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Anarchist Plot to Kill the Queen

Anarchist Rioter | 30.12.2001 14:47

The Torygraph is at it again - another Special Branch briefing that is thinly disguised as a news story about "anarchist plots" to disrupt next years' Golden Jubilee celebrations.

"Special Branch detectives are investigating anarchist plans for the violent disruption of the Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral attended by the Queen to celebrate her Golden Jubilee next year. Hundreds of activists from the Movement Against the Monarchy (Ma'm) and other radical groups intend to target the service on June 4, which is the focal point of four days of official jubilee celebrations. They plan a big demonstration outside the cathedral, which police fear will turn violent. One Special Branch officer said: 'We have seen that anarchists are capable of mounting mass violent confrontations. Last May, they almost brought the centre of London to a standstill with their anti-capitalist protests on Oxford Street. A demonstration of similar ferocity in a smaller place has the capacity to wreak far greater damage and endanger life.'"

Well there we have it, the ultimate in Stalinist propaganda from the Ministry of Truth itself. For those of you who don't know, the Special Branch are Britain's political police, charged with tracking down major organised crime networks and terrorists. So, in the middle of a major war, Special Branch still has the time to brief journalists on some non-existent threat to the security of the Royal Family. The sub-text of this article is very clear.

Firstly, these "briefings" are designed to wind up the middle classes, and hence legitimise the use of "anti-terrorist" legislation to deal with anti-capitalist protestors.

Second, the briefings anticipate violence by activists in advance. The police played a similar game on Mayday - when the protestors failed to oblige, the police decided to cut out the middleman and kick off the riot themselves by senselessly clubbing dozens of unarmed civilians with gloved fists and batons. The resulting mayhem was then reported in the press the next day as an "anarchist riot". Ditto Brighton, DSEi, and just about every other anti-capitalist protest that I have ever been on.

Third, this underlines the total political control of the media in this country. I really don't know why we bother with the pretence of an "independent media" in the UK - it would be far more cost-effective if the cops just wrote the news themselves. Oops, but then most pigs can't spell, can they?

Incidentally, the apocalyptic event that the Torygraph/Special Branch are referring to is called a "street party" in anarchist terminology. It is rather funny that they are kicking up such a stink, since it is the Queen's Golden Jubilee after all, and we're all supposed to be organising street parties to wish Her Majesty good health and another 50 years on the throne etc etc.

Whether or not you believe that the celebrations represent 1000 years of ruling class oppression is completely irrelevant - the very fact that Her Maj requires the services of the Gestapo to smear the opposition indicates that the Royal Family might just have a legitimacy problem. See you all in June!

Anarchist Rioter

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Bogus

30.12.2001 18:29

Partee on dude.....

Bill & Ted


Looks like Mayday is starting early

30.12.2001 19:48

It looks like Mayday 2002 is starting early...

But seriously, the Guardian should be put on the Mayday Monopoly board. Target the Media. C'mon folks you know it makes sense.

Nice that they should feel the Windsor Paracites lack popular support. Sharpen your guillotines, it's time to get rid of the royals.

Emile Henry


Back off, Emile

31.12.2001 04:40

I'm a Canadian, and she's my Queen too, so you frigging anarchists can just back off. We love our Queen. God saves.
The Queen mother, on the other hand, should be devoured by rabid Corgis. Chucky too.

John Kearney


HAPPY NEW YEAR

31.12.2001 11:16


"A demonstration of similar ferocity in a smaller place has the capacity to wreak far greater damage and endanger life."

WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT??????

A smaller protest of similar ferocity as mayday has only about enough capacity to send everyone to sleep.

A smaller police response similar to that of mayday certainly does have the capacity to endanger life, that's for sure.

As the post above said it's all about "TERRORISM" - property damage and risk of endangering life at protests is now most certainly now within new EU definition of 'terrorism' in our post 911 new world order.

Get ready for a crazy 2002 where protests will be severely clamped down on across europe.

On this NYE I wish you all strength for the coming year/s...

Be strong, be proud yet humble, hold love in your heart.

WE ARE WINNING!

ps I remember prince philip trying to cut down the oaks in Queen Anne's ride in the shadow of Windsor castle - but we won with the help of local people, local police, even some army folk - and they all hated the monarchy too!

pps RECLAIM THE MEDIA 2002 :-))

pps STREET PARTRIES - about bloody time!

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