /RATEGIC 9T]SECTIONS 9 ! VIC9ITY ( ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,AFT]W>DS1 !SE PROTE/]S SAID ?AT !Y W]E SURPRIS$ BY ! ABS5CE ( ANY POLICE PRES5CE ON ! /REETS4 ,9 MANY LOCATIONS1 ! 0>RE/0 GR\PS >RIV$ E>LI] ?AN ! 0NON->RE/0 GR\PS :I* W]E SUPPOS$ TO PROTECT !M FROM REMOVAL BY ! POLICE4 ,! NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS ( !SE 9ITIAL 0LOCK-D[N0 GR\PS HAVE A SURREALI/IC AIR TO !M4 ,9 ! EMPTY /REETS AFT] DAWN1 GR\PS ( PROTE/]S LOCK !MSELVES TOGE!R ) BICYCLE LOCKS OR TUBES COV]+ !IR L9K$ >MS TO PREV5T POLICE FROM REMOV+ !M 9DIVIDUALLY4 

,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF ,DAVE ,REI*]T SAYS HE GOT A TELEPHONE CALL AT #h A4M4 FROM A C\NTY DETECTIVE4 0,HE SAID1 ',%]IFF1 WE'RE TRAPP$444 ,WE HAVE NO BACKUP1'0 ,REI*]T CLAIM$4 0,I HAD (FIC]S B>RICAD$ 9 ! HOTEL ) A MOB LIT]ALLY P\ND+ ON ! GLASS1 & !RE WAS NOBODY TO HELP !M4 ,NOBODY40 ,REI*]T WASN'T ON ! SC5E1 BUT ALREADY HE WAS SEE+ 0MOBS40 ,K,I,R,O-#g TELEVISION CREWS W]E AT ! SAME LOCATION & %[ L9ES ( GR9N+ DEMON/RATORS HOLD+ H&S & BLOCK+ ! /REET--NO 0MOB LIT]ALLY P\ND+ ON ! GLASS40 

,BY #h A4M41 MO/ ( ! KEY 9T]SECTIONS HAD BE5 SEIZ$ BY ! PROTE/]S1 N[ RE9=C$ BY !IR SECOND WAVE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 AT ! ,MEMORIAL ,/ADIUM AT ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]1 ! GATES W]E OP5+ = ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RALLY S*$UL$ TO BEG9 AT #a A4M4 ,*>T]$ BUSSES FROM >\ND ! REGION HAVE BE5 ON ! ROAD = SOME TIME1 C>RY+ A MIXTURE ( UNION MEMB]S & PRO-TE/]S TO ,SEATTLE4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O HAD DONE A MASS MAIL+ ?R\<\T ,WA%+TON ,/ATE1 S5D+ TA/EFUL GRE5 PO/C>DS TO NONUNION SUPPORT]S ( A V>IETY ( LIB]AL & PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 0,JO9 ! ,M>* ( ! ,C5TURY10 ! C>DS READ4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O /RATEGY ( P>AD+ )\T PROTE/+ DOVETAIL$ NEATLY ) ! CITY PLANS = A M9USCULE PROTE/ & A M$IA-G5IC P>ADE4 

,AS ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S 9CREAS$1 ! #d POLICE REMA9$ 9 !IR L9ES >\ND ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] OR AT !IR POSITIONS AT ! ,MEMORIAL ,/ADIUM4 ,! SL[ 9FILTRATION ( DEMON/RATORS MADE IT DIFFICULT = ! POLICE TO GAUGE ! 9T5TIONS ( ! CR[D4 ,?\< ! POLICE DIDN'T REALIZE IT1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK HAD ALREADY SW>M$ !M & N[ %IFT+ TO A DEF5SIVE /RATEGY ( HOLD+ ON TO ! /REETS ?AT !Y N[ CONTROLL$4 ,! FLIMSY ROPE & NETT+ B>RI]S1 ! 0TRIPWIRE0 AT ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT]1 W5T D[N AS PROTE/]S WALK$ T[>DS ! L9E ( CITY BUSSES NEXT TO ! !AT]4 ,! BUSSES W]E A SECOND L9E ( DEF5SE1 SEP>AT+ ! POLICE FROM ! CR[D4 

,PROTE/]S ,[N ! ,/REETS 

  

,BY #i3#a A4M41 0CR[D-CONTROL EF=TS W]E 5-C\NT]+ DIFFICULTY10 ACCORD+ TO ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL ,*IEF ,S&B]G4 ,%E PLAC$ TROOP]S ?R\<\T ,WE/]N ,WA%+TON ON AL]T4 ,! DAY WAS B>ELY />T$ & ! POLICE PLAN WAS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO BREAK D[N4 ,! ,SECRET ,S]VICE1 RESPONSIBLE = ! SECURITY ( F$]AL & VISIT+ GOV]NM5T (FICIALS1 DISCOV]$ ?AT ! /REETS BETWE5 ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 ! ADJAC5T HOTELS & ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT]--A DI/ANCE ( UP TO FIVE BLOCKS ALONG SOME R\TES--W]E CLOS$ BY PROTE/]S4 0,IT HADN'T TAK5 LONG = ?+S NOT TO BE WORK+ V]Y WELL40 SAID ,RONALD ,LEGAN1 ! SPECIAL AG5T 9 *>GE ( ! ,SEATTLE (FICE ( ! ,SECRET ,S]VICE4 

,?\< ! POLICE DIDN'T REALIZE IT1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PLAN HAD A*IEV$ ITS GOAL4 ,!Y HAD BLOCKAD$ ! /REETS & %UT D[N ! ,W,T,O4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! AGRE$-UPON SCRIPT1 ! POLICE W\LD N[ >RE/ ! PROTE/]S4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! PROTE/]S HAD BE5 SO SUCCESSFUL AT BLOCKAD+ ! >EA >\ND ! CONV5TION C5T] ?AT POLICE C\LDN'T MOVE4 ,IT MAKES NO S5SE TO >RE/ SOMEONE IF Y\ CAN'T REMOVE !M FROM ! >EA4 ,! NEXT PHASE ( ! PROTE/ PLAN WAS TO HANG ON TO ! /REETS AS LONG AS POSSIBLE4 ,S9CE ! POLICE REMA9$ /ATION>Y = ! MO/ P>T1 O!R ?AN SL[LY MOV+ S+LE VEHICLES ?R\< ! CR[DS1 !RE WAS LITTLE = ! PROTE/]S TO DO BUT 5JOY !MSELVES ) *ANTS1 S++1 & DRUMM+4 ,! OV]ALL MOOD WAS FE/IVE RA!R ?AN HO/ILE4 ,! PROTE/]S HAD WON1 ?\< IT WAS TOO E>LY = ANYONE TO KN[ ?AT = SURE4 ,UNTIL SEV]AL H\RS AFT] D>K1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK W\LD CONTROL ALL MOVEM5T 9 ! TRIANGLE ( /REETS UND] BLOCKADE4 

,/RATEGIC SURPRISE DOESN'T OCCUR 9 ! FIELD SO MU* AS 9 ! M9D ( ! OPPON5T4 ,! LONG] IT'S DELAY$1 ! MORE COMPLETE ITS EFFECTS4 ,9 ! CASE ( ,MAYOR ,S*ELL1 ! SURPRISE & DISBELIEF W\LD DOM9ATE HIS ACTIONS UNTIL LATE AFT]NOON4 ,BY #i3#c A4M41 ! POLICE COMM& PO/ WAS BE+ 9UNDAT$ BY REPORTS FROM ! /REETS ?AT CONTROL ( ! SITUATION--MEAN+ ! ABILITY TO MOVE POLICE & DELEGATES ?R\< ! /REETS--HAD BE5 LO/4 

,! DIVISIONS BETWE5 ! RIVAL COMM&]S BEGAN TO WID5 AS ! MORN+ WORE ON4 0,?IS WAS NOT AN 9TEGRAT$ COMM& /RUCTURE10 ,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF ,DAVE ,REI*]T SAID4 0,:ILE EV]YBODY WAS AT ! TABLE1 IT WAS MADE CLE> ?AT ! RE/ ( US W]E RELEGAT$ TO SUPPORT+ ROLES4 ,SEATTLE WAS RUNN+ ! %[40 

,POLICE ,GO ON ! ,(F5SIVE 

  

,%ORTLY AFT] #a A4M41 ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T GOT !IR %[ ON ! ROAD4 ,! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE BEGAN US+ TE> GAS TO CLE> ! /REETS4 

,IT'S /ILL NOT CLE> IF ! ORD] WAS ISSU$ BY ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9]--,*IEF ,/AMP] HAD DELEGAT$ CONTROL ( ! ,W,T,O OP]ATION TO HIM & DID NOT >RIVE AT ! COMM&]S' MEET+ UNTIL LATE ?AT AFT]NOON--OR IF WAS A SPONTANE\S DECISION MADE BY (FIC]S 9 ! /REET4 ,! USE ( GAS MAY HAVE BE5 AN EF=T TO OP5 A PA?WAY 9TO ! PROTE/ >EA FROM \TSIDE1 AS ! GAS WAS FIR$ AT ON ,SIX? ,AV5UE1 BETWE5 ,UNIV]SITY & ,UNION ,/REETS4 ,?IS IS ! EXTREME S\!RN 5D ( ! TRIANGUL> >EA BLOCKAD$ BY ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK4 ,! ,SEATTLE ,TIMES SAID 0POLICE US$ GAS TO DISP]SE DEMON/RATORS MASS+40 ,POLICE (FICIALS LAT] EXPLA9$ ?AT ! GAS WAS AN ATTEMPT TO EXP& & RE-CONNECT !IR N[ ISOLAT$ P]IMET]S 9SIDE ! CR[DS4 ,NONE ( !SE EXPLANATIONS MAKES MU* S5SE4 

,! EV5TS SURR\ND+ ! DECISION TO USE GAS CONT9UE TO BE CLOAK$ 9 CONFUSION & CONTROV]SY4 ,LAT] CLAIMS ?AT ! POLICE RESORT$ TO GAS 9 RESPONSE TO WIDESPREAD VIOL5T ATTACKS & V&ALISM >E N[ KN[N TO BE ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE4 ,! C\NT]-CLAIMS ?AT POLICE W]E UNPROVOK$ & ?AT ! CR[DS W]E NON-CONFRONTATIONAL >E EQUALLY UNTRUE4 ,! MORE AGGRESSIVE DEMON/RATORS HAD MOV$ T[>DS ! POLICE POSITIONS & VIDEOTAPES CLE>LY %[ ?AT !RE WAS NO BUFF] SPACE BETWE5 ! OPPOS+ SIDES 9 MANY >EAS4 ,ONE SEGM5T AIR$ ON ,K,I,R,O ,T,V %[S MEMB]S ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC CONFRONT+ POLICE & BE+ EXTREMELY PROVOCATIVE1 BUT NOT ATTACK+ ANYONE OR COMMITT+ V&ALISM4 ,! POLICE VIEW ( ! CR[D WAS FRAM$ BY !SE MORE AGGRESSIVE DEMON/RATORS1 :ILE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! CR[D WAS UNABLE TO SEE ! POLICE & WAS 9 A GIDDY1 TRIUMPHANT MOOD4 

,AFT] ! FIR/ CANI/]S W]E FIR$1 ! USE ( TE> GAS & PEPP] SPRAY SPREAD RAPIDLY ?R\<\T ! PROTE/ >EA4 

,) ! RELEASE ( ! GAS1 MOOD 9 ! /REETS RAPIDLY *ANG$4 ,! POLICE W]E SUCCESSFUL 9 ADVANC+ AGA9/ ! CR[D4 ,!RE W]E NO 9/ANCES :]E POLICE *>GES W]E REPULS$1 OR :]E ! CR[DS C\NT]-ATTACK$ & CUT (F POLICE4 ,ONE MAJOR EF=T TO RE-OP5 ! /REET CONNECT+ ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT] TO ! HOTELS MOV$ ! CR[DS BACK UNTIL RUNN+ \T ( /EAM4 ,9 %ORT1 ! POLICE TACTICS W]E ( LIMIT$ SUCCESS & 9EFFECTIVE4 

,! NET EFFECT ( ! USE ( GAS & ! POLICE *>GES WAS TO CAUSE ! CR[DS TO SURGE FROM ONE PO9T TO ANO!R )\T ALL[+ POLICE TO GA9 CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! MELEE1 ! 0LOCK-D[N0 AFF9ITY GR\PS REMA9$ 9 PLACE1 BLOCK+ 9T]SECTIONS & AN*OR+ ! PROTE/ TO ! >EA >\ND ! CONV5TION C5T]4 ,POLICE GASS$ & PEPP]-SPRAY$ ! IMMOBILE GR\PS1 BUT C\LD NOT >RE/ !M & REMOVE !M FROM ! >EA DUE TO ! CONT9U$ BLOCKADE4 ,!SE TACTICS W]E BO? 9EFFECTIVE 9 GETT+ ! BLOCKAD]S TO MOVE & SUCCESSFUL 9 9FURIAT+ ! CR[DS :O SAW !IR MA9 MISSION AS ! PROTECTION ( !SE GR\PS4 ,! CR[DS W]E N[ FRI<T5$ & ANGRY1 BUT DET]M9$ TO MA9TA9 CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 

,! OV]ALL /RATEGIC SITUATION REMA9$ UN*ANG$1 DESPITE ! TACTICAL *AOS4 ,! PROTE/]S NUMB]S W]E SUFFICI5T TO KEEP ! BLOCKADE 9TACT1 ?\< IT WAS N[ A BLOCKADE ( CONT9U\S MOVEM5T4 ,! POLICE REMA9$ ISOLAT$ 9SIDE ! PROTE/ >EA )\T AN OP5 AV5UE TO ! \TSIDE ?R\< :I* >RE/EES C\LD BE REMOV$4 ,BO? SIDES REMA9$ UND] ! OV]ALL COMM& ( !IR RESPECTIVE /RATEGIES1 REG>DLESS ( ! EXCITEM5T4 ,! >EA 9VOLV$ 9 ! DISORD]--AS IT CLE>LY WAS AFT] AN H\R ( TE> GAS & *AOS--SPREAD D[N ,PIKE & ,P9E ,/REETS4 ,! PROTE/S REMA9$ C5T]$ ON ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,AL?\< ! CR[DS EXP&$ 9TO ! SURR\ND+ BLOCKS UND] ! POLICE ATTACKS1 !Y KEPT SURG+ BACK TO PROTECT ! 0LOCK-D[N0 AFF9ITY GR\PS HOLD+ ! KEY 9T]SECTIONS4 

,! COHESION ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS P>TLY DUE TO !IR IMPROVIS$ COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ASSEMBL$ \T ( CELL PHONES1 RADIOS1 POLICE SCANN]S1 & PORTABLE COMPUT]S4 ,PROTE/]S 9 ! /REET ) WIRELESS ,PALM ,PILOTS W]E ABLE TO L9K 9TO CONT9U\SLY UPDAT$ WEB PAGES GIV+ REPORTS FROM ! /REETS4 ,POLICE SCANN]S MONITOR$ TRANSMISSIONS & PROVID$ SOME W>N+ ( *ANG+ POLICE TACTICS4 ,CELL PHONES W]E WIDELY US$4 

,KELLY ,QUIRKE1 ,EXECUTIVE ,DIRECTOR ( ! ,RA9=E/ ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 REPORTS ?AT E>LY ,TUESDAY1 0! AU?ORITIES HAD SUCCESSFULLY SQUA%$ ,D,A,N'S COMMUNICATIONS SY/EM40 ,! SOLUTION TO ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ATTACK WAS QUICKLY RESOLV$ BY PUR*AS+ NEW ,NEXTEL CELL PHONES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,HAN ,%AN1 ! ,RUCKUS ,SOCIETY'S ,W,T,O ACTION COORD9ATOR1 HIS ORGANIZATION & O!R PROTE/ GR\PS ?AT =M$ ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK US$ ! ,NEXTEL SY/EM TO CREATE A CELLUL> GRID OV] ! CITY4 ,!Y BROKE 9TO TALK GR\PS ( EI<T PEOPLE EA*4 ,ONE ( ! EI<T OV]LAPP$ ) ANO!R TALK GR\P1 HELP+ TO QUICKLY COMMUNICATE ?R\< ! RANKS4 

,9 ADDITION TO ! ORGANIZ]S' ALL-PO9TS NETWORK1 PROTE/ COMMUNICATIONS W]E LEAV5$ ) 9DIVIDUAL PROTE/]S US+ CELL PHONES1 DIRECT TRANSMISSIONS FROM ROV+ 9DEP5D5T M$IA FE$+ DIRECTLY ONTO ! 9T]NET1 P]SONAL COMPUT]S ) WIRELESS MODEMS BROADCA/+ LIVE VIDEO1 & A V>IETY ( O!R NETWORK$ COMMUNICATIONS4 ,FLOAT+ ABOVE ! TE> GAS WAS A PULS+ 9FOSPH]E ( 5ORM\S B&WID?1 REA*+ >\ND ! PLANET VIA ! 9T]NET4 

,LABOR'S ,U-TURN 

  

,BY #aa A4M41 ! RALLY AT ,MEMORIAL ,/ADIUM HAD BE5 UND] WAY = AN H\R4 ,R\<LY #b1 PEOPLE HALF-FILL$ ! /ADIUM4 ,! UNION NUMB]S W]E SWELL$ BY ! ANTI-,W,T,O ORGANIZATIONS ?AT HAD ACCEPT$ ! LABOR 9VITATION TO PROTE/ ! ,W,T,O4 ,!SE GR\PS W]E A MIXTURE ( 5VIRONM5TAL1 SOCIAL JU/ICE1 & HUMAN RI<TS GR\PS4 ,OV] ! NEXT TWO H\RS1 ! JO9T PLANN+ BY ! LABOR LEAD]S & POLICE TO BREAK ! ,D,A,N BLOCKADE W\LD IRRETRIEVABLY SPLIT ! BRIEF ALLIANCE BETWE5 LABOR & ! PROGRESSIVE LEFT4 

