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WTO Critics Infiltrate Trade Lecture (english)
by The Yes Men 9:11pm Wed Jan 3 '01

Taking the parody of the WTO's web site to the next level, activists manage to plant their own lecturer at a trade conference in Austria. Attendees couldn't tell the difference.

In October 2000, the Yes Men were offered an opportunity they couldn't pass up: to lecture an international group of distinguished lawyers on the ideology of the World Trade Organization... as representatives of that agency.

"In March 2000, the Yes Men are put in charge of
answering mail at Gatt.org, a website designed by
RTMark to look like the WTO's official website but
convey the WTO's message more clearly."

They field a request for the WTO's Michael Moore to
address a "Free Trade Uber Alles" group.

Mr. Moore was not available, so they sent their
own man: "Andreas Bichlbauer, J.D." an imposter
masquerading as an official representative of
the WTO complete with his own PowerPoint presentation.

Apparently few in the audience could tell the difference
between Bichlbauer's staged ravings and the WTO's typical
"Free Trade Uber Alles" pitch!

Full story at:
http://www.theyesmen.org/wto/

www.theyesmen.org/wto/

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I love it ... (english)
by Angry White Male 9:20pm Wed Jan 3 '01

ROTFLMAO!

Beautiful. More wit, less violence!

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I agree.. (english)
by Wilford Brimley 9:56pm Wed Jan 3 '01

That's one of the funniest things I've seen in quite a while....hilarious and inspiring!

WB

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