Two of the victims of the police attack on Halloween night, returned to the scene, on solicitors advice, to identify any CCTVs, which might help us to establish the truth of what really happened.

As they walked down the alley where the beatings took place, 2 cops approached them and began questioning them, asking one if he had "allegiance to any group" and informing the other that he had been recognised as a member of the group. Shortly thereafter, a TSG van arrived at the scene. One was questioned by a Sargeant, and explaioned what he was doing. The sargeant was invited to ring the solicitor to verify the reason that they were taking photos. He instead radio'd in to see if the individual was wanted for anything. He then said something along the lines of "I'm sure you understand that in times like these, we have to take action if we see people walking around alleys, photographing buildings. He was less than happy when the individual took a photo of him. He then asked if he could leave and was told he could.

The other individual was questioned for longer and they were not allowed to stand near each other ! Neither, of course was under arrest. That individual was told that "due to the current situation, we are watching out for Terrorists and Hooligans" - the individual suggested that they were making racist assumptions due to his Irish accent. Shortly after the second individual was released.

So, the War against Terror is definitely being used as a cover to stamp on dissent. Believing the world could be a better place makes us as "bad as Bin Laden"

Love and rage

W@