To be sure, there were perhaps 200 individuals who, having declined to pledge themselves to nonviolent direct action, delighted in smashing storefronts and turning over garbage cans Most of these youthful protesters belonged to the"Black Bloc", an Oregon-based anarchist organization ideologically opposed to free-market capitalism and centralized state power Wearing dark hoods and black jack boots, Black Bloc members damaged stores that had been identified as engaging in extremely callous business practices. For example, they spared a Charles Schwab outlet, but smashed the windows of Fidelity Investments fo maintaining high stakes in Occidental Petroleum, the oil company most responsible for violence against indigenous people in Colombia. They moved against Starbucks because of the company's non-support of fair-traded coffee, but not against Tully's. They stayed from REI stores, but inflicted damage on away GAP outlets because of the company's heavy reliance on sweatshop in Asia. Negotiations inside the conference centre did not proceed smoothly either. Struggling to overcome the handicap of a late start, the wto