Well, John I have to completely agree with you. I suppose my beef was not at all with protesters like yourself, but more along the lines of a classmate who is going down to protest. Her motivation was based on contesting the "third world oppression" carried out by the G8 and other wealthy nations. Maybe this is heartless and cold, but I do not see why industrialized nations should not pursue policies that are in their best economic interest, even if it is not beneficial to developing nations.

I agree that it is not desirable to have non-elected bodies controlling important policy especially when they are comprised of industry representatives. I did not know this and it certainly changed my outlook on these organizations.