,! DISORD] SPREAD+ ?R\< ! /REETS D[NT[N WAS 9/ANTLY COMMUNICAT$ TO ! CR[D AT ! RALLY ?R\< CELL PHONES1 RADIOS1 & ! RE/ ( ! 9FOSPH]E4 ,BEH9D ! SC5ES1 FURI\S ACTIVITY WAS TAK+ PLACE TO PREV5T ! P>ADE FROM BE+ CANCEL$ BY CITY AU?ORITIES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 BACK AT ! POLICE COMM& C5T]1 ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9] WAS TURN+ D[N DEM&S FROM HIS FIELD COMM&]S TO DECL>E A /ATE ( CIVIL EM]G5CY :I* W\LD CANCEL ! P>ADE4 

,JO9] SAID HE OV]RUL$ A RECOMM5DATION BY ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,JOHN ,PIRAK TO DECL>E A /ATE ( EM]G5CY ,TUESDAY AB\T #aa A4M4 ,! VETO1 ,JO9] SAID1 WAS MADE 9 CONSID]ATION ( PLANS = ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O M>* T[>DS D[NT[N4 0,I FELT DECL>+ A /ATE ( EM]G5CY AT ?AT TIME1 BE=E ! M>* EV] GOT UND] WAY1 WAS GO+ TO S5D A V]Y /RONG PUBLIC MESSAGE ?AT WE ALREADY HAD MAJOR DIFFICULTIES AS A CITY10 ,JO9] SAID4 

,JO9]'S /ATEM5T UND]SCORES ! WIDE-SPREAD FANTASY ON ! P>T ( CITY (FICIALS ?AT ! UPRO> :I* FOLL[$ ! #a A4M4 DEPLOYM5T ( TE> GAS WAS SOMEH[ A SECRET :I* !Y C\LD KEEP4 ,?IS AIR ( UNREALITY WAS DEMON/RAT$ BY ,SEATTLE'S ,K,O,M,O ,T,V1 :I* TRI$ TO IMPLEM5T A C5SOR%IP POLICY BY NOT COV]+ ! NEWS AS IT UNFOLD$ 9 ! /REETS4 ,K,O,M,O HAS RECEIV$ RI*LY DES]V$ RIDICULE = !IR C5SOR%IP ( 0ILLEGAL DEMON/RATIONS10 BUT ! ATTITUDE WAS NOT !IRS ALONE4 ,ANYONE ) AN 9T]NET CONNECTION C\LD PLUG 9TO LIVE VIDEO & AUDIO FE$S FROM ! /REET BATTLES FROM ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA4 ,! COMM]CIAL M$IA /RUGGL$ TO KEEP UP1 BUT WAS CONT9U\SLY HAMP]$ BY !IR 9ABILITY TO UND]/& :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,$ITORIAL ATTEMPTS TO REFRAME ! PROTE/S AS ILLEGITIMATE & M>G9AL CONFUS$ ! ISSUE FUR!R4 

,! :]EAB\TS & ACTIVITIES ( ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP] DUR+ ?IS P]IOD REMA9 SOME:AT MY/]I\S4 ,GIV5 ! 9T5SE CONC]N C5T]+ ON ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE ON ! P>T ( LAW 5=CEM5T (FICIALS1 IT IS A REASONABLE GUESS ?AT MU* ( ! MAYOR & *IEF'S TIME BETWE5 #aa A4M4 & #a P4M4 WAS DEVOT$ TO NEGOTIATIONS ) ! LABOR LEAD]S4 

,! F9AL DECISION WAS TO ALL[ ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE FROM ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T] TO D[NT[N4 ,?IS SEAL$ ! FATE ( ! /REET ACTIONS AS A VICTORY = ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK4 ,IF ! M>* HAD BE5 CANCEL$ & ! ADDITIONAL PROTE/]S HAD BE5 PREV5T$ FROM JO9+ 9 ! *AOS D[NT[N1 ! CITY /OOD A BETT] *ANCE ( RE/OR+ ORD]4 ,9/EAD1 ! /RATEGY ( US+ ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O TO CONTA9 & NEUTRALIZE ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/S WAS DRA/ICALLY MODIFI$4 ,! CITY'S CAPITULATION TO ! PROTE/S WAS UND]SCOR$ AT #a P4M4 BY ! ANN\NCEM5T FROM ! ,W,T,O ?AT IT WAS CANCEL+ ! OP5+ C]EMONIES4 

,! DECISION BY ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP] TO ALL[ ! M>* WAS SO BIZ>RE ?AT IT IS WOR? QUOT+ ! ,DECEMB] #af /ORY BY ,SEATTLE ,TIMES REPORT]S ,MIKE ,C>T] & ,DAVID ,PO/MAN3 

,AB\T #aa A4M41 ,S,P,D ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,PIRAK--WAT*+ EV5TS UNFOLD FROM ! CITY'S EM]G5CY OP]ATION C5T]--CALL$ ,JO9] AT ! ,M,A,C,C .<,MULTI-,AG5CY ,COMM& ,C5T].> & 0ASK$ :E!R WE WANT$ TO ASK ! MAYOR IF WE WANT$ TO DECL>E A /ATE ( EM]G5CY10 ,JO9] SAID4 

,DESPITE ! FACT 0WE W]E GETT+ HIT ) MU* L>G] NUMB]S ( PROTE/]S ?AN WE HAD ANTICIPAT$10 ,JO9] REFUS$4 

,9/EAD1 HE OPT$ TO LET ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O M>* PROCE$1 A MOVE ?AT AIM$ AS MANY AS #b1 MORE PEOPLE T[>D D[NT[N AS SKIRMI%ES BETWE5 POLICE1 DEMON/RATORS & AN>*I/ V&ALS W]E ESCALAT+4 

,JO9] BELIEV$ ! M>* W\LD ACTUALLY WORK 9 FAVOR ( HIS /RET*$ POLICE L9ES4 ,! /RATEGY1 HE SAID1 WAS = ! PEACEFUL M>* TO SWEEP ! O!R DEMON/RATORS 9TO ITS RANKS & DEPOSIT !M SEV]AL BLOCKS AWAY4 

,! M>* WAS SUPPOS$ TO :EEL AWAY FROM ! ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,CONV5TION & ,TRADE ,C5T] AT ,F\R? ,AV5UE & ,P9E ,/REET .<SEV]AL BLOCKS FROM ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T].> & TURN NOR? & WE/ T[>D A 0DISP]SAL PO9T0 NE> ,REPUBLICAN ,AV5UE .<BACK NE> ! ,MEMORIAL ,/ADIUM.>4 ,! POLICE 9T5D$ TO MOVE 9 BEH9D ! DEMON/RATORS & EXP& ! P]IMET] >\ND ! HOTELS & CONV5TION C5T]4 

,9/EAD1 ?\S&S ( ! DEMON/RATORS TURN$ 9TO T[N & *AOS 5SU$4 

0,I /ILL BELIEVE WE C\LD HAVE CONTROLL$ :AT WE W]E DEAL+ ) AT ?AT TIME HAD ! M>* TURN$10 ,JO9] SAID4 0,IT WAS NOT GO+ TO BE CLEAN4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 MESSY4 ,BUT ,I ?9K WE W\LD HAVE BE5 ABLE TO OP5 A CORRIDOR TO GET DELEGATES 9 & \T40 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S W]E EXPECT$ TO AB&ON ! /REETS & LEAVE D[NT[N :5 !Y SAW !IR RE9=CEM5TS >RIVE4 ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,JO9]'S EXPLANATION IS SIMPLY NOT CR$IBLE1 AS ! ,W,T,O C]EMONIES HAD BE5 CANCEL$ BE=E ! P>ADE BEGAN4 ,:ATEV] ! LEVEL ( *AOS & UNREALITY AT ! COMM& C5T]1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT ANYONE ?\<T A COLUMN ( TW5TY ?\S& PEOPLE W\LD M>* D[NT[N & !N 0SWEEP ! O!R DEMON/RATORS 9TO ITS RANKS40 

,SEV]AL FACTORS AFFECT$ ! DECISION TO ALL[ ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE TO PROCE$4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ! POLICE W]E RUNN+ %ORT ( TE> GAS & NE$$ TIME TO OBTA9 NEW SUPPLIES & DELIV] !M D[NT[N4 ,SECOND1 !Y W]E NOT PREP>$ TO >RE/ M>*]S AT ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]--DUE TO BO? POLITICAL & LOGI/ICAL REASONS4 ,IF ! POLICE TRI$ & FAIL$ TO PREV5T ! M>*1 ?+S W\LD CLE>LY TAKE A TURN = ! WORSE4 ,?IRD1 IF ! P>ADE WAS CANCEL$1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O W\LD BE D5I$ ANY CR$IT = ! \TCOME ( ! PROTE/S4 ,F9ALLY1 :OEV] WAS GO+ TO BE GASS$ OR PEPP]-SPRAY$ 9 ,SEATTLE1 IT WASN'T GO+ TO BE ! LABOR LEAD]S4 

,GRETA ,GA>D HAD RIDD5 TO ! RALLY ON A LABOR BUS FROM ,BELL+HAM1 ONE HUNDR$ MILES TO ! NOR? ( ,SEATTLE4 ,%E REPORTS 9 ,BELL+-HAM'S ,EV]Y ,O!R ,WEEKLY ?AT ! 0RA9B[ FLAG0 7NONUNION7 P>TICIPANTS AT ! RALLY DECID$ >\ND NOON ?AT !Y W]E GO+ TO LEAVE ! /ADIUM & M>* D[NT[N4 ,! WORD ( ! /REET BATTLES HAD REA*$ ! /ADIUM ONLY M9UTES AFT] ! FIR/ GAS WAS RELEAS$ AT #a A4M44 ,IT TOOK AN H\R BE=E ! CR[D WAS L9$ UP 9 ! /REETS1 *ANT+ 0,WE WANT TO M>*60 ,! WALK T[>DS D[NT[N WAS ODDLY QUIET4 0,!RE W]E NO POLICE1 M$IA1 OR CR[D-WAT*]S 9 SI<T10 WROTE ,GA>D4 0,!N ! ANSW] HIT ME3 WE W]5'T A ?REAT40 

,A %EET-METAL UNION MEMB]1 ,MIKE ,OTTOLO9O1 GOT 9TO A CONFRONTATION ) ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O M>%ALS1 SAY+1 0,?IS ISN'T A M>*1 ?IS IS A P>ADE60 

,AS ! P>ADE >RIV$ AT #e? ,AV5UE & ,PIKE ,/REET1 ,A,F,L-,C,I,O M>%ALS BEGAN BLOCK+ PROGRESS T[>DS ! CONV5TION C5T]1 SAY+ 0,! R\TE HAS BE5 *ANG$4 ,CIRCLE >\ND H]E40 ,POLICE W]E MASS+ SEV]AL BLOCKS AWAY1 BUT W]E NOT VISIBLE TO ! PEOPLE >RIV+ FROM ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]4 ,GA>D & SEV]AL ?\S& O!RS TURN$ AWAY FROM ! M>*1 JU/ 9 TIME TO RUN 9TO ! R5EW$ POLICE PU% TO MOVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM ! CONV5TION C5T]4 ,! MOM5TUM ( ! ?\S&S LEAV+ ! M>* & MOV+ T[>DS ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] C>RI$ SEV]AL BLOCKS BEYOND ! P>ADE'S PIVOT AT #e? & ,PIKE4 ,GA>D & H] FRI5DS F\ND !MSELVES AT #f? & ,PIKE1 ONE ( ! MO/ FI]CELY CONTE/$ 9T]SECTIONS ( ! BATTLE1 BUT TEMPOR>ILY AN ISL& ( RELATIVE CALM DUE TO ! ABS5CE ( POLICE4 ,BEH9D !M1 ! LABOR P>ADE MOV$ AWAY FROM D[NT[N & BACK T[>DS ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]1 UNMOLE/$ BY POLICE4 

,?\< ,GA>D DIDN'T KN[ IT1 ! UNSUCCESSFUL POLICE PU% WAS TIM$ TO H]D PEOPLE 9TO ! P>ADE4 ,H[EV]1 AS HAD BE5 ! CASE ALL DAY1 ! SIZE ( ! CR[DS BLOCK$ MOVEM5T & ! POLICE CEAS$ ADVANC+ :5 ! N[-EXP&$ & 5L>G$ CR[D C\LD NOT FALL BACK ANY FUR!R4 ,AS %[N BY ,GA>D'S RELATIVELY EASY PROGRESS TO )9 A BLOCK ( ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]1 ! RE9=CEM5TS /R5G!N$ ! MOV+ BLOCKADE R++ ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE4 

,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE DELIV]$ CRUCIAL RE9=CEM5TS TO ! PROTE/]S 9/EAD ( SWEEP+ !M \T ( D[NT[N4 ,AS M>*]S LEFT ! P>ADE1 ?IS COMPLETELY CRU%$ ANY POLICE FANTASIES ?AT ! DEMON/RATORS W\LD AB&ON ! D[NT[N & RETURN CONTROL ( ! /REETS TO ! POLICE4 

,PAUSE TO ,REGR\P 

  

,! POLICE PLAN TO REORGANIZE = AN ATTEMPT TO =CE ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S \T ( ! D[NT[N >EA & 9TO ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE SET 9 MOTION SEV]AL DIFF]5T ACTIONS :I* HAD A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON P]CEPTIONS ( ! ,BATTLE 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,9 ORD] TO UND]/& H[ !SE ACTIONS CONV]G$ IT IS NECESS>Y TO /EP BACK 9 TIME TO >\ND NOON1 :5 ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,JO9] WAS TURN+ D[N REQUE/S TO DECL>E A CIVIL EM]G5CY & CANCEL ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE4 

,! REPEAT$ ATTEMPTS BY POLICE TO E/ABLI% A P]IMET] CONNECT+ ! HOTELS1 ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] & ! ,P>AM\NT ,!AT] W]E BLOCK$ ALL DAY BY ! SIZE ( ! PROTE/4 ,! POLICE COMM& RETA9$ /RATEGIC COHESION1 DESPITE ! DISCORD AT ! TOP & ! *AOS 9 ! /REETS4 ,TACTICAL ORD]S FROM ! COMM& CONT9U$ TO BE EXECUT$ BY ! (FIC]S 9 ! FRONT L9E--!Y *>G$ :5 ORD]$ & RE=M$ AFT] EA* *>GE4 ,MU* ATT5TION HAS BE5 GIV5 TO EXCESSIVE VIOL5CE BY (FIC]S1 9CLUD+ REPEAT$ ATTACKS ON REPORT]S4 ,!SE 9CID5TS W]E RELATIVELY COMMONPLACE1 BUT DID NOT 9VOLVE LOSS ( CONTROL BY ! UPP] COMM&4 ,SEATTLE POLITICAL RESE>*] ,DAN ,JUNAS CITES ! POLICE ABILITY TO REGULATE ! TEMPO ( ! /REET BATTLES AS /RONG EVID5CE ?AT ! POLITICAL LEAD]%IP REMA9$ 9 CONTROL4 0,AS ! LABOR M>*]S APPROA*$1 ! POLICE GOT (F ! GAS10 SAID ,JUNAS4 

,FROM AB\T NOON ON1 ! ,MULTI-,AG5CY ,COMM& ,C5T] 9 ! ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,BUILD+ BEGAN FILL+ ) TOP-RANK+ (FICIALS FROM GOV]NM5T & LAW 5=CEM5T4 ,F$]AL (FICIALS W]E SPEAK+ L\DLY AB\T ! CONSE-QU5CES ( NOT REGA9+ CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 ,/ATE ,PATROL ,*IEF ,ANNETTE ,S&B]G DESCRIB$ ! F$]AL (FICIALS AS 9 A 0K9D ( PANICKY MODE40 

,! DECISION--NEV] S]I\SLY QUE/ION$ BY ?OSE 9 *>GE--TO GU>ANTEE ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE TOOK PLACE HAD SEV]AL REQUIREM5TS ATTA*$ TO IT4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ! DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY WAS ALREADY 9 MOTION4 ,!RE WASN'T REALLY A QUE/ION ( :E!R IT WAS GO+ TO HAPP51 BUT ONLY IF ! CRACKD[N W\LD CAT* ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE BE=E IT )DREW FROM D[NT[N4 

,AT #a#b3#d#e P4M41 ,GOV]NOR ,G>Y ,LOCKE AU?ORIZ$ HIS *IEF ( /AFF TO BEG9 PREP>+ TO CALL UP ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 ,AN H\R E>LI]1 ,/ATE ,PATROL ,*IEF ,ANNETTE ,S&B]G HAD ORD]$ ,/ATE ,PATROL TROOP]S 9 ,EA/]N ,WA%+TON ON HI<] AL]T & DISPAT*$ A #b#b-MEMB] ,CIVIL ,DI/URBANCE ,TEAM FROM ,SPOKANE TO DRIVE ! #d MILES TO ,SEATTLE4 ,TRAVEL+ AT TOP SPE$1 !Y W\LD NOT >RIVE BE=E D>K4 

,%ORTLY AFT] ,LOCKE SET ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D 9 MOTION1 HIS (FICE 9 ,OLYMPIA RECEIV$ A TELEPHONE CALL FROM A FURI\S ,SECRET>Y ( ,/ATE ,MADEL9E ,ALBRI<T4 ,ALBRI<T DEM&$ ! ,GOV]NOR IMM$IATELY TAKE ACTION TO RELEASE H] FROM H] HOTEL :]E %E WAS TRAPP$ BY ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,! ,GOV]NOR W\LD LAT] GET /RONG PRESSURE FROM ,ATTORNEY ,G5]AL ,JANET ,R5O TO CRACK D[N ON ! PROTE/S4 

