the video clip with the title 'dc cops attack world bank protesters' is ridiculous. as someone who was also held hostage in front of the bank for two hours and who watched in horror as the riot troops moved in, i know that what they were doing was hardly attacking. it wasn't particularly friendly, and i was quite scared, but they didn't attack. personally, it did seem as though dc police were trying their best to get us to attack them, but we held to our principles and despite their attempts, kept it peaceful. after two hours of bullshit we were finally herded back to freedom plaza and let go and as far as i could see, we all made it out okay.
what we fight for is truth and justice in all things, ESPECIALLY in the media, so let's continue to do our best to present the events and issues as they are. spinning them to our individual agendas, whether we're CNN/AOL Time Warner, or just one person and a camera, is not in anyone's best interests.