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Anti War activists attempt to lock on to moving carpet bomb convoy

Bomb Buster | 01.04.2003 11:51

Anti War activists have again tried to blockade a convoy carrying 'dumb' bombs by road from RAF Welford to RAF Fairford. The bombs will be used for carpet bombing Iraq from B52s based at Fairford

Antiwar Activists Halt Bomb Convoy Again


At 9am this morning anti-war activists used their bodies to stop a convoy carrying bombs as it was making its way from the bomb 'depot', RAF Welford in Berkshire, to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

In a protest against the humanitarian cost of war on Iraq, 5 activists locked themselves onto the lorries that make up the bomb convoy. They were attempting to prevent the convoy's deadly cargo from reaching RAF Fairford where it is believed it will be loaded onto United States Air Force B52 bombers destined for Iraq.

The convoy was successfully halted on the west bound slip road at Chievely junction (M4/A34) north of Newbury. One group blocked the lead vehicals, whilst others attempted to lock on to the bomb transporters. Police and lorry drivers seem to be under orders to keep the convoy moving at all costs. Activists were forced to unlock as the lorries kept moving despite the drivers being told that there were people under their vehicals.

As with a similar action last week no arrests were made.


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  1. if the trucks kept moving — enraged
  2. eye witness account — bomb busters
  3. HAHHA — RightIsRight
  4. sedition — logical
  5. who forced 'em — tom
  6. Pointless — Sean
  7. Oh my god — Jason
  8. Well, duh ... — Poet's Daughter
  9. Soldiers behaved wrongly — kps
  10. Chickens — Tongue Boy