Critical Mass and Peace Camp
london eye | 31.10.2002 14:54
As the Peace Camp outside the Imperial War Museum faces eviction, a Critical Mass cycle ride sets off through the London, due to reach Parliament Square by 5:30pm.
Around 100 people have begun a Critical Mass ride around London's war-related sites, including the Ministry of Defence. Dressed in halloween costumes and masks, they were cheered off by a samba band, and are now being accompanied along the way by a mobile sound system.
Meanwhile, around 25 police and police photographers are standing by outside the camp, and more are turning up all over the city, particularly in Westminster, in anticipation of further actions and this evening's mass civil disobedience outside parliament.
Meanwhile, around 25 police and police photographers are standing by outside the camp, and more are turning up all over the city, particularly in Westminster, in anticipation of further actions and this evening's mass civil disobedience outside parliament.
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02.11.2002 10:03
Ministry of Defence (Whitehall, Tel: 010 7218 9000 or 0870 607 4455): War for sale.
TotalFinaElf (40 Clarendon Road, Watford, Tel: 01923 694000): This French company has signed deals to bring Iraq's oil to market.
Lukoil (86 Jermyn Street, SE1, Tel: 020 7839 6778/7771): As well as being Russia’s largest oil company, Lukoil is currently exporting more oil from Iraq than any other foreign company.
BP (St. James’ Square, SW1, Tel: 7496 4000, email:
Shell (The Cut, SW1; Tel: 010 7934 1234): Also slavering.
Alvis (34 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1, Tel: 7808 8888): Alvis produces armoured fighting vehicles and its turnover is 100% military. It has exported 20,000 military vehicles to more than 60 countries.
BAE Systems (6 Carlton Gardens, SW1, Tel: 01252 373232, Fax: 01252 383 9911): BAE Systems produces a wide range of military equipment, which accounts for around 75% of it’s total sales. It has a history of selling it indiscriminately to repressive regimes and regions of conflict around the world. BAE Systems is the UK’s number one arms exporter.
MBDA (11 The Strand, WC2): Subsidiary of BAE (37.5%). Designs and produces guided weapon systems for land-based, naval and airborne requirements.
Rolls-Royce (65 Buckingham Gate, SW1,Tel: 020 7222 9020): Rolls-Royce has provided gas turbine aero-engine facilities to 100 armed forces. Its engines presently power around 25% of the world’s military aircraft fleet.
GKN (7 Cleveland Row, London SW1A 1DB,Tel: 020 7930 2424/01527 517715): Its aerospace activities comprise a 50% share in the world’s second largest helicopter company, AgustaWestland, which produces a wide range of helicopters, including Apache attack helicopters for the UK armed forces
Raytheon Systems Limited (80 Park Lane, London W1,Tel: 020 7569 5500):
Produces military and commercial electronic systems and business and special mission aircraft. Raytheon is the 4th largest US defence contractor.
Lockheed Martin UK (Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1,Tel: 020 7412 0555, Fax: 020 7412 0547): The world's largest arms producer. It exports $2-$3 billion worth of arms around the world each year.
The American Chamber of Commerce (aka. the British American Business Inc., 75 Brook Street, London W1Y 2EB,Tel: 020 7467 7400; fax: 020 7493 2394;email:
Armed Forces Recruiting Centre, (453 Strand, W1,Tel: 08457 300111): did you really think everyone else on this list would actually do the fighting?
The US Embassy (24 Grosvenor Square, SW1; Tel: 020 7499 9000): Gross and venal, (the government, not the people).
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