Jim wrote:

CNN's poll is asking "Are you familiar with the issues behind the G8 summit". 58% said "No". Perhaps the protesting will help motivate more to educate themselves.

if only that were the case. the exact opposite has already taken place. the protesting has done nothing more than take the focus off of the g8 talks and place it upon the riots/rioters. the g8 talks would have only been briefly mentioned in the media if there had been not rioting to sensationalize it. the riots only allow the reporters to give the public something that they will want to watch (read death, destruction, and mayhem). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp