A few year ago however the quiet storefront made front pages around the world.During the World Trade Organization talks in November 1999 protesters flooded Seattle is streets and among their targets was Starbucks a symbol to them of free-market cap italism run amok another multinational out to blanket the earth Amid the crowds of protesters and riot police were black-masked anarchists who trashed the store leaving its windows smashed and its tasteful green-and-white decor smelling of teargas instead of aspresso.Says an angry Schultz It is hurtful.I think people are ill-informed. It is very difficult to protest against a can of coke a bottle of Pepsi or a can of Folgers. Starbucks is both this ubiquitous brand and a place where you can go and break a window You can't break a can of Coke.