,GOV]NOR ,LOCKE WAS ABLE TO CLAIM ?AT HE WAS TAK+ ACTION--PREP>+ TO CALL UP ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D1 MOV+ ,/ATE ,PATROL TROOPS OV] LONG DI/ANCES1 & PRESSUR+ ,MAYOR ,S*ELL TO DECL>E A CIVIL EM]G5CY--BUT ALL ( !SE ?+S W\LD TAKE TIME4 ,:AT HE DID NOT DO WAS ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY & DECL>E A /ATE ( EM]G5CY4 ,?AT WAS RES]V$ = ,MAYOR ,S*ELL4 ,LOCKE'S /AFF C\NSEL1 ,EV]ETT ,BILL+SLEA1 BEGAN COMPIL+ A *RONOLOGY ( ! ,GOV]NOR'S ACTIONS = ! N[-9EVITABLE 9QUE/4 

,S,P,D ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,JO9] PREP>$ MORE IMM$IATE ACTION4 ,! POLICE ATTACKS ON ! PRO-TE/]S REA*$ A PEAK %ORTLY BE=E ! P>ADE DEP>T$ FROM ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]4 ,ACCORD+ TO POLICE S\RCES1 NE>LY ALL ( ! AVAILABLE TE> GAS WAS EXP5D$ BE=E ! P>ADE APPROA*$ D[NT[N4 ,9 ! PREP>ATIONS = ! PROTE/1 ,MAYOR ,S*ELL & ,*IEF ,/AMP] HAD LAID 9 /OCKS ( AB\T @s#b1 WOR? ( GAS4 ,?IS WAS ONE-FIF? ! AM\NT RECOMM5D$ BY F$]AL (FICIALS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,SEATTLE ,PO/-,9TELLIG5C]1 POLICE (FIC]S 0TOOK MATT]S 9TO !IR [N H&S0 TO OBTA9 NEW SUPPLIES ( GAS & PEPP] SPRAY4 ,LAT] REPORTS SUGGE/ ?AT ! NEW SUPPLIES W]E P>T ( ,JO9]'S 0MESSY0 PO/-P>ADE ATTACK PLANS4 

,?+S QUIET$ D[N :ILE ! POLICE ORGANIZ$ NEW SUPPLIES ( GAS & PEPP] SPRAY4 ,(FIC]S SP$ TO ,AUBURN1 ,R5TON1 & ,TUKWILA POLICE DEP>TM5TS1 AS WELL AS ! ,K+ ,C\NTY ,JAIL & ,DEP>TM5T ( ,CORRECTIONS1 EMPTY+ MUNITIONS /ORES & F]RY+ ! SUPPLIES BACK TO D[NT[N4 ,O!R (FIC]S B\<T ADDITIONAL *EMICAL AG5TS FROM A LOCAL LAW 5=CEM5T SUPPLY BUS9ESS4 ,MEAN:ILE1 A POLICE CAPTA9 FLEW TO ,CASP]1 ,WYOM+ TO PICK UP A L>GE QUANTITY ( GAS1 0/+] %ELLS10 & O!R P>APH]NALIA FROM ,DEF5SE ,TE*NOLOGY ,CORP41 A SUBSIDI>Y ( ,>MOR ,HOLD+S4 ,! LOCALLY-OBTA9$ GAS & PEPP] SPRAY W]E DRIV5 AS CLOSE TO ! /REET ACTION AS POSSIBLE4 ,! MUNITIONS W]E TRANSF]R$ 9TO GYM BAGS & KNAPSACKS :I* W]E !N RUN ?R\< ! /REETS BY PLA9-CLO!S DETECTIVES4 

,O!R PREP>ATIONS DID NOT GO AS WELL AS ! DELIV]IES ( TE> GAS & PEPP] SPRAY4 ,! DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY WAS DELAY$ UNTIL #c3#b#d P4M41 PREV5T+ POLICE RE9=CEM5TS FROM O!R LAW 5=CEM5T AG5CIES & ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D FROM BE+ LEGALLY DEPLOY$ UNTIL LONG AFT] ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O M>* HAD )DRAWN4 ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9]'S 0MESSY0 PLAN WAS ALSO ?W>T$ BY ! FLAT REFUSAL ( ! ,SEATTLE ,FIRE ,DEP>TM5T TO TURN FIRE HOSES ON DEMON/RATORS1 A DETAIL :I* WAS NOT REPORT$ 9 ! PRESS UNTIL LONG AFT] ! PROTE/S W]E OV]4 

,! ,BLACK ,BLOC 

  

,:ILE ! POLICE W]E REGR\P+ & PREP>+ TO =CE ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S TO JO9 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE1 SEV]AL GR\PS TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! LULL 9 ! BATTLE4 ,!Y'VE ALL BE5 LUMP$ TOGE!R 9TO A NAMELESS AN>*I/ HORDE1 BUT ! FACT REMA9S !RE W]E TWO DI/9CT GR\PS ACT+ \T DIFF]5T AG5DAS1 NOT ONE 0ORGANIZ$0 AN>*I/ CONSPIRACY AS ! MY? W\LD HAVE IT4 

,AT APPROXIMATELY #a P4M41 ! POLICE TEMPOR>ILY /OPP$ TRY+ TO PU% CORRIDORS ?R\< ! PROTE/ >EA4 ,! 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 AN>*I/S HAD 5T]$ 9TO AN UND]/&+ ) ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK ?AT !Y W\LD REFRA9 FROM V&ALISM AT LEA/ AS LONG AS ! PROTE/S REMA9$ PEACEFUL4 ,?IS IS ANO!R WAY ( SAY+ ?AT !Y W]E LOOSELY FOLL[+ ! LEAD ( ! ,D,A,N ORGANIZ]S4 ,H[ LOOSELY IS %[N BY ! FACT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC >RIV$ D[NT[N >M$ ) HAMM]S1 CR[B>S1 SPRAY PA9T1 ,M-#h FIRECRACK]S1 & PA9T BOMBS4 ,!IR GOAL WAS A 0PROPAG&A ( ! DE$0 C5T]+ >\ND V&ALIZ+ *OS5 /ORES--,NIKE1 ,/>BUCKS1 ! ,GAP1 ,OLD ,NAVY & O!RS--:I* !Y SAW AS FITT+ T>GETS4 

,! ,BLACK ,BLOC W]E SIMPLY BID+ !IR TIME & WAIT+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO V&ALIZE !SE /ORES & !N GET AWAY4 ,!Y HAD BE5 CLOSELY MONITOR$ BY ! POLICE & ,F,B,I S9CE ! PREC$+ DAY4 ,E>LY ,TUESDAY MORN+1 ! ,F,B,I HAD BRIEF$ ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ON ! ,BLACK ,BLOC'S :]EAB\TS & ACTIVITIES4 ,! CLOSE OBS]VATION ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9CLUD$ UND]COV] ,F,B,I AG5TS DRESS$ TO BL5D 9 ) ! AN>*I/S1 RI<T D[N TO WE>+ MASKS TO HIDE !IR FACES4 ,ALSO PRES5T 9 ! /REETS W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,>MY'S ,DELTA ,=CE1 A P>AMILIT>Y C\NT]-T]RORI/ GR\P1 ALSO DRESS$ TO BL5D 9 ) ! PROTE/]S4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,K,I,R,O ,T,V1 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOC RAMPAGE />T$ ON #f? ,AV5UE BETWE5 ,P9E ,/REET & ,OLIVE ,WAY4 ,V&ALS SMA%$ ! W9D[S ( A ,/>BUCKS C(FEE %OP 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! BLOCK1 !N MOV$ NOR? T[>DS ,OLIVE ,WAY4 ,TURN+ WE/ ON ,OLIVE ,WAY1 !Y ATTACK$ ! ,SEA,FIR/ BANK1 !N TURN$ S\? ON #e? ,AV5UE4 ,TWO OR ?REE /ORES ALONG ?IS BLOCK W]E V&ALIZ$4 ,EM]G+ ONTO ,P9E ,/REET1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC TURN$ AGA91 MOV+ WE/ & ATTACK+ ?REE OR F\R MORE /ORES 9 ! NEXT TWO BLOCKS4 ,REA*+ ,?IRD ,AV5UE1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC TURN$ S\? & DISP]S$4 

,! ,SEATTLE ,TIMES REPORT$ ?AT ! V&ALISM C5T]$ MA9LY ALONG ,PIKE ,/REET1 BETWE5 ,?IRD & ,SIX? ,AV5UE4 ,A MAP %[+ ! LOCATION ( V&ALIZ$ & LOOT$ /ORES PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,TIMES OV]LAPS ! R\TE ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC ONLY AT ! BEG9N+ & 5D4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! V&ALISM OCCURR$ >\ND #d? & ,PIKE1 A CORN] ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC AVOID$ :ILE BE+ VIDEOTAP$ BY ,K,I,R,O ,T,V4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ! ,T,V NEWS CREWS MISS$ ! E>LY /AGES ( ! V&ALISM & ]RONE\SLY REPORT$ ! V&ALISM AS BEG9N+ LAT] ?AN WAS ACTUALLY ! CASE4 ,! DISCREPANCY BETWE5 REPORTS IS P>TLY DUE TO ! *AOS :I* GRIPP$ ! D[NT[N1 BUT IS ALSO DUE TO ! FACT ?AT L>GE NUMB]S ( TE5AG]S :O W]E NOT P>T ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION & LIKEWISE 5GAG$ 9 V&ALISM4 

,IT WAS ?IS SECOND GR\P1 E/IMAT$ TO NUMB] AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$ OR MORE1 :O 5GAG$ 9 LOOT+ SOME ( ! BROK5 /ORE W9D[S1 AS WELL AS OCCUPY+ ! AWN+ OV] ! ,NIKE /ORE4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! DAMAGE TO COMM]CIAL PROP]TY1 POLICE C>S & LIM\S9ES W]E V&ALIZ$ ) SPRAY PA9T & BY HAV+ !IR TIRES SLA%$4 

,JEFF ,BOSCOLE1 AN EYEWITNESS :O WAS ON ,SIX? ,AV5UE1 DESCRIB$ H[ ! TWO GR\PS C\LD BE DI/+UI%$ BY !IR DRESS & ! DIFF]5T SLOGANS :I* !Y SPRAY-PA9T$ ON BUILD+S & W9D[S4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BOSCOLE1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC GRAFFITI CONSI/$ ( LEGIBLE POLITICAL SLOGANS1 :ILE ! 0WILD+ TE5AG]S0 W]E 0TAGG+0 ) ILLEGIBLE 9DIVIDUALIZ$ SYMBOLS :I* W]E NOT SLOGANS4 

,?REE ( ! 0WILD+ TE5AG]S0 >E CLE>LY %[N 9 TWO PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,DECEMB] #a ,SEATTLE ,TIMES4 ,ONE PICTURE %[S A LONE TE5AG]1 /&+ ON A DES]T$ SIDEWALK & REA*+ ?R\< A BROK5 W9D[4 ,UND] ONE >M1 HE IS HOLD+ A SKATEBO>D4 ,! W9D[S & FRONT ( ! /ORE >E DEFAC$ ) GRAFFITI1 SOME ( :I* >E AN>*I/ SLOGANS & O!RS1 P>TICUL>LY ! ONE C5T]-LEFT :I* DOM9ATES ! PICTURE1 >E 0TAGG+0 SIGNATURES1 ! 9COMPREH5SIBLE GLYPHS COMMON ?R\<\T URBAN >EAS4 ,! O!R PHOTO %[S TWO TE5AG]S & ! RI<T FOOT ( A ?IRD1 AS ONE BREAKS (F ! 0,T0 9 ! ,NIKE ,T[N SIGN4 ,NONE ( ! TE5AG]S >E MASK$ & ALL ?REE WE> LI<T-COLOR$ CLO?+4 

,! ,BLACK ,BLOC 5GAG$ 9 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION NUMB]$ NO MORE ?AN ?IRTY TO =TY PEOPLE1 ALL DRESS$ SIMIL>LY 9 BLACK & HOOD$ OR MASK$ TO PREV5T !IR ID5TIFICATION4 ,!Y MOV$ AT A BRISK PACE1 OCCASIONALLY /OPP+ 9 SMALL GR\PS TO BREAK W9D[S OR SPRAY-PA9T AN>*I/ & ANTI-CORPORATE SLOGANS4 ,E>LY 9 ! RAID1 !Y TWICE ATTACK$ ,K,I,R,O ,T,V NEWS CREWS1 SPRAY+ ! CAM]A L5SES ) PA9T TO /OP ! CREWS FROM TAK+ PICTURES4 ,AFT] !SE ATTACKS1 NEWS CREWS )DREW HALF A BLOCK TO AVOID FUR!R ATTACKS4 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOC MA9TA9$ COHESION & MOV$ ALONG !IR R\TE 9 A DET]M9$ MANN]1 SEV]AL TIMES SCUFFL+ ) ! NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S FROM ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK4 ,A H&FUL ( PLA9CLO!S POLICE & ,F,B,I %AD[$ ! GR\P1 REPORT+ !IR MOVEM5TS4 ,POLICE MADE NO EF=T TO HALT ! V&ALISM1 BUT 9 SEV]AL 9/ANCES ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S /OPP$ OR 9T]F]$ ) MEMB]S ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 :ILE O!RS *ANT$ 0NO VIOL5CE0 TO LITTLE AVAIL4 

,ONE AN>*I/ DESCRIB$ ! ACTION 9 ! FOLL[+ T]MS3 0,:5 ! L>GE-SCALE W9D[ BREAK+ BEGAN IT WAS QUITE AWE-9SPIR+4 ,ALL ( A SUDD5 PEOPLE WE W]E WALK+ ) PULL$ \T ALL SORTS ( TOOLS3 NAIL PULL]S1 HAMM]S1 CR[B>S4 ,!Y !N PROCE$$ TO V]Y QUICKLY KNOCK W9D[S \T ( EV]Y BANK1 UPP] CLASS1 OR MULTI-NATIONAL CLO?+ /ORE4 ,I EV5 SAW A WOMAN SMA%+ AN ,A,T,M MA*9E ) A SL$GE HAMM]4 ,I WAS AFRAID AT ANY MOM5T A POLICE TACTICAL TEAM W\LD BREAK ?R\< ! CR[D & VIOL5TLY ASSAULT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC40 

,?IS SAME S\RCE WAS V]Y CLE> ?AT ! 0,AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E0 W]E ONLY ONE FACTION AMONG ! ,BLACK ,BLOCS3 0,:ILE ,I KN[ !Y W]E !RE1 ! BLACK BLOC HAD A FEW HUNDR$ PEOPLE 9 IT4 ,I KN[ !RE W]E PEOPLE !RE FROM ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,! ,EUG5E PEOPLE HAVE JU/ BE5 V]Y OP5 AB\T VIOL5T DEMO TACTICS4 ,! #f ,M9UTES EPISODE REALLY DOES DISFAVOR TO REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM1 9 ?AT IT PORTRAYS ALL AN>*I/S ?R\< ! EYES & M\?S ( ! PRIMITIVI/S--:O 9 MY M9D MAKE UP A SMALL M9ORITY ( AN>*I/ ACTIVI/S4 ,! PRIMITIVI/S PUT ANTI-TE*NOLOGY & 5VIRONM5TALISM AT ! =EFRONT ( !IR POLITICS1 & D[NPLAY1 9 MY OP9ION1 ! REAL SOCIAL & CLASS /RUGGLE ?AT HAS TO TAKE PLACE40 

,MU* HAS BE5 MADE ( ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC & ,EUG5E1 ,OREGON4 ,( ! ELEV5 PEOPLE *>G$ ) FELONY CRIMES 9 CONNECTION ) ! PROTE/S1 ONLY ONE IS FROM ,EUG5E4 ,FIVE >E FROM ,SEATTLE1 ONE FROM ,OLYMPIA1 ,WA%+TON1 ONE FROM ,PORTL&1 ,OREGON1 ONE FROM ,M>YL&1 & TWO PLACES ( RESID5CE >E NOT REPORT$4 ,ALL ( ! FIVE PEOPLE *>G$ ) LOOT+ >E FROM ,SEATTLE4 

,! V&ALISM & LOOT+ OCCURR$ 9 ! >EA EVACUAT$ BY POLICE TO CREATE A BUFF] ZONE BETWE5 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PRO-TE/]S & ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE4 ,! C5T] ( ! V&ALIZ$ >EA CO9CIDES ) ! TURN+ PO9T ( ! P>ADE1 ! CORN] ( #e? & ,PIKE4 ,AS ! P>ADE 5T]$ D[NT[N1 ! PROTE/]S :O LEFT ! M>* = ! /REET PROTE/ W]E IMM$IATELY CONFRONT$ BY ! RESULTS ( AN>*I/ PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,?IS L$ SOME ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! P>ADE :O JO9$ ! PROTE/S D[NT[N TO ASSUME ?AT ! 5TIRE >EA LOOK$ LIKE ! ?REE BLOCKS 9 :I* ! V&ALISM OCCURR$4 

,LAT]1 NEWS REPORTS E*O$ POLICE CLAIMS ?AT ! TE> GAS & SUBSEQU5T DISORD] FOLL[$1 RA!R ?AN PREC$$1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC ATTACK4 ,! 0,AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E0 BECAME A CONV5I5T1 IF TOTALLY MISLEAD+1 M$IA HOOK ON :I* TO HANG ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! 0PEACEFUL P>ADE0 & ! 0VIOL5T PROTE/S40 ,9 FACT1 ! M$IA'S DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! TWO H+$ 5TIRELY ON :OM ! POLICE ATTACK$1 NOT :O ATTACK$ ! POLICE4 

,DECL>ATION ( ,EM]G5CY 

  

