Things were a lot calmer in town Wednesday. The curfew and near-martial law last night settled down the protesters. The mayor declared a 50-block zone downtown where all protesters would be arrested automatically. The National Guard is helping Seattle police enforce the rule. This is the closest thing to a police state I have ever seen.
Riot cops are everywhere.
Zach Works is a freelance writer in Seattle. A no-win situation Nonviolent protesters get hit from both sides at the WTO conference in Seattle. The WTO has united labor and the radical, countercultural left in a way the anti-war movement never could. All rights reserved.