Suddenly, June 3-4. The Army opens fire on unarmed demonstrators. Many are killed. As the shooting continues, survivors run back and forth to telephones. Eyewitness accounts are phoned out around the world.
Reporters switch on their cellular telephones in Beijing and broadcast live.
The world is watching and people are horrified. For a few short moments, an extraordinary window for networking opens all around the world. In Boston, we go to the ecumenical center to ask if we can help. Now collect calls from the students in Tiananmen Square who have the center's telephone number are constant. We expect to find banks of telephones and roomsful of fax machines.