,BE=E NOON1 SECURITY (FICIALS HAD BE5 RE-QUE/+ ! MAYOR ISSUE A DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY4 ,SEATTLE'S CIVIL EM]G5CY ORD9ANCE1 (FICIALLY TITL$ ,SEATTLE ,MUNICIPAL ,CODE #a4#b1 DATES FROM #a#i#g#c1 :5 IT WAS PASS$ 9 RESPONSE TO ,VIET ,NAM W> PROTE/S4 ,AFT] ! ,GULF ,W> PROTE/S 9 #a#i#i#b1 SOME SECTIONS W]E REVIS$4 ,IT IS A SWEEP+LY BROAD ORD9ANCE1 :I* AU?ORIZES 0EXTRAORD9>Y MEASURES10 9CLUD+ DECL>ATION ( CURFEW1 COMM&E]+ ( PROP]TY1 CLOSURE ( BUS9ESSES1 PROHIBITION ( ALCOHOLIC BEV]AGES1 BANS ON ! C>RY+ OR POSSESSION ( FIRE>MS1 & 0ANY O!R MEASURES0 ! MAYOR DEEMS NECESS>Y4 ,UND] ! ORD9ANCE1 ! MAYOR MAY ISSUE ORD]S 0REQUE/+ F$]AL &_/OR /ATE ASSI/ANCE 9 COMBAT+ SU* CIVIL EM]G5CY0 & 0CLOS+ TO ! PUBLIC ANY OR ALL PUBLIC PLACES 9CLUD+ /REETS1 ALLEYS1 PUBLIC WAYS1 S*OOLS1 P>KS1 BEA*ES1 AMUSEM5T >EAS1 & PUBLIC BUILD+S40 

,! P[] ( DECL>+ A CIVIL EM]G5CY RE/S 5TIRELY ) ! MAYOR4 ,! ,CITY ,C\NCIL IS DIRECT$ TO MEET AT ! 0E>LIE/ PRACTICABLE TIME0 = 0RATIFICATION & CONFIRMATION1 MODIFICATION1 OR REJECTION40 ,! C\NCIL AVOID$ MEET+ UNTIL ,?URSDAY1 BY :I* TIME ! /REET PROTE/S HAD CEAS$ TO DISRUPT ! CITY & PROTE/ M>*ES W]E BE+ ESCORT$ BY POLICE 9/EAD ( BE+ ATTACK$ BY !M4 ,EV5 SO1 ! C\NCIL MEET+ WAS CANCEL$ BECAUSE ( 0SECURITY0 CONC]NS4 ,! PRESS REPORTS >E NOT CLE>1 BUT SUGGE/ ?AT ! C\NCIL NEV] RATIFI$ ! EM]G5CY ORD9ANCE BE=E IT WAS RESC9D$ BY ! MAYOR4 

,MAYOR ,S*ELL SP5T MO/ ( ! DAY AT ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE SITE1 WAIT+ = ! OP5+ C]EMONIES TO BEG94 ,HE DID NOT >RIVE AT ! ,MULTI-,AG5CY ,COMM& ,C5T] 9 ! ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,BUILD+ UNTIL AB\T #c P4M41 TWO H\RS AFT] ! C]EMONIES HAD BE5 CANCEL$4 

,BEG9N+ >\ND #a P4M41 ,GOV]NOR ,G>Y ,LOCKE HAD SET 9 MOTION A S]IES ( UNILAT]AL ACTIONS 9CLUD+ />T+ ! CALL-UP ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D & AU?ORIZ+ ! MOVEM5T ( ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL UNITS FROM >\ND ! /ATE TO ,SEATTLE4 ,HE >RIV$ AT ! ,M,A,C,C AT #b3#e P4M41 AB\T T5 M9UTES AHEAD ( ! MAYOR4 0,ALMO/ IMM$IATELY UPON >RIV+ AT ! COMM& C5T]1 !RE WAS NO D\BT 9 MY M9D ?AT WE NE$$ TO CALL UP ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D10 ,LOCKE SAID4 

,UPON ,S*ELL'S >RIVAL1 (FICIALS FROM ! ,S,P,D1 ,SECRET ,S]VICE1 ,F,B,I1 ,/ATE ,PATROL1 ,DEP>TM5T ( ,JU/ICE1 ,/ATE ,DEP>TM5T1 ,K+ ,C\NTY1 ! GOV]NOR'S (FICE1 & ! ,:ITE ,H\SE MOV$ 9TO A BACK ROOM & 5GAG$ 9 A HEAT$ DISCUSSION4 ,:ILE ! >GUM5T CONT9U$1 ,U4,S4 ,ATTORNEY ,G5]AL ,JANET ,R5O CALL$ ! GOV]NOR & 9SI/$ ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D BE CALL$ UP4 

,AFT] SPEAK+ ) ,R5O1 ,LOCKE MET ) ! MAYOR4 ,S*ELL !N SPOKE ) ,ASSI/ANT ,POLICE ,*IEFS ,JO9] & ,PIRAK4 0,BY ?AT TIME1 WE HAD A *ANCE TO LOOK AT :AT WAS HAPP5+4 ,! MAYOR IMM$IATELY AGRE$ & AU?ORIZ$ .<! EM]G5CY DECL>ATION.>10 SAID ,JO9]4 0,!RE WAS NEV] ANY HESITATION40 ,! P]IOD BETWE5 ! MAYOR'S >RIVAL AT ! ,M,A,C,C & ISSU+ ! PROCLAMATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY WAS LESS ?AN HALF AN H\R4 ,AT #c3#b#d P4M41 ! MAYOR ISSU$ ! EM]G5CY DECL>ATION4 

,:AT ! DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY MEANT BECAME A S\RCE ( CON/ANT CONFUSION DUR+ ! P]IOD IT WAS 9 EFFECT4 ,! MAYOR BANN$ ! POSSESSION ( GAS MASKS1 BUT IT CONT9UES TO BE UNCLE> :AT LAW WAS VIOLAT$ BY !IR POSSESSION4 ,! 0NO PROTE/0 ZONE WAS OP5 TO SOME PEOPLE & CLOS$ TO O!RS4 ,POLICE TOOK TO 5=C+ AN 9=MAL DRESS CODE1 >RE/+ PEOPLE BAS$ ON !IR APPE>ANCE4 ,9 ONE CASE1 AN >RE/ WAS MADE = POSSESSION ( AN ANTI-,W,T,O BUTTON4 ,CONFLICT+ /ATEM5TS W]E MADE BY POLICE (FICIALS AB\T :AT WAS OR WAS NOT ALL[$ 9 ! D[NT[N >EA4 ,PROTE/]S HAD SIGNS TAK5 AWAY FROM !M 9 >EAS \TSIDE ! 0NO PROTE/0 ZONE1 BUT W]E NOT >RE/$4 ,O!RS W]E >RE/$ BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! ZONE4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY AFT]NOON1 ! GOV]NOR MADE A /ATEM5T ON TELEVISION ?AT ORD] HAD BE5 RE/OR$ TO D[NT[N & 9VIT$ PEOPLE TO COME %OPP+1 IMPLY+ ?AT ! D[NT[N WAS OP5 & ! CURFEW WAS LIFT$4 ,W$NESDAY NI<T1 RESID5TS ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL W]E >RE/$ ON !IR DOOR/EPS :5 !Y ASK$ POLICE :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,! ,A,C,L,U W5T TO F$]AL C\RT & WAS TURN$ D[N ON ! FIR/ ( SEV]AL LEGAL *ALL5GES TO ! EM]G5CY ORD9ANCE4 

,BATTLE ,RESUMES 

  

,BY #c P4M41 ! BELAT$ ATTEMPT BY POLICE TO PU% ! PROTE/]S AWAY FROM ! TRIANGLE ( KEY 9T]SECTIONS SURR\ND+ ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] WAS 9 FULL MOTION4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK BLOCKADE WAS /ILL 9TACT1 IMMOBILIZ+ ! POLICE & PREV5T+ MOVEM5T ?R\< ! /RATEGIC TRIANGLE NOR!A/ ( ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE R\TE & ! D[NT[N %OPP+ DI/RICT4 ,AS A RESULT1 MO/ ( ! POLICE ACTION TOOK PLACE S\? & WE/ ( ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T]4 ,/>T+ FROM ! S\? ALONG ,UNION & ,UNIV]SITY ,/REETS1 ! POLICE MOV$ NOR? ALONG ,?IRD TO ,SEV5? ,AV5UE TO SWEEP ! DEMON/RATORS NOR? 9TO ! R\TE ALONG :I* ! P>ADE HAD RETREAT$4 

,! POLICE SWEEP NOR?W>DS COMPRESS$ ! CR[DS 9TO ! EA/-WE/ CORRIDOR RUNN+ ALONG ,PIKE & ,P9E ,/REETS4 ,H]E1 ! POLICE AGA9 /ALL$ AGA9/ ! L>GE SIZE ( ! CR[DS4 ,! COMPRESSION HALT$ ! POLICE MOVEM5T = SEV]AL H\RS1 AS DUMP/]S :I* HAD BE5 PU%$ 9TO ! /REETS TO BLOCK ! C5T] ( 9T]SECTIONS BEGAN TO BURN4 ,!SE BONFIRES SL[LY SPREAD 9 AN IRREGUL> WAY AS ! CR[DS )DREW WE/1 NOT NOR? AS ! POLICE WI%$1 & MOV$ UP 9TO ,CAPITOL ,HILL 9 ! E>LY EV5+4 

,! ,MAYOR'S DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY AT #c3#b#e P4M4 SET 9 MOTION ! RE9=CEM5TS FROM ! ,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF'S ,DEP>TM5T1 ! ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL1 & LOCAL POLICE DEP>TM5TS FROM SURR\ND+ CITIES & T[NS4 ,! >RIVAL ( ! RE9=CEM5TS 9 ! /REETS OCCURR$ RELATIVELY SL[LY OV] ! NEXT ?REE H\RS1 IMP$$ BY ! DISCORD :I* DOM9AT$ ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE & ! ,K+ ,C\NTY ,%]IFF ,DAVE ,REI*]T4 

,BY #e3#c P4M41 ! POLICE L9ES--N[ 9CREAS$ BY ! >RIVAL ( ,%]IFF'S DEPUTIES--HAD REA*$ ! CORN] ( ,F\R? & ,PIKE4 ,! PROTE/]S BEGAN )DRAW+ WE/ ALONG ,PIKE & ,P9E ,/REETS1 T[>DS ,CAPITOL ,HILL1 FOLL[$ BY POLICE FIR+ TE> GAS & RUBB] & WOOD5 PROJECTILES1 & ACCOMPANI$ 9 SOME 9/ANCES BY VEHICLES4 ,! POLICE DID NOT MA9TA9 CLOSE CONTACT ) ! CR[DS & FOLL[$--NOT DROVE--!M 9TO ,CAPITOL ,HILL4 ,! TURN+ MOVEM5T ( ! POLICE--FROM A NOR!RN PU% TO AN EA/]N ONE--WAS NOT ACCORD+ TO ! PLAN \TL9$ BY ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9]4 ,ACCORD+ TO POLITICAL RESE>*] ,DANIEL ,JUNAS1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK OV]HE>D POLICE RADIO MESSAGES 9 :I* UNITS 9 ! ,EA/ ,PREC9CT ON ,CAPITOL ,HILL FRANTICALLY DEM&$ ?AT ! POLICE D[NT[N CEASE PU%+ DEMON/RATORS UP ! HILL4 ,! C5TRAL COMM& REPLI$ ?AT !Y W]E PU%+ ! CR[DS NOR? 7I4E41 ALONG ! R\TE ( ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RETREAT FROM D[NT[N71 NOT EA/4 

,! LOOSE CONTACT BETWE5 POLICE & DEMON/RATORS P]MITT$ ! LA/ ACT ( S]I\S V&ALISM ( ! DAY4 ,POLICE W]E NOT CON-TROLL+ ! 9T]SECTION AT ,SIX? ,AV5UE & ,/EW>T ,/REET1 NE> ! ,WE/9 ,HOTEL4 ,PROTE/]S HAD BUILT A BONFIRE 9 ! C5T] ( ! 9T]-SECTION4 ,AT APPROXIMATELY #g3#a#e P4M41 A GR\P ( V&ALS SMA%$ ! W9D[ ( ! ,/>BUCKS C(FEE %OP4 ,?IS WAS ! SAME C(FEE %OP FROM :I* ,WA%+TON ,/ATE ,PATROL ,*IEF ,ANNETTE ,S&B]G SAW ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK AFF9ITY GR\PS AT #e3#c A4M41 AS !Y MOV$ 9TO POSITION & SEIZ$ ! /RATEGIC 9T]SECTIONS SURR\ND+ ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE SITE4 ,EV5TS HAD COME FULL CIRCLE4 

,AS 9 ! MORN+1 ! POLICE PRES5CE WAS NOT VISIBLE TO ! PROTE/]S1 AL?\< ! EV5+ RESPONSE WAS QUICK]4 ,PROSECUTORS ALLEG$ ?AT ,DANNY ,BABCOCK & AN UNID5TIFI$ ACCOMPLICE TOOK A ,U,S,A ,TODAY V5D+ MA*9E & HURL$ IT ?R\< A W9D[ ( ! ,/>BUCKS /ORE4 0,DEF5DANT ,BABCOCK !N KICK$ & PULL$ AWAY ! GLASS FROM ! W9D[1 5ABL+ O!RS TO 5T] & DE/ROY ! 9SIDE ( ! ,/>BUCKS10 ACCORD+ TO A POLICE REPORT4 0,BABCOCK 5T]$ ! /ORE & WAS >RE/$ AS HE EM]G$ FROM ! CR[D C>RY+ SEV]AL BAGS ( C(FEE FROM ! DISPLAY 9SIDE ( ! /ORE10 ! REPORT SAID4 ,! CRIM9AL COMPLA9T AGA9/ ,BABCOCK /ATES ?AT HE H&$ A ONE-P\ND BAG ( C(FEE TO A POLICE DETECTIVE \TSIDE ! /ORE4 ,( ! F\R PEOPLE >RE/$ AT ! C(FEE %OP & *>G$ ) FELONIES1 NONE W]E 0,AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E40 ,ONE WAS FROM ,SEATTLE1 TWO APPE>$ TO BE FROM ,PORTL& 7AL?\< !Y GAVE ! ADDRESS ( A ,SEATTLE HOMELESS %ELT]71 & ,BABCOCK'S RESID5CE WAS NOT DISCLOS$ 9 NEWS REPORTS4 

,! PROCESS ( ! PROTE/]S' )DRAWAL FROM D[NT[N CO9CID$ ) ! >RIVAL ( ADDITIONAL POLICE RE9=CEM5TS1 ! DECL>ATION ( A #g P4M4 CURFEW1 & ! FALL ( D>KNESS4 ,! ,W,T,O HAD ANN\NC$ ! CANCELLATION ( ACTIVITIES >\ND #a P4M41 AL?\< WORD ( ! CANCELLATION DID NOT BECOME WIDESPREAD UNTIL LATE AFT]NOON4 ,BAS$ ON ! VIDEOS & PHOTO-GRAPHS ( ! MOVE UP ,P9E ,/REET1 ! PROTE/]S APPE> TO HAVE DECID$ TO LEAVE D[NT[N & W]E FOLL[$1 NOT 0SWEPT10 BY POLICE4 ,! POLICE DECISION TO FOLL[ UP ! HILL1 FIR+ TE> GAS & RUBB] BULLETS1 IS 9EXPLICABLE 9 T]MS ( CLE>+ D[NT[N4 ,( ALL ! POLICE ACTIONS DUR+ ,TUESDAY1 ONLY ! 9ITIAL DEPLOYM5T ( TE> GAS AT #f? & ,UNIV]SITY & ! PURSUIT UP ,CAPITOL ,HILL SUGGE/ A BREAKD[N 9 COMM&4 ,! POLICE DECISION NOT TO DIS5GAGE CONT9U$ ! DI/URBANCE LATE 9TO ! NI<T4 ,! CLA%ES ) POLICE AT ! TOP ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL W]E SIMPLY E*OES ( ! E>LI] POLICE DEFEAT 9 ! DAY-LONG 0,BATTLE 9 ,SEATTLE40 

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,) ! DEP>TURE ( ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE P>TICIPANTS1 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK ASSUM$ TOTAL CONTROL ( ! PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,) !IR ONE BRIEF APPE>ANCE1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC PRES5CE 9 ! /REETS SUBSID$4 ,! M$IA1 H[EV]1 DIRECT$ CONSID]ABLE ATT5TION TO ! ,EUG5E CONT+5T4 ,! M$IA C\P = ! ,BLACK ,BLOC CREAT$ AN UNPREC$5T$ AM\NT ( ATT5TION = ! PHILOSOPHY ( 0AUTONOMI/0 AN>*ISM4 

,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK /RATEGY ( NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE CLE>LY HAD SUCCE$$ AGA9/ ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O'S /RATEGY ( CONTROLL+ & M>G9ALIZ+ PROTE/S 9 FAVOR ( A SYMBOLIC P>ADE1 ! ATTEMPTS ( ! ,SEATTLE POLICE TO CLE> ! /REETS ) TE> GAS1 & ! M$IA EF=T TO FRAME ! ISSUE 9 T]MS ( 0VIOL5T PROTE/]S40 ,! ,D,A,N PLAN REMA9$ ONE ( DIRECT ACTION BY CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & DEEP1 MULTI-LAY]$ SUPPORT = AUTONOM\S AFF9ITY GR\PS4 ,! ,D,A,N /RATEGY TO EMPHASIZE ! FAILURE ( ! ,W,T,O TO ALL[ DEMOCRATIC P>TICIPATION 9 9T]NATIONAL TRADE DISCUSSIONS W\LD N[ BE TE/$ AGA9/ ! H>D-L9E /RATEGIES ADVOCAT$ BY F$]AL SECURITY (FICIALS4 

