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Protesters Lash IMF, World Bank

Agence France Presse | August 29, 2001 WASHINGTON - Activists planning mass protests against the IMF and World Bank next month accused the two institutions Tuesday of secretly plotting policies that hurt the poor.

Cyber War Declared on World Bank

Guardian (UK) | by John Vidal and Charlotte Denny Protesters threatened last night to use "cyber sit-ins" to derail a high-profile development conference organized by the World Bank, after the Washington-based body announced it would hold the conference online to avoid demonstrations.

D.C. Police Preparing for IMF Protests

Smaller Crowd Expected At Sunday Demonstration Washington Post / By Arthur Santana, Washington Post Staff Writer Hundreds of D.C. police officers have been summoned to surprise training drills this week to prepare for a demonstration Sunday against global capitalism, but organizers say that there may be more police than protesters and that officials are overreacting.