,MAYOR ,PAUL ,S*ELL'S DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY DRAMATICALLY ALT]$ ! POLICE /RATEGY = SUPPRESS+ ! PROTE/S4 ,AS ! H>D-L9]S 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T HAD WI%$1 LAW 5=CEM5T WAS N[ 0PREP>$40 ,= ! 5TIRE MON? ( ,DECEMB]1 ! WAIL W5T UP FROM LAW 5=CEM5T 0WE W]5'T PREP>$40 ,ON ,W$NESDAY1 ! POLICE W]E PREP>$ ) MORE TROOPS1 MORE GAS1 MORE B>RICADES1 A DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY COMPLETE ) A 0NO PROTE/ ZONE0 5CLOS+ D[NT[N1 A CURFEW1 & ! SUSP5SION ( CIVIL LIB]TIES4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE WAS OV] & DONE ) & ! 0DAY-TRIP0 PROTE/]S :O RODE TO T[N ON UNION BUSSES W]E GONE4 ,! CONDITIONS ON ,W$NESDAY W]E F> MORE FAVORABLE TO ! POLICE ?AN ANY?+ :I* C\LD POSSIBLY HAVE BE5 >RANG$ ON ,TUESDAY4 

,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9] SAID ,SEATTLE POLICE & !IR LAW 5=CEM5T P>TN]S 9ITIALLY LOOK$ H>D AT A PLAN BAS$ ON PREP>ATIONS = ! ,N,A,T,O CONF]5CE 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C4 ,?IS PLAN WAS SIMIL> TO ! /RATEGY :I* WAS PUT 9 PLACE AFT] ! DECL>ATION ( CIVIL EM]G5CY3 0,WE CONSID]$ IT & BASICALLY REJECT$ IT AS SOME?+ ?AT1 9 A P]FECT WORLD1 WE'D LIKE TO DO1 BUT 9 A REAL WORLD IS A LESS VIABLE OPTION4 ,CAN Y\ IMAG9E ME GO+ TO ! MAYOR & ! GOV]NOR1 BE=E ! CONF]5CE EV5 HAPP5$1 & SAY+ ',I NE$ TO CREATE ?IS SECURITY P]IMET] FROM ,S5ECA TO ,L5ORA ,/REETS1 FROM ,F\R? ,AV5UE TO ! FREEWAY1 & ,I NE$ TO %UT ALL ! BUS9ESSES D[N = FIVE DAYS ! WEEK AFT] ,?ANKSGIV+8' ,CAN Y\ IMAG9E ! K9D ( RESPONSE ,I'D GET1 BESIDES !M ASK+ ME = MY RESIGNATION !N80 

0,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE10 ,JO9] SAID4 0,POLITICALLY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! DAMAGE TO ! D[NT[N BUS9ESS CORE W\LD HAVE BE5 SUB/ANTIAL40 

,ONCE AGA91 ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PREVAIL$4 ,! VICTORY ON ,TUESDAY WAS RE-AFFIRM$ ,W$NESDAY1 & ,*IEF ,/AMP]'S CONC]NS AB\T BR++ \TSIDE LAW 5=CEM5T 9TO ! CITY W]E REALIZ$ 9 FULL ?AT NI<T :5 POLICE RIOT$ ON ,CAPITOL ,HILL4 

,MASS ,>RE/S ,A ,DAY LATE 

  

,AT #g3#c A4M4 ON ,W$NESDAY MORN+1 ! POLICE BEGAN MASS >RE/S4 ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S BEGAN ASSEMBL+ AT A FEW LOCATIONS & O!RS MADE !IR WAY 9TO ! D[NT[N CORE4 ,SOME ( ! >RE/S OCCURR$ AT ,D5NY ,P>K1 WELL TO ! NOR? ( ! D[NT[N4 ,POLICE H&CUFF$ SOME DEMON/RATORS & PUT !M ON CITY BUSSES :I* MOV$ ! >RE/EES TO ! TEMPOR>Y JAIL AT ! =M] ,S& ,PO9T ,NAVAL ,AIR ,/ATION4 ,O!R DEMON/RATORS HAD !IR SIGNS TAK5 AWAY FROM !M1 BUT W]E NOT >RE/$4 ,!SE PROCE$$ D[NT[N4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,KELLY ,QUIRKE1 ,EXECUTIVE ,DIRECTOR ( ! ,RA9=E/ ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ! POLICE MASS >RE/ /RATEGY 9CLUD$ T>GET+ PROTE/ LEAD]S4 0,AT ! POLICE *IEF'S & MAYOR'S PRESS CONF]5CE WE HAD WAT*$ ON ,T,V LATE ! NI<T BE=E1 !Y ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W]E GO+ TO GO AFT] ! R+LEAD]S10 ,QUIRKE SAID4 ,! C\NT]-LEAD]%IP T>GET+ WAS AS 9EFFECTIVE AS O!R POLICE TACTICS1 DUE TO ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK'S DEC5TRALIZ$ DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS1 :I* OP]AT$ BY GR\P CONS5SUS4 ,9 EFFECT1 A NETWORK HAS NO 0R+LEAD]S40 

,PROTE/]S CONV]G$ ON ! ,WE/LAKE ,C5T] & >RE/S !RE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY #h A4M4 ,AS ! MORN+ WORE ON1 IT BECAME APP>5T ?AT ,WE/LAKE ,C5T]1 RA!R ?AN ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE LOCATION1 WAS ! FOCUS ( ,W$NESDAY'S BLOCKADE4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK HAD CORRECTLY ID5TIFI$ ! %OPP+ & BUS9ESS DI/RICT AS BE+ ! VULN]ABLE PO9T 9 ! NEW POLICE /RATEGY4 ,BY #i A4M4 ,WE/LAKE ,C5T] WAS CLOGG$ BY A PEACEFUL SIT-D[N PROTE/ AS PROTE/]S PATI5TLY WAIT$ = POLICE TO >RE/ !M4 ,! CR[DS1 CONSI/+ ( DEMON/RATORS WAIT+ TO JO9 ! SIT 9 & SPECTATORS FROM BUS9ESS DI/RICT1 CONT9U$ TO SWELL4 ,AS ONE PROTE/] WAS >RE/$ MORE W\LD LEAVE ! CR[D & SIT D[N4 ,ONCE AGA91 ! NETW> TACTIC ( 0SW>M+0 ! T>GET BY /EAL?Y APPROA* SUCCE$$4 

,BY #a A4M4 IT WAS BECOM+ EVID5T ?AT ! POLICE TACTICS W]E NOT GO+ TO HALT ! SIT-9 & ?AT ! POLICE W]E CREAT+ A SITUATION :I* !Y C\LD NOT CONTROL4 ,AT #a3#c A4M41 ! POLICE COMM&] /EPP$ BETWE5 HIS M5 & ! PROTE/]S4 ,HE WALK$ TO ! SEAT$ PROTE/]S1 LEAN$ D[N & SAID1 0,WE'RE \TTA H]E40 ,HE !N MOTION$ TO HIS M5 TO LEAVE ! >EA & ! POLICE )DREW 9 AN ORD]LY MANN]4 ,! PROTE/]S1 BO? SEAT$ & AMONG ! CR[D1 W]E JUBILANT4 ,!Y HAD PREVAIL$4 

,! DIS5GAGEM5T ( ! POLICE AT ,WE/LAKE ,C5T] M>K$ ! FAILURE ( MASS >RE/S AS A POLICE TACTIC4 ,ON ,TUESDAY1 ! TOTAL NUMB] ( >RE/S WAS >\ND SIXTY4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY MORN+1 SOME:]E >\ND ?REE HUNDR$ >RE/S W]E MADE AT TWO LOCATIONS4 ,W$NESDAY EV5+1 TWO HUNDR$ MORE >RE/S W]E MADE AT ,FIR/ ,AV5UE & ,CLAY ,/REET1 NE> ! ,SEATTLE ,C5T]4 ,ANO!R DOZ5 OR FEW] PEOPLE1 MO/LY RESID5TS ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL1 W\LD BE >RE/$ DUR+ ! NI<T4 ,APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDR$ & =TY ( ! >RE/S W]E = MISDEMEANORS & ELEV5 W]E = FELONY *>GES SU* AS V&ALISM OR LOOT+4 ,ONE ( ! FELONY >RE/S OCCURR$ 9 ! ,GRE5WOOD DI/RICT1 MILES FROM ! D[NT[N >EA4 

,! >RE/S 5D$ = TWO REASONS4 ,FIR/ & MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 ! POLICE W]E RUNN+ \T ( TRANSPORTATION TO REMOVE ?OSE >RE/$ FROM D[NT[N4 ,AS ! CITY BUSSES >RIV$ AT ,S& ,PO9T1 PROTE/]S REFUS$ TO LEAVE SOME ( ! BUSSES4 ,O!RS OB/RUCT$ ! BOOK+ PROC$URES BY REFUS+ TO ID5TIFY !MSELVES4 ,MANY ( ! 0>RE/0 AFF9ITY GR\PS C>RI$ NO ID5TIFICATION = ?IS V]Y PURPOSE4 

,KELLY ,QUIRKE1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ( ! ,RA9-=E/ ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 WAS >RE/$ AT ,WE/LAKE C5T]4 0,!Y DROVE US TO A CONV]T$ NAVAL BASE1 :]E WE SP5T ! NEXT #ae H\RS ON ! BUS1 EAT+ & DR9K+ ONLY ! FOOD & WAT] WE HAD ON H& 7!Y GAVE US NONE71 DO+ 9T]VIEWS & ORGANIZ+ ! NEXT MORN+'S PRESS CONF]5CE UNTIL \R CELL PHONES W5T DEAD 7WE W]E QUITE ADEPT AT GETT+ \T ( ! PLA/IC CUFFS71 S++1 MEET+ 7( C\RSE71 & DEM&+ TO SEE \R LAWY]S10 HE SAID4 

,POLICE >RE/ PROC$URES W]E SO *AOTIC & SLIP%OD ?AT OV] #d CASES W]E DROPP$ BY ,CITY ,ATTORNEY ,M>K ,SIDRAN DUE TO ! ABS5CE ( >RE/ REPORTS & ! FAILURE ( >RE/+ (FIC]S TO ID5TIFY !MSELVES4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK /RATEGY ( BLOCKADE DID NOT 5D ) ! >RE/ ( PROTE/]S4 ,! T>GET SIMPLY %IFT$ FROM ! /REETS TO ! JAILS & !N ! C\RTS4 ,! SECOND REASON = ! POLICE )DRAWAL WAS ! DEM& BY ! ,SECRET ,S]VICE ?AT ! PRESID5TIAL MOTORCADE R\TE & SPEAK+ LOCATIONS BE GIV5 TOP PRIORITY BY POLICE4 

,! PREC$+ DAY1 AS POLICE & F$]AL SECURITY (FICIALS HAD MILL$ >\ND 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ( PANIC AT ! ,MULTI-,AG5CY ,COMM& ,C5T] 9 ! ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,BUILD+1 ,RONALD ,LEGAN1 ! SPECIAL AG5T 9 *>GE ( ! ,SEATTLE (FICE ( ! ,SECRET ,S]VICE1 LAID D[N AN ULTIMATUM TO ,SEATTLE (FICIALS AB\T ! PRESID5TIAL VISIT4 0,I REMEMB] SAY+ ?AT UNLESS WE C\LD GET CONTROL ( ! /REETS1 WE W\LD RECOMM5D ?AT HE NOT COME10 ,LEGAN SAID4 0,N[ ! PROBLEM !RE IS ?AT1 ) ?IS PRESID5T1 HE SETS HIS [N AG5DA & GOES :]E HE WANTS4 ,& WE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO BATTLE A #c-C> MOTORCADE 9 & \T ( ,SEATTLE40 

,SEATTLE ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9] SAID HE W\LD NOT *>ACT]IZE ! DISCUSSION AS 0?REAT5+444 BUT IT WAS CLE> ?AT IF ! SITUATION WAS GO+ TO BE ! FOLL[+ DAY :AT IT WAS !N1 !RE WAS NO WAY Y\ C\LD BR+ ! PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9TO ,SEATTLE40 

,PRESID5TIAL ,APPE>ANCE 

  

,PRESID5T ,CL9TON ADMITT$ ! COORD9AT$ /RATEGY BETWE5 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O & ! ,:ITE ,H\SE 9 AN 9T]VIEW ) ,SEATTLE ,PO/-,9TELLIG5C] REPORT] ,MI*AEL ,PAULSON4 ,! 9T]VIEW OCCURR$ ON ,TUESDAY EV5+1 AS ! ,PRESID5T WAS BETWE5 ,WA%+TON ,D4,C4 & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ,CL9TON WAS EI!R NOT AW>E OR *OSE TO D5Y ?AT ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/S W]E NE>LY EQUAL 9 SIZE TO ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE4 ,CL9TON'S *IEF ( ! ,SECRET ,S]VICE 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,SPECIAL ,AG5T ,RONALD ,LEGAN1 E/IMAT$ ?AT ! P>ADE NUMB]$ #b1 & ! TOTAL NUMB] ( DEMON/RATORS WAS #e14 ,AS ! EXC]PTS FROM ,CL9TON'S /ATEM5TS CLE>LY %[1 SOME UND]/&+ ?AT ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O W\LD CONTROL ! PROTE/S EXI/$ BETWE5 ! ,PRESID5T & ! LABOR LEAD]S3  
  

0,I ?9K C]TA9LY IF WE'D HAD IT .<! PROTE/S.> ANY PLACE 9 ! CONT95TAL ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WE W\LD HAVE HAD ! SAME ?+ & EV5 IF WE'D GONE TO ,HONOLULU !RE MI<T HAVE BE5 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE !RE4 ,:AT ,I REGRET IS NOT ?AT !RE >E PROTE/]S !RE444 ,:AT ,I REGRET IS ?AT A SMALL NUMB] ( PEOPLE HAVE DONE NON-PEACEFUL ?+S & HAVE TRI$ TO BLOCK ACCESS & PREV5T MEET+S4 ,?AT'S WRONG4 ,IT'S NOT ONLY ILLEGAL1 IT'S JU/ WRONG4 

0,I REGRET V]Y MU* ?AT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE GIV5 ! PROTE/]S A BAD NAME1 BECAUSE ,I ?9K ! FACT ?AT ! PROTE/]S >E !RE1 W]E IT NOT = ?OSE /OPP+ MEET+S1 /OPP+ MOVEM5TS & NOT BE+ PEACEFUL1 W\LD BE A POSITIVE4 

0444,& !N ,I ?9K F9ALLY !RE >E PEOPLE :O QUE/ION :E!R !SE TRAD+ RULES >E B5EFIT+ L[] 9COME C\NTRIES1 POOR C\NTRIES1 & QUE/ION :E!R !RE IS DAMAGE TO ! 5VIRONM5T FROM C]TA9 TRAD+ >RANGEM5TS ?AT W\LDN'T O!RWISE BE !RE1 & :O QUE/ION :E!R ?IS IS A RACE TO ! BOTTOM OR ! TOP4 ,SO ?AT LABOR UNIONS & WEAL?I] C\NTRIES WANT TO HAVE C]TA9 BASIC CORE LABOR /&>DS OBS]V$ 9 POOR] C\NTRIES BECAUSE !Y ?9K IT WILL BE BETT] = AV]AGE PEOPLE SO ?AT ! TRAD+ SY/EM ACTUALLY B5EFITS4 ,SO ,I ?9K ?AT'S :AT IS BR++ ALL ?OSE PEOPLE \T4 

0444,I ?9K ?AT :AT WE \<T TO DO FIR/ ( ALL TO ADOPT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES' POSITION ON HAV+ A WORK+ GR\P ON LABOR )9 ! ,W,T,O1 & !N ?AT WORK+ GR\P %\LD DEVELOP !SE CORE LABOR /&>DS1 & !N !Y \<T TO BE A P>T ( EV]Y TRADE AGREEM5T1 & ULTIMATELY ,I W\LD FAVOR A SY/EM 9 :I* SANCTIONS W\LD COME = VIOLAT+ ANY PROVISION ( A TRADE AGREEM5T1 BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO ?IS 9 /EPS4 

0,I DO ?9K IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ! /RONGE/ OPPOSITION TO ?IS POSITION1 H[EV]1 COMES FROM ! LEAD]S ( DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES1 9CLUD+ A LOT ( DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES :O HAVE LEFT-W+ GOV]NM5TS1 NOT RI<T-W+ GOV]NM5TS1 :O BELIEVE ?AT ?IS IS A /RATEGY BY ! ,AM]ICAN LABOR MOVEM5T TO KEEP !M D[N & KEEP !M POOR & KEEP !M FROM SELL+ PRODUCTS ?AT !Y'D O!RWISE BE HI<LY COMPETITIVE 9 ! ,AM]ICAN M>KET4 ,IT C]TA9LY C\LD BE US$ ?AT WAY4 

0444,AGA91 IF WE CAN JU/ GET BY ! FEW PEOPLE ?AT >5'T BE+ PEACEFUL & ! PEOPLE ?AT >E TRY+ TO /OP PEOPLE FROM MEET+1 ,I ?9K ! PRES5CE ( O!RS ) LEGITIMATE QUE/IONS AB\T ! ,W,T,O PROCESS1 ! 5VIRONM5T & LABOR & H[ POOR C\NTRIES >E TREAT$1 ,I ?9K ?IS CAN BE A NET POSITIVE1 BECAUSE WE'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO BUILD A MU* DEEP] CONS5SUS = GLOBAL TRADE TO C>RY IT =W>D40  
  

,?IS 9T]VIEW HAD A V]Y DIRECT EFFECT ON ! ,W,T,O NEGOTIATIONS4 ,! ,PO/-,9TELLIG5C] 9T]VIEW WAS READ BY MANY ,W,T,O DELEGATES ON ,W$NESDAY MORN+4 ,ROG] ,D[NEY CAPTUR$ ! IMPACT ( ,CL9TON'S /ATEM5TS 9 A ,SEATTLE ,WEEKLY >TICLE TITL$ 0,CL9TON ,?R[S ,BRICK03 

0,:5 ,CL9TON GOT UP 9 ,SEATTLE & TOLD ! M9I/]S ?AT ,W,T,O HAD TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT IF IT WANT$ ,AM]ICAN SUPPORT1 HOME FOLKS MAY HAVE NODD$ SAGELY 9 AGREEM5T2 ! DELEGATES C\LD ONLY GOGGLE SPEE*LESSLY AT HIS HYPOCRISY4 ,:5 HE DROPP$ ! SANCTIONS BRICK 9 HIS ,P-,I 9T]VIEW1 !Y TOOK IT TO MEAN ?AT ! ,U,S PROPOSAL ( A ,W,T,O BODY TO CONSID] WORLDWIDE CORE LABOR /&>DS WAS ! FIR/ /EP T[>D E/ABLI%+ COMPULSORY 9T]NATIONAL SANCTIONS AGA9/ 'VIOLATORS4'0 

,ON ! /REETS1 ,W$NESDAY AFT]NOON WAS A REPEAT ( ,TUESDAY4 ,! POLICE PULL$ BACK = ! F\R H\RS ?AT ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON WAS 9 PUBLIC VIEW1 JU/ AS !Y HAD PULL$ BACK AS ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE APPROA*$ D[NT[N4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ONE ,T,V REPORT]1 0,! /REETS W]E /RANGELY QUIET40 ,AT #a P4M41 ,WA%+TON ,GOV]NOR ,G>Y ,LOCKE GAVE A LIVE 9T]VIEW ON LOCAL TELEVISION4 ,LOCKE /AT$ ?AT ORD] WAS RE/OR$ TO ,SEATTLE & TOLD LOCAL %OPP]S TO 0COME D[NT[N0--9SIDE ! P]IMET] ( ! 0NO PROTE/0 ZONE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! GOV]NOR HADN'T HE>D AB\T POLICE PLANS = A #d P4M4 CRACKD[N TO DRIVE PRO-TE/]S \T ( ! D[NT[N CORE1 A TIME :I* CO9CID$ ) ! D[NT[N RU% H\R4 

,PO/-,PRESID5TIAL ,DISORD] 

  

,AS ,CL9TON'S MOTORCADE DEP>T$1 ! /REETS W]E ONCE AGA9 BLANKET$ 9 TE> GAS1 & POLICE FIR$ PEPP]-SPRAY AT ANYONE :O GOT 9 !IR WAY4 ,AT ! ,PIKE ,PLACE ,M>KET1 TE> GAS WAS SEV]E 5\< ?AT PRODUCE M]*ANTS PUT \T SIGNS ! NEXT DAY ANN\NC+ !Y W]E CLOS$ BECAUSE !IR FRUITS & VEGETABLES W]E CONTAM9AT$4 

,AS ON ,TUESDAY1 ! POLICE FAIL$ TO MOVE ! CR[DS ( PROTE/]S & ! MA9 AXIS ( PROTE/ MOVEM5T ONCE AGA9 BECAME ,PIKE & ,P9E ,/REETS4 ,AFT] TWO H\RS1 POLICE W]E ONLY ABLE TO MOVE TWO BLOCKS1 UP TO ,SECOND ,AV5UE4 ,A PROTE/] BLOCKADE AT ,?IRD & ,P9E /AY$ 9 PLACE UNTIL VOLUNT>ILY DISP]S$ AT #f3#d#e P4M4 ,IT APPE>S LIKELY ?AT ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK HAD DECID$ TO HOLD ! /REETS UNTIL ! #g P4M4 CURFEW & !N )DRAW TO ,CAPITOL ,HILL4 

,AS ! CURFEW W5T 9TO EFFECT AT #g P4M41 ! /REETS W]E MO/LY EMPTY4 ,AS IF TO CELEBRATE !IR 0CONTROL0 ( ! /REETS1 A COLUMN ( A DOZ5 POLICE C>S RAC$ ?R\< ! EMPTY D[NT[N CORE ) EM]G5CY LI<TS FLA%+ & SIR5S BL>+4 ,POLICE (FICIALS EXPLA9$ TO REPORT]S ?AT ?IS 0WILD WEASEL0 OP]ATION WAS A 0%[ ( =CE TO CLE> ! /REETS40 ,! NEWS VIDEOS ( ! /REAM ( C>S >E ONE ( ! MORE SURREAL IMAGES FROM ! 5TIRE WEEK4 ,?+S W\LD GET EV5 /RANG] ?AT NI<T4 

,AT AB\T ! SAME TIME AS ! 0WILD WEASELS0 W]E RAC+ ?R\< ! /REETS1 POLICE ASSAULT$ ,SEATTLE ,CITY ,C\NCILMAN ,RI*>D ,MC,IV]4 ,MC,IV] SAID CITY POLICE (FIC]S YANK$ HIM FROM HIS C>1 PULL$ HIS >MS BEH9D HIS BACK & />T$ TO CUFF HIM AS HE DROVE TO A ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION RECEPTION EV5T AT ! NE>BY ,WE/9 ,HOTEL4 ,! C\NCIL MEMB] HAD BE5 /OPP$ %ORTLY BE=E BY POLICE :O LET HIM CONT9UE AFT] ID5TIFY+ HIMSELF4 ,! SECOND TIME HE WAS /OPP$ & ID5TIFI$ HIMSELF1 A POLICEMAN ?REW ,MC,IVOR'S CITY C\NCIL BUS9ESS C>D ON ! GR\ND & ASSAULT$ HIM4 

,! 9CID5T WAS WITNESS$ BY A ,U4,S4 ,CONGRESSMAN1 ,REP4 ,D5NIS ,KUC9I*1 ,D-,OHIO1 & ,BILL ,LAMBRE*T1 ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C4-CORRESPOND5T = ! ,/4 ,L\IS ,PO/-,DISPAT*4 

0,:AT HE .<,MC,IV].> DESCRIBES IS :AT ,I SAW10 ,KUC9I* SAID4 0,F\R TO FIVE POLICEM5 CONV]G$ ON HIM & K9D ( SPUN HIM >\ND4 ,I ?\<T ! PEOPLE :O H&L$ IT W]E OV]LY AGGRESSIVE4 ,I'M SURE GIV5 ! T5SION ?AT EXI/$ 9 ! CITY1 !RE MI<T BE MANY CASES :]E 9 H9DSI<T !Y MI<T DO ?+S DIFF]5TLY BUT ?AT SEEM$ EXCESSIVE40 

0,IT WAS CLE> ?AT HE WAS TELL+ !M :O HE WAS4 ,!Y SEEM$ UNP]SUADABLE10 ,LAMBRE*T SAID4 0,ONE ( ! (FIC]S PULL$ HIM \T ( ! C> & NOT G+]LY40 

0,I DON'T WANT TO AID ! HOOLIGANS :O >E RAIS+ HELL & ,I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON SPECIFIC (FIC]S444 ,BUT !RE >E HUGE FLAWS ) ! (FIC]S :5 IT COMES TO PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,I'M #eh YE>S OLD4 ,I HAD ON A @s#d SUIT1 BUT LA/ NI<T1 ,I WAS JU/ ANO!R NIGG]10 SAID ,C\NCILMAN ,MC,IV]4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT]1 ,C\NCILMAN ,MC,IV] /AT$ ?AT HE WAS NOT PURSU+ ! MATT] & WANT$ IT DROPP$4 

,/REET ,BATTLES = ! ,HELL ( ,IT 

  

,! F9AL 9CID5T ( ,W$NESDAY NI<T DEMON/RAT$ ! POLICE /RATEGY = CLE>+ ! /REETS WAS NOT ONLY 9EFFECTIVE1 BUT ?AT CIVILIAN CONTROL ( LAW 5=CEM5T CEAS$ TO EXI/ = A TIME4 ,! 0,BATTLE ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL0 DEG5]AT$ 9TO A 0POLICE RIOT10 P]HAPS ! ONLY TIME DUR+ ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S ?AT POLICE TEMPOR>ILY LO/ CONTROL ( !IR =CES ON ! /REET4 

,AS ! DEMON/RATORS )DREW FROM D[NT[N CURFEW >EA AT >\ND #g P4M41 A GR\P ( SEV]AL HUNDR$ PROTE/]S MOV$ NOR? ON ,F\R? ,AV5UE1 FOLL[$ AT A DI/ANCE BY POLICE4 ,! GR\P )DREW 9 AN ORD]LY MANN]1 /OPP+ SEV]AL TIMES ALONG ! WAY TO VOTE ON :]E !Y W]E GO+4 ,!Y MOV$ EA/ ON ,D5NY ,WAY 9TO ,CAPITOL ,HILL & REA*$ ,BROADWAY & ,EA/ ,H>RISON ,/REET AT AB\T #g3#d#e P4M41 :]E !Y JO9$ ANO!R GR\P :I* WAS ALREADY AT ! 9T]SECTION4 ,BY N[ ! GR\P NUMB]$ APPROXIMATELY #e4 ,AS !Y PASS$ ?R\< ! NEI<BORHOOD1 !Y W]E GREET$ BY *E]+ RESID5TS & HONKS ( SUPPORT FROM MOTORI/S4 ,! CR[D M>*$ BACK & =? ALONG ,BROADWAY = AB\T AN H\R1 C>RY+ BANN]S & ACCOMPANI$ BY A B& PLAY+ MUSIC4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS ONE ( CELEBRATION RA!R ?AN PROTE/4 

,! CR[D WAS PR$OM9ANTLY RESID5TS ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL1 MANY ( :OM HAD BE5 ANG]$ BY POLICE ! PREVI\S NI<T :5 BY/&]S & PEOPLE ON !IR WAY HOME FROM WORK HAD BE5 9DISCRIM9ATELY ATTACK$ BY ! POLICE :O HAD PURSU$ DEMON/RATORS UP ! HILL4 ,AT AB\T #i P4M41 POLICE & ,NATIONAL ,GU>D =CES BEGAN >RIV+ 9 ! >EA4 ,BY #i3#c P4M41 POLICE CLOS$ SEV]AL BLOCKS ( ,BROADWAY BETWE5 ,EA/ ,REPUBLICAN & ,EA/ ,JOHN4 ,T5SIONS W]E HI<1 DUE TO ! RESID5TS RES5TM5T ( ! POLICE PRES5CE & POLICE FE>S ( VIOL5CE4 ,K,I,R,O ,T,V REPORT$ ?AT ! PEOPLE OPPOS+ POLICE ?AT NI<T CONSI/$ 5TIRELY ( ,CAPITOL ,HILL RESID5TS4 ,AFT]W>DS1 POLICE CLAIM$ !RE W]E REPORTS ( AGITATORS C>RY+ GASOL9E BOMBS & ?R[+ ROCKS & BOTTLES4 ,!Y SAID SOME PRO-TE/]S *>G$ (FIC]S4 ,NO GASOL9E BOMBS W]E ?R[N ?AT EV5+ & NEWS VIDEOS %[ ONLY POLICE *>G+1 NOT CIVILIANS ATTACK+ POLICE4 

,POLICE BEGAN US+ PEPP] SPRAY1 TE> GAS1 & CONCUSSION GR5ADES %ORTLY AFT] #i3#c P4M41 FIR/ AT ,JOHN ,/REET & ,BROADWAY TO ! S\?1 MOV+ NOR?1 & NE> ,H>RISON1 MOV+ S\?4 ,MORE POLICE BLOCK$ SIDE /REETS1 PREV5T+ ! CR[DS FROM DISP]S+4 

0,! PROTE/]S LOOK$ COMPLETELY CALM TO ME444 ,!Y W]E NOT 9/IGAT+ ?IS10 SAID ,]9 ,KATZ1 A ,CAPITOL ,HILL RESID5T :O WAT*$ FROM BEH9D POLICE L9ES NE> ,P9E ,/REET4 0,I HE>D ABSOLUTELY NO W>N+ & !Y />T$ TO GAS !M40 

,= ! NEXT TWO & A HALF H\RS1 POLICE RAMPAG$ ALONG ,BROADWAY4 ,IT WAS DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ?AT SOME ( ! WEEK'S WOR/ 9/ANCES ( POLICE MISCONDUCT OCCURR$4 ,NATIONAL TELEVISION REPEAT$LY AIR$ FOOTAGE ( A ,TUKWILA (FIC] KICK+ A Y\NG MAN 9 ! GRO9 & !N IMM$IATELY FIR+ A %OTGUN )9 9*ES ( ! Y\NG MAN'S TORSO4 ,POLICE (FICIALS 9ITIALLY DESCRIB$ ! (FIC]'S CONDUCT AS 0APPROPRIATE40 ,AT A P>K+ LOT NE> ,BROADWAY1 TWO J\RNALISM /UD5TS W]E VIDEOTAP+ ! ACTION4 ,A ,K+ ,C\NTY DEPUTY W5T UP TO !IR C> & MOTION$ = ! Y\NG WOM5 TO ROLL D[N A W9D[4 ,:5 !Y DID1 ! DEPUTY PEPP]-SPRAY$ !M BO?1 %\T+ 0,TAPE ?IS1 BIT*60 ,?IS FOOTAGE HAS ALSO BE5 REPEAT$LY AIR$ ON NATIONAL TELEVISION4 ,! DEPUTY REMA9$ PUBLICLY UNID5TIFI$ & ON DUTY :ILE AN 9T]NAL 9VE/IGATION WAS CONDUCT$4 ,!SE & O!R 9CID5TS RESULT$ 9 CIVIL SUITS FIL$ AGA9/ ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE AS ! AG5CY 9 *>GE1 AS WELL AS ! (FIC]S 9VOLV$4 

,>\ND MIDNI<T1 ! DISORD] HAD DRAWN SEV]AL LOCAL GOV]NM5T (FICIALS1 :O TRI$ TO GET ! POLICE & DEMON/RATORS TO DIS5GAGE4 ,!Y 9CLUD$ ,K+ ,C\NTY ,C\NCILMAN ,BRIAN ,D]D[SKI1 ,CITY ,C\NCILM5 ,RI*>D ,CONL9 & ,NICK ,LICATA1 & ,C\NCILWOMAN-ELECT ,JUDY ,NICA/RO4 

0,?OSE C\NCIL MEMB]S TRI$ TO WORK ?R\< ! *A9 ( COMM& ( ! ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T & !Y W]E UNABLE TO GET ANYBODY10 ,D]D[SKI SAID4 ,= TWO H\RS1 ! CIVILIAN (FICIALS TRI$ TO GET ! POLICE TO CEASE ATTACK+ ! CR[D4 ,F9ALLY1 >\ND #b A4M41 ! CR[D BEGAN TO LEAVE4 ,! POLICE RESPOND$ ) VOLLEYS ( GAS & RUBB] PROJECTILES4 

0,I ASK$ ! POLICE TO BE PR(ESSIONAL & JU/ TAKE ONE /EP BACK4 ,?AT W\LD BE ! SIGN ?AT !SE FOLKS NE$$1 & !Y W\LD DISP]SE10 ,D]D[SKI SAID4 0,! POLICE SAID !Y C\LDN'T DO ?AT1 SO WE W5T BACK & TOLD ! PEOPLE ?AT !Y NE$$ TO LEAVE ! >EA4 ,& A LOT ( !M DID1 BUT A FEW P]SI/$4 ,& !Y />T$ S++ ,*RI/MAS C>OLS4 ,!Y SANG ',J+LE ,BELLS1' & :5 !Y />T$ S++ ',SIL5T ,NI<T1' ! TE> GAS />T$4 ,SOME?+ HIT ME 9 ! BACK1 & !RE WAS P&EMONIUM !RE1 & SO WE LEFT ! >EA10 ,D]D[SKI SAID4 

,JAIL ,BLOCKADE & ,RELEASE 

  

,BY ,?URSDAY1 ! SUCCESS ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/S WAS UND5IABLE4 ,! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE WAS PREV5T$ FROM HOLD+ ITS OP5+ C]EMONIES ON ,TUESDAY4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY1 ! CONF]5CE BEGAN TO COME UNRAVEL$ :5 ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON MADE REPEAT$ /ATEM5TS SUPPORT+ ! DEMON/RATORS--AL?\< IT APPE>S HE WAS REF]R+ ONLY TO ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O--& ANN\NC$ A ,U4,S4 POLICY 9ITIATIVE :I* GU>ANTE$ ?AT MAJOR CONS5SUS AT ! ,W,T,O CONF]5CE W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY NI<T1 POLICE ATTACK$ LOCAL RESID5TS 9 ! SORT ( BREAKD[N ( COMM& & DISCIPL9E %[N BY DEFEAT$ TROOPS4 ,GRAFFITI BEGAN APPE>+ >\ND ,SEATTLE READ+3 0,REMEMB]1 ,WE ,>E ,W9N+60 ,ON ,?URSDAY AFT]NOON1 POLICE F9ALLY CAME TO AN ACCOMMODATION ) ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/]S & PROVID$ A POLICE ESCORT = A M>*4 

,! FOCUS ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK /RATEGY N[ %IFT$ FROM ! ,W,T,O TO SUPPORT = ?OSE /ILL 9 JAIL AS A RESULT ( ! MASS >RE/S4 ,= TWO DAYS1 VIGILS W]E HELD AT ! ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,BUILD+1 AT TIMES COMPLETELY SURR\ND+ ! BUILD+4 

,ON ,FRIDAY EV5+1 AFT] MEET+ ) CITY (FICIALS1 ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK LEGAL /AFF ANN\NC$ AN AGREEM5T ) ! CITY4 ,JAIL$ PROTE/]S W\LD N[ BEG9 COOP]AT+ ) ! C\RTS & PROP]LY ID5TIFY !MSELVES4 ,MANY HAD REFUS$ TO PROVIDE !IR NAMES & ADDRESSES1 GIV+ !IR NAMES ONLY AS 0,JANE ,W,T,O10 0,JOHN ,W,T,O10 OR 9 ONE CASE 0,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA40 ,AS !Y W]E PROCESS$ = >RAIGNM5T1 !Y W\LD BE RELEAS$ ON P]SONAL RECOGNIZANCE4 ,NE>LY ALL ( ?OSE JAIL$ W]E RELEAS$ BY ,SUNDAY4 ,AFT] ! JAIL$ PROTE/]S W]E RELEAS$ ,SEATTLE ,CITY ,ATTORNEY ,M>K ,SIDRAN ISSU$ A /ATEM5T TO ! PRESS D5Y+ ?AT ANY AGREEM5T HAD BE5 REA*$ & PROMIS+ TO PROSECUTE ALL CASES4 

,9 E>LY ,JANU>Y1 ,SIDRAN MOV$ TO DISMISS OV] N9ETY P]C5T ( ! CASES1 DISCLOS+ ?AT VIRTUALLY NONE ( !M C\LD BE PROSECUT$ BECAUSE POLICE HAD NOT BO!R$ TO FILE ! NECESS>Y REPORTS OR ID5TIFY ! >RE/+ (FIC]S DUR+ ! MASS >RE/S4 

,POLICE ,(FICIALS ,RESIGN 

  

,! F9AL ACT ( ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S WAS ! ANN\NC$ DEP>TURES ( ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,*IEF ,NORM ,/AMP]1 /RATEGIC COMM&] ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ,$ ,JO9]1 ,NANCY ,MC,PH]SON1 CIVILIAN DIRECTOR ( ! ,COMMUNITY & ,9=MATION ,S]VICES1 & ,ASSI/ANT ,*IEF ( ,9VE/IGATIONS1 ,H>VE ,F]GUSSON4 ,?OSE :O MADE PUBLIC /ATEM5TS REG>D+ !IR RESIGNATIONS OR RETIREM5TS SAID ?AT ! DECISIONS HAD BE5 MADE BE=E ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 ,*IEF ,/AMP] /AT$ ?AT ONE PURPOSE ( ANN\NC+ HIS RESIGNATION WAS TO 0DE-POLITICIZE0 ! 9VE/IGATIONS 9TO POLICE ACTIONS DUR+ ! PROTE/S4 ,! DEP>TURES ( ! O!R POLICES (FICIALS W]E VIRTUALLY IGNOR$ 9 ! M$IA1 ?\< !Y REPRES5T ! DEP>TURE ( ?REE \T ( SEV5 ( ! *IEF'S HI<E/-RANK+ ASSI/ANTS4 

,! ,SEATTLE POLICE ORGANIZATIONS LAUN*$ A MASSIVE PUBLIC-RELATIONS BLITZ4 ,9 ONE ( ! MORE BIZ>RE ACTIONS1 POLICE (FIC]S BEGAN %AK+ D[N LOCAL M]*ANTS ?R\< ! SALES ( ,T-%IRTS--AS IF ! POLICE HAD WON SOME SORT ( A MAJOR VICTORY4 ,UNI=M$ (FIC]S DELIV]$ BOXES ( ! %IRTS TO ,DUT* ,N$'S ,B> 9 ,PIONE] ,SQU>E4 ,! %IRTS %[ ! ,SPACE ,NE$LE 5GULF$ 9 A TORNADO & SAY 0,BATTLE 9 ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O #i#i40 ,! ,GUILD ALSO ORGANIZ$ A RALLY TO %[ SUPPORT = ! POLICE4 ,/ATE ,REP4 ,LUKE ,ESS]1 ,R-,BELLEVUE1 A CONS]VATIVE 0LAW & ORD]0 ADVOCATE1 ISSU$ A /ATEM5T SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD ATT5D ! POLICE RALLY 0COMM5D+ ?OSE BRAVE M5 & WOM5 = WORK+ >\ND ! CLOCK 9 TREA*]\S CONDITIONS TO MA9TA9 LAW & ORD] DUR+ ! ,W,T,O RIOTS40 ,! ,SEATTLE ,TIMES RAN A V>IETY ( PRO-POLICE >TICLES1 9CLUD+ ONE FRONT-PAGE HEADL9E ANN\NC+ ! RETIREM5T ( A POLICE DOG4 

,& ! POLICE DEP>TM5T BEGAN WRIT+ LETT]S ( COMM5DATION = ACTIONS DUR+ ! PROTE/S4 0,WE'RE HE>+ /ORIES FROM ?R\<-\T ! DEP>TM5T ( H]OISM & C\RAGE\SNESS10 SAID ,LISA ,ROSS1 A SPOKESWOMAN = ,*IEF ,/AMP]4 ,SEATTLE ,PO/-,9TELLIG5C] REPORT] ,KIMB]LY ,WILSON DESCRIB$ SOME ( !SE /ORIES AS 0SURREAL10 CIT+ ! CASE ( ,SGT4 ,MIKE ,COOMBS4 ,COOMBS SAW A GU>D ESCORT+ A =EIGN DIGNIT>Y DRAW A H&GUN :5 CONFRONT$ BY PROTE/]S1 AN ACT ?AT W\LD NORMALLY BE CONSID]$ ASSAULT ) A DEADLY WEAPON4 ,AS ! GU>D ?REAT5$ ! PROTE/]S1 SOME TRI$ TO GRAB ! GU>D'S GUN >M4 ,COOMBS SPRAY$ ! PROTE/]S ) PEPP]-SPRAY & HU/L$ ! DELEGATION AWAY FROM ! PROTE/]S4 ,HIS QUICK ?9K+ PROBABLY SAV$ LIVES1 SAID ,LT4 ,NEIL ,L[1 :O IS WRIT+ ! COMM5DATION LETT]4 ,! ACTIONS BY O!R (FIC]S DES]V+ COMM5DATION HAVE NOT BE5 DISCLOS$4 

,! ,AM]ICAN ,CIVIL ,LIB]TIES ,UNION1 ! ,NATIONAL ,LAWY]S ,GUILD1 & ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W]E 9VE/IGAT+ ! EV5TS 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL LOOK$ 9TO 0WIDESPREAD POLICE ABUSES0 AGA9/ PROTE/]S1 9CLUD+ 09DISCRIM9ANT USE0 ( *EMICAL AG5TS1 RUBB]1 & WOOD5 PROJECTILES1 0FLA%BANG0 GR5ADES1 BEAT+S ( PRISON]S 9 JAIL1 ?REATS ( RAPE DUR+ /RIP SE>*ES1 & ! USE ( 0F\R-PO9T RE/RA9T *AIRS0 9 ! JAIL4 ,! MAYOR'S (FICE ISSU$ A /ATEM5T SAY+1 0,AT ?IS TIME1 WE HAVE NO 9DICATION ?AT ANY EV5TS SU* AS ?OSE DESCRIB$ BY ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL EV] OCCURR$40 ,! ,SEATTLE ,WEEKLY PUBLI%$ /ORIES SUB/ANTIAT+ REPORTS ( JAIL BEAT+S & O!R *>GES BY ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,AFT]MA? 

  

,! ,W,T,O PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE W]E ! L>GE/ LEFT-W+ DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,AM]ICA S9CE ! .<FIR/.> ,GULF ,W>4 ,!Y W]E ALSO ! MO/ SUCCESSFUL ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL DEMON/RATIONS ( ! DECADE1 IF SUCCESS = A DEMON/RATION IS MEASUR$ BY ! DEGREE ( CONGRU5CE BETWE5 ! PROTE/]S' GOALS & ! EFFECT ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES4 

,! ,W,T,O PROTE/S SUCCE$$ 9 ! /REETS BY A COMB9ATION ( /RATEGIC SURPRISE & TACTICAL OP5NESS4 ,! ?REE KEY PHASES ( ! /REET ACTIONS W]E3 ! ,TUESDAY MORN+ 0SW>M0 :I* BLOCKAD$ /RATEGIC 9T]SECTIONS2 ! COLLAPSE ( ! POLICE /RATEGY TO SUPPRESS ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/S :ILE ALL[+ ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE2 & ! FAILURE ( ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O P>ADE TO 5GULF ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK PROTE/S 9TO A =M ACCEPTABLE TO ! ,CL9TON ADM9I/RATION4 

,! FAILURE ( ! POLICE /RATEGY WAS ALMO/ 9/ANTANE\S ) ! SUCCESS ( ! BLOCKADE4 ,NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE USUALLY SUCCE$S :5 ! NUMB]S ( PROTE/]S IS SUFFICI5TLY L>GE4 ,! USE ( =CE TO DISP]SE SU* DEMON/RATIONS IS A MORAL VICTORY = ! PROTE/]S IF IT SUCCE$S & A D\BLE VICTORY IF IT FAILS4 ,9 ,SEATTLE1 ! ATTEMPTS TO =CIBLY DISP]SE ! DEMON/RATIONS NOT ONLY FAIL$1 BUT ALSO SET 9TO MOTION A *A9 ( EV5TS :I* UND]M9$ ! LEGITIMACY ( ! POLICE ACTIONS4 

,! CRITICAL 9/ANCES 9 :I* ! POLICE LO/ CONTROL ( !IR [N /RATEGY BEGAN ) ! 9ITIAL USE ( TE> GAS4 ,! CIRCUM/ANCES SURR\ND+ ! DECISION TO USE GAS >E /ILL UNKN[N1 AS IS :]E ! DECISION ORIG9AT$4 ,! PURSUIT ( DEMON/RATORS UP ,CAPITOL ,HILL ON ,TUESDAY & ,W$NESDAY NI<TS ACCEL]AT$ ! COLLAPS+ /RATEGY ( =CIBLE DISP]SION4 ,ON ,W$NESDAY NI<T1 ! FAILURE ( CIVILIAN (FICIALS TO CONTROL ! POLICE DRAMATICALLY UND]SCOR$ ! BREAKD[N ( POLITICAL CONTROL4 ,ON ,?URSDAY1 ! REFUSAL ( ! ,CITY ,C\NCIL TO RATIFY ! MAYOR'S EM]G5CY DECL>ATIONS BEGAN ! PROCESS ( REGA9+ POLITICAL CONTROL ( ! POLICE4 ,& ! ,JANU>Y DISMISSAL ( *>GES AGA9/ DEMON/RATORS UND]SCOR$ ! T5U\S LEGALITY ( ! CITY'S ACTIONS AGA9/ ! PROTE/]S4 

,IMPLICATIONS 

  

,! MO/ PR(\ND \TCOME ( ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S WAS ! APPE>ANCE ( ! NETW> CON/RUCT 9 ,AM]ICAN POLITICS4 ,! 0,BATTLE 9 ,SEATTLE0 WAS F\<T NOT ONLY 9 ! /REETS1 BUT ALSO 9 ! 9FOSPH]E4 ,! ,W,T,O PROTE/S W]E ! FIR/ TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE ( ! EXTREMELY D5SE & WIDE-REA*+ ALT]NATIVE M$IA NETWORK :I* USES ! 9T]NET4 ,! USE ( 0M$IA SPECIAL =CES0 IS ONE ( ! HALLM>KS ( NETW> & 9=MATIONAL CONFLICTS4 ,) ! RISE ( ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA1 ! 9T]NET & O!R UNM$IAT$ MASS COMMUNICATIONS1 IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE = ! E/ABLI%M5T TO CONTROL ! 9=MATION REA*+ ! PUBLIC4 ,ATTEMPTS TO DI/ORT ! NEWS = PROPAG&A OR PUBLIC RELATIONS PURPOSES WILL 5HANCE MOVEM5T RECRUIT+ & CREATE A 0CR$IBILITY GAP0 = E/ABLI%M5T POLICIES4 

,! ,W,T,O PROTE/S W]E ! ,*IAPAS 9SURRECTION COME TO ,AM]ICA4 ,LIKE ! ,ZAPATI/A NETW>1 ! CONFLICT WAS ONE ( CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS V]SUS M>KETS4 ,! ROLE ( 9/ITUTIONS1 BE !Y POLICE OR MILIT>Y =CES1 ,N,A,F,T,A1 ,W,T,O1 OR POLITICAL ADM9I/RATIONS1 WAS SECOND>Y TO ! CONFLICT4 ,9/ITUTIONS 9T]M$IATE NETW> CONFLICTS 9VOLV+ M>KETS1 BUT !Y >E NOT ! PRIM>Y ACTORS4 ,9 ,SEATTLE1 ! POLICE C\LD NOT DECIDE ! ISSUE2 !Y C\LD ONLY DET]M9E ! LEVEL ( VIOL5CE4 

,AS IT TURN$ \T1 ! 9TRODUCTION ( NEW 0NON-LE?AL0 >MAM5TS SU* AS *EMICAL IRRITANT SPRAYS & PELLETS1 GUNS FIR+ A V>IETY ( RUBB]1 WOOD5 OR 0BEAN-BAG0 PROJECTILES1 0ROBOCOP0 >MOR1 & ALL ! RE/ W]E NOT ONLY 9EFFECTIVE BUT ACTUALLY C\NT]-PRODUCTIVE 9 DEAL+ ) NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S4 ,9 MO/ CASES1 PROTE/]S W]E ONLY 9FURIAT$ & /IFF5$ 9 !IR RESI/ANCE BY ! USE ( !SE WEAPONS4 ,! WIDESPREAD USE ( 0NON-LE?AL0 WEAPONS 9CREAS$ ! AGGRESSIV5ESS ( POLICE & ! 9CREAS$ COMBATIV5ESS ]OD$ /RATEGIC CONTROL4 

,! FLEXIBLE & IMPROVIS$ COMMUNICATIONS 9FRA/RUCTURE US$ BY ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,ONE ( ! DICTUMS ( NETW> IS ?AT NETW> ACTORS HAVE A MU* GREAT] 9T]E/ 9 KEEP+ COMMUNICATIONS WORK+1 RA!R ?AN %UTT+ !M D[N4 ,! D5SE & DIV]SIFI$ COMMUNICATIONS US$ BY ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SIGNIFICANTLY H>M$ BY ANY ACTION LESS ?AN A TOTAL M$IA & COMMUNICATIONS BLACK\T 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,NOT ONLY IS SU* AN ACTION IMPOSSIBLE = ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL CO/S :I* W\LD RESULT1 BUT A BLACK\T ( ! REQUIR$ MAGNITUDE W\LD BE ! 9=MATION-AL EQUIVAL5T ( UNCONDITIONAL SURR5D] BY ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,BECAUSE ! ULTIMATE PRIZE 9 A NETW> CONFLICT IS UND]/&+1 NOT OP9ION1 IT IS ! QUALITY ( 9=MATION1 NOT ! QUANTITY1 :I* DET]M9ES ! F9AL \TCOME4 

,NETW> IS NO?+ NEW AS A =M ( CONFLICT4 ,IT IS A NEW CONCEPT1 BUT ! UND]LY+ REALITY ( IT HAS BE5 >\ND = A LONG TIME4 ,:AT IS NEW IS ! RI*] 9=MATIONAL 5VIRONM5T :I* MAKES ! ORGANIZATION ( CIVIL 7& UNCIVIL7 SOCIETY 9TO NETWORKS EASI] & MORE EFFICI5T4 

,! ESS5TIAL CONDITIONS = VICTORY 9 A NETW> CONFLICT >E ALSO ! CONDITIONS :I* MAKE WAG+ NETW> POSSIBLE3 ! %>$ UND]-/&+ ( A SITUATION :I* DEM&S DIRECT ACTION4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ! VICTORY ( ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS IMPLICIT 9 ! FACT ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE UND]/OOD ! CONFLICT & W]E WILL+ TO ACT ON ?AT UND]/&+4 

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,FROM ?IS VANTAGE PO9T1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO 9T]PRET ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S ACCORD+ TO ANY NUMB] ( FRAMEWORKS4 ,!Y W]E A WAT]%$ 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T1 AT :I* ?\S&S ( DISP>ATE GR\PS DISCOV]$ EA* O!R & ! P[] !Y C\LD WIELD TOGE!R4 ,!Y W]E ! PO9T AT :I*1 A DECADE AFT] ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL & ! 5D ( ! OLD 0DEMOCRACY V]SUS COMMUNISM0 OPPOSITION1 ! FUNDAM5TAL DI*OTOMY ( GLOBAL POLITICS WAS RECA/ AS CORPORATE CAPITALISM V]SUS ! COMMON PEOPLE4 ,!Y W]E1 AS ! RESE>*]S ( ! ,R,& CORPORATION SELF-S]V+LY DISCOV]$1 ! SUB/ANTIATION ( !ORIES AB\T H[ NEW COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGIES W\LD %APE SOCIAL CONFLICT4 ,!Y W]E SIMULTANE\SLY ! BEG9N+ & ! HI< PO9T ( A 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 :I* 5D$ :5 T]RORI/S HIJACK$ ! GLOBAL /AGE ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?1 OR :5 COMMUNI/ SPL9T] GR\PS HIJACK$ ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T A YE> & A HALF LAT]1 OR :I* CONT9UES SO LONG AS C]TA9 AN?ROPOLOGY PR(ESSORS REQUIRE A SUBJECT = 9QUIRY4 

,! ONLY ?+ ?AT MATT]S = US AN>*I/S1 ( C\RSE1 IS :AT WE CAN LE>N FROM ! PA/ TO ACT EFFECTIVELY 9 ! PRES5T4 ,DOES IT MAKE S5SE TO PURSUE 0ANO!R ,SEATTLE10 OR IS ?AT JU/ A WILL-O'-!-WISP8 ,C\LD ANY ( ! TACTICS ?AT SUCCE$$ 9 ,SEATTLE BE AS EFFECTIVE TODAY1 OR >E !Y SUBJECT TO A LAW ( DIM9I%+ RETURNS8 

,:AT ,HAPP5$ 9 ,SEATTLE 

  

,IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S1 SOME RE=MI/S MOAN$ ?AT ! CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS & F>-REA*+ GOALS ( MILITANT P>TICIPANTS ALI5AT$ PEOPLE & RU9$ ANY *ANCE ( CONCRETELY AFFECT+ NATIONAL POLICY4 ,YET BY RE=MI/ /&>DS1 ! SO-CALL$ ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T.<#a.> ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,SEATTLE PROTE/S A*IEV$ PRACTICALLY UNPREC$5T$ TRIUMPHS1 & ! CR$IT = ?IS MU/ GO AT LEA/ 9 P>T TO ! MILITANTS4 ,! NEXT ,W,T,O MEET+ HAD TO BE HELD 9 ,QAT>1 CEM5T+ ! IMAGE ( ! ,W,T,O AS AN ANTI-DEMOCRATIC1 OPPRESSIVE ELITE4 ,MANY ( ! PROPOSALS ?AT HAD MO/ \TRAG$ ACTIVI/S W]E IMM$IATELY DROPP$2 LIKEWISE1 ! ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS 7,F,T,A,A7 AGREEM5T IS N[ ESS5TIALLY DEAD 9 ! WAT]4 ,SOME ANALY/S HAVE CONCLUD$ ?AT ! MOBILIZATION AGA9/ CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION PEAK$ E>LY BECAUSE ITS GOALS W]E NOT AMBITI\S 5\<4 

,9 ADDITION TO GIV+ ! ,W,T,O A PUBLIC IMAGE MAKEOV] & SUCCESSFULLY =C+ CON-CESSIONS FROM IT1 ! MILITANCY ( ! DEMON/RATORS 9 ,SEATTLE PU%$ ITS SUPPOS$ CRITICS TO ADOPT A MORE UNCOMPROMIS+ /ANCE4 ,ORGANIZ$ LABOR & SEGM5TS ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY HAVE TO PRES5T ! ILLUSION ( BE+ OPPOSITIONAL 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY !IR EXI/5CE4 ,AS WAS FRANKLY ACKN[L$G$ 9 ! ,R,& REPORT1 !Y HOP$ TO MA9TA9 ?IS ILLUSION & SIMULTANE\SLY ABSORB & NEUTRALIZE ANY RADICAL T5D5CIES BY PUTT+ 9 AN APPE>ANCE AT ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 ,ONCE !Y F\ND !M-SELVES CAU<T UP 9 A HUGE1 OBVI\SLY POPUL> DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! ,W,T,O1 !Y HAD TO FEIGN AT LEA/ SOME SYMPA?Y OR ELSE REVEAL !IR 0OPPOSITION0 TO BE A M]E PRET5SE4 ,?US WE CAN SEE ?AT DIRECT ACTION IS ! MO/ EFFECTIVE MEANS BO? = PUTT+ PRESSURE ON ADV]S>IES & = EX]T+ LEV]AGE ON SUPPOS$ ALLIES4 ,EV5 IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO OV]?R[ ! GOV]NM5T1 =GET AB\T VOT+ & PETITION+--! ONLY HOPE = *ANGE IS 9 ! /REETS4 

,F9ALLY1 ! SUCCESSES 9 ,SEATTLE BR\<T ,U,S AN>*I/S WORLDWIDE VISIBILITY1 ALONG ) A NE$$ MORALE BOO/1 & PROVID$ A =MAT = FUTURE ACTIONS4 ,! 0SUMMIT-HOPP+0 MODEL MADE A VIRTUE ( ! TRANSI5CE ?AT HAS BE5 SU* A /UMBL+ BLOCK = ANTICAPITALI/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA2 LIKE IT OR NOT1 A MOVEM5T MU/ MAKE ! BE/ ( ITS WEAKNESS-ES1 & IF MANY AN>*I/S C\LDN'T BE C\NT$ ON TO /AY 9 ONE PLACE LONG 5\< TO DO EFFECTIVE LOCAL ORGANIZ+ AT LEA/ ?AT MOBILITY 5ABL$ !M TO COME TOGE!R OCCASIONALLY AT CAPITALI/ SUMMITS4 

,! BREAK?R\<S 9 ,SEATTLE ?AT AFFECT$ ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY TURN$ \T 9 ! LONG RUN TO BE DANG]\S GIFTS3 AS SOON AS ! M$IA ATT5TION1 ! ?RILL ( VICTORY1 & ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! NEW MODEL W]E TAK5 AWAY1 MANY AN>*I/S FELT !Y W]E BACK AT SQU>E ONE4 

,A ,COMPLEX ,LEGACY 

  

,9 REFLECT+ ON ! MOBILIZATION 9 ,SEATTLE1 PEOPLE (T5 OV]LOOK ! YE>S ( FAILURE ?AT HAD PREC$$ IT4 ,:AT HAPP5$ 9 ,SEATTLE WAS POSSIBLE PRECISELY BECAUSE IT HAD BE5 YE>S1 IF NOT DECADES1 S9CE SO MANY PEOPLE JO9$ 9 DISRUPTIVE ACTION AGA9/ A CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTION 9 ! ,U,S4 ,AS NOT$ 9 ! ,R,& ANALYSIS1 POLICE EXPECT$ SYMBOLIC >RE/S A LA ! ANTI-NUCLE> DEMON/RATIONS ( ! #a#i#hS1 NOT ! COORD9AT$ OB/RUCTION & RIOT+ !Y GOT4 ,SUBSEQU5T MASS ACTIONS W]E MU* MORE DIFFICULT TO PULL (F1 AS ! AU?ORITIES MOBILIZ$ EV]Y RES\RCE TO 5SURE ?AT :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,SEATTLE W\LD NOT HAPP5 AGA94 

,DESPITE ?IS1 ,SEATTLE WAS FOLL[$ BY A S]IES ( DEMON/RATIONS UNLIKE ANY?+ 9 ! PREC$+ DECADE3 ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C4 WAS %UT D[N ! FOLL[+ ,APRIL BY PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND1 & A YE> LAT] ! ,F,T,A,A M9I/]IAL 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY OCCASION$ ! MO/ 9T5SE /REET FI<T+ S9CE ! ,LOS ,ANGELES RIOTS ( #a#i#i#b4 ,ALL ! TE>GAS 9 ! C\NTRY WAS NO MAT* = ! 5?USIASM ( ! ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5T ONCE PEOPLE HAD A MODEL TO WORK FROM & A /RUCTURE TO PLUG 9TO4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #ba ?AT ! TIDE F9ALLY BEGAN TO REC$E1 & ?IS OCCURR$ PRIM>ILY AS A RESULT ( ! WIDE-SPREAD SELF-FULFILL+ PROPHECY ?AT ! HI< PO9T ( ANTICAPITALI/ MASS ACTIONS WAS OV]4 ,! MOM5TUM ?AT FOLL[$ ,SEATTLE WAS NOT DE/ROY$ BY ! GOV]NM5T RESPONSE1 IT WAS AB&ON$ BY ?OSE :O HAD MA9TA9$ IT3 ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT QUE/ION PRES5T$ BY ! PO/-,SEATTLE PHASE ( /RUGGLE IS NOT H[ TO H&LE REPRESSION1 BUT H[ TO SU/A9 MORALE4 

,AFT] ANTICAPITALI/S LO/ ! 9ITIATIVE1 IT WAS 9EVITABLE ?AT ! P>TISANS ( WILLFUL IMPOT5CE W\LD REGA9 IT4 ,PROPORTIONATE TO ! NUMB] ( P>TICIPANTS1 ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T ( #bb TO #bc WAS 9CR$IBLY 9-EFFECTUAL1 L>GELY DUE TO ! MA*9ATIONS ( LIB]ALS & COMMUNI/S :O DID !IR BE/ TO PREV5T ANYONE FROM TAK+ EFFECTIVE ACTION4 ,& ONCE ! LEG5D ( ,SEATTLE CEAS$ TO BE ! ORIG9 MY? ( AN EXI/+1 VIBRANT MOVEM5T1 IT BECAME A BURD5 UPON EV]YONE :O TRI$ TO APPLY ! MASS ACTION MODEL4 ,EV5 ?\< MANY AN>*I/ DEMON/RATIONS BETWE5 #bb & #be PUT EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5$ 9 ! MID-#a#i#iS TO %AME1 !Y SEEM$ /UNT$ & DISAPPO9T+ COMP>$ ) ! ,BATTLE ( ,SEATTLE4 ,PA/ ACCOMPLI%M5TS ALWAYS CA/ A %AD[ OV] ! PRES5T1 & %AD[S LOOM BIGG] ! FUR!R ! OBJECT CA/+ !M REC$ES4 

,! ,F,T,A,A M9I/]IAL 9 ,MIAMI F\R YE>S AFT] ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S %[$ H[ MU* GR\ND ANTICAPITALI/S HAD LO/ & H[ MU* !IR ADV]S>IES--BO? ?OSE 9 UNI=M & ?OSE C>RY+ PROTE/ SIGNS--HAD LE>N$4 ,:ILE !RE W]E PROBABLY ALMO/ AS MANY COMMITT$ AN>*I/S 9 ,MIAMI AS !RE W]E 9 ,SEATTLE1 F> FEW] O!R PROTE/]S %[$ UP--P>TLY BECAUSE ,MIAMI IS SO F> FROM ! RE/ ( ! ,U,S1 P>TLY BECAUSE IT HAS ! MO/ REACTION>Y ,LAT9O POPULATION ( ANY ,U,S CITY1 & P>TLY BECAUSE ! ABILITY ( ANTICAPITALI/ NETWORKS TO BR+ \T PROTE/]S HAD BE5 SAPP$ BY DEMORALIZATION & COMPETITION ) ANTIW> ORGANIZ+4 ,! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O DUPLICIT\SLY COORD9AT$ ) ! POLICE :ILE ASK+ DEMON/RATORS NOT TO C>RY \T DIRECT ACTION DUR+ !IR M>*1 & ! DEMON/RATORS--9SANELY--AGRE$ TO ?IS REQUE/4 ,?IS 5ABL$ ! POLICE TO CONC5TRATE ON BEAT+ & PEPP]-SPRAY+ PEOPLE BE=E ! UNION M>*1 CONTROLL+ ! /REETS DUR+ IT1 & !N VICI\SLY BRUTALIZ+ & >RE/+ EV]YONE :O REMA9$ 9 T[N AFT] IT4 ,! POLICE TACTICS 9 ,MIAMI1 :I* W]E SIGNIFICANTLY MORE AGGRESSIVE ?AN ?OSE ( ! POLICE 9 ,SEATTLE1 %[$ ?AT ! FLUKE 9 ,SEATTLE WAS NOT ?AT ! POLICE W]E SO AGGRESSIVE BUT ?AT ! CORPORATE M$IA W]E CAU<T (F GU>D & ACCID5TALLY REPORT$ ON !IR VIOL5CE4.<#b.> ,F9ALLY1 ! /RATEGY ( ! DEMON/RATORS 9 ,MIAMI1 :I* CONSI/$ ( A L>GELY SYMBOLIC ASSAULT ON ! F5CE SURR\ND+ ! MEET+S1 HAD NO HOPE ( ACTUALLY 9T]F]+ ) !M4 ,! PROTE/S 9 ,MIAMI ONLY SUCCE$$ 9 DISRUPT+ BUS9ESS AS USUAL & GIV+ ! ,F,T,A,A A BAD NAME BECAUSE ! AU?ORITIES1 /ILL TRANSFIX$ BY ! SPECT] ( ,SEATTLE1 W5T TO SU* L5G?S TO REPRESS !M4 

,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ! ,MIAMI ,F,T,A,A M9I/]IAL IS ITSELF ?REE YE>S BEH9D US1 & !RE HAVE BE5 NO MAJOR MASS ACTIONS 9 ! ,U,S S9CE ,BU%'S SECOND 9AUGURATION ALMO/ TWO YE>S AGO4 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 ! GOOD NEWS IS ?AT 5\< TIME MAY N[ HAVE ELAPS$ S9CE ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S ?AT A MASS MOBILIZATION ) A CLEV] /RATEGY C\LD CAT* ! P[]S ?AT BE BY SURPRISE AGA9--BUT ! BAD NEWS IS ?AT AN>*I/S1 DEMORALIZ$ FROM SO MANY YE>S ( TRY+ TO 0REPEAT ,SEATTLE10 MAY NOT YET BE READY TO /AKE EV]Y?+ ON ANO!R ATTEMPT4 

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,! PRESID5TIAL CAMPAIGN ( #bh WILL BE ! NEXT BACKDROP AGA9/ :I* MAJOR MASS ACTIONS CAN BE EXPECT$ TO TAKE PLACE4 ,:ATEV] MISGIV+S SOME ( US CURR5TLY HAVE AB\T !M1 = AN>*I/S NOT TO HAVE A P[]FUL PRES5CE 9 MASS ACTIONS 9 #bh W\LD BE TANTAM\NT TO \R DISAPPE>ANCE FROM ! NATIONAL >5A ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE4 

,! ESS5TIAL *ALL5GE ( ! MASS ACTION MODEL IS ?AT ITS GREATE/ /R5G?S & WEAKNESSES >E ID5TICAL4 ,WORK+ FROM ! PHYSICS EQUATION T5SION"7=CE_/>EA1 ?IS MODEL BR+S TOGE!R A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 A SMALL SPACE SO !IR COORD9AT$ ACTIONS CAN HAVE EXPON5TIAL EFFECTS--BUT ) SUFFICI5T W>N+1 ! /ATE CAN ALSO CONC5TRATE ITS =CES TO NEUTRALIZE !IR EF=TS4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 SUCCESSFUL MASS ACTIONS MU/ EI!R COME AS A SURPRISE !MSELVES OR EMPLOY AN UNEXPECT$ /RATEGY4 ,AT ! ,G#h PROTE/S 9 ,SCOTL& 9 #b#e1 = EXAMPLE1 P>TICIPANTS \TWITT$ ! AU?ORITIES BY DISP]S+ 9TO ! C\NTRYSIDE TO BLOCK ROADS \TSIDE ! >EAS :]E POLICE =CES W]E CONC5TRAT$4 

,EFFECTIVE MASS ACTION NECESSITATES ?AT PEOPLE FROM A BROAD RANGE ( P]SPECTIVES WORK TOGE!R )\T LIMIT+ EA* O!R4 ,9 ?AT REG>D1 MASS ACTIONS >E GOOD PRACTICE = BUILD+ ! SYMBIOTIC RELATION%IPS FUNDAM5TAL TO AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,! MOBILIZATIONS ?AT SUCCE$$ 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,QUEBEC ,CITY1 & ELSE:]E SUCCE$$ BECAUSE A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE SIMULTANE\SLY 5GAG$ 9 A DIV]SE >RAY ( COMPLEM5T>Y TACTICS4 ,REG>DLESS ( ! SUCCESS ( A P>TICUL> ACTION1 ! ABILITY TO DO ?IS ITSELF CON/ITUTES A VICTORY OV] ! SEGREGATION1 ISOLATION1 & CONFLICT PROMOT$ BY ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,9 ?AT REG>D1 ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S W]E NOT AN UNREPEATABLE MIRACLE1 BUT RA!R AN EXAMPLE ( H[ P[]FUL WE CAN BE :5EV] WE F9D WAYS TO WORK TOGE!R4 

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,WE ,>E ,EV]Y:]E3 ,! ,IRRESI/IBLE ,RISE ( ,GLOBAL ,ANTICAPITALISM--,?R\< TE/IMONY1 PHOTOS1 TACTICS1 & HI/ORY1 ?IS BOOK PROVIDES AN EXCELL5T CONTEXT = ANTICAPITALI/ ORGANIZ+ 9 ! YE>S UP TO & IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 

0,FIVE ,YE>S ,AFT] ,W,T,O ,PROTE/S0 BY ,*UCK ,MUNSON--,9 ?IS >TICLE1 ONE ( ! ADM9I/RATORS ( WWW49FO%OP4ORG REFUTES CORPORATE M$IA REPORTS ?AT ! MOVEM5T BEH9D ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S HAD COME TO AN 5D BY #b#d4 

0,N#c ,BLACK ,BLOC ,COMMUNIQUE0 BY ! ,ACME ,COLLECTIVE--,SOME ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 ,SEATTLE RELEAS$ ?IS EXCELL5T & NUANC$ DEF5SE ( AN>*I/ PROP]TY DE/RUCTION AT ! ,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS4 

0,DEMON/RAT+ ,RESI/ANCE10 ! FEATURE >TICLE 9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ,ROLL+ ,?UND]--,?IS EXT5SIVE ANALYSIS FOLL[S ! AN>*I/ EXP]IM5TATION ) MASS ACTION & AUTONOM\S ACTION MODELS ?AT OCCURR$ BETWE5 #b & #b#e1 DRAW+ CONCLUSIONS AB\T :AT FACTORS MU/ BE PRES5T = EA* APPROA* TO SUCCE$4 

,A SIMPLE ,GOOGLE SE>* %\LD TURN UP ONL9E V]SIONS ( ! LA/ ?REE ( !SE TEXTS4 

.<#a.> ,IRONICALLY1 ! 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T0 WAS P]HAPS ! MO/ GLOBALLY 9T]CONNECT$ MOVEM5T 9 ! HI/ORY ( PROTE/ MOVEM5TS4 ,! CORPORATE M$IA *RI/5$ IT ) ?AT MISNOM] BECAUSE ID5TIFY+ IT = :AT IT WAS--A MOVEM5T OPPOS+ CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION--W\LD ACKN[L$GE ! EXI/5CE ( CAPITAL-ISM1 & ?US ! POSSIBILITY ( O!R SOCIAL & ECONOMIC SY/EMS4 

.<#b.> ,LIKEWISE1 AS ! DRAMATICALLY MILIT>IZ$ POLICE =CE 9 ,MIAMI CONSI/$ ( AT LEA/ SIX TIMES AS MANY (FIC]S AS PROTECT$ ! ,W,T,O 9 ,SEATTLE1 & !Y FAC$ (F AGA9/ CR[DS P]HAPS A FIF? ! SIZE ( ?OSE ?AT HAD GA!R$ 9 #a#i#i#i1 !Y C\LD NOT FALL BACK ON ! EXCUSE ( BE+ 0OV]:ELM$0 & =C$ 9TO VIOL5CE4 ,IF ANY?+1 ! POLICE 9 ,MIAMI W]E MORE VIOL5T ?AN ?OSE 9 ,SEATTLE1 ?\<TLESSLY ATTACK+ DEMON/RATORS1 RETIR$ UNION MEMB]S1 & CORPORATE M$IA REPORT]S ALIKE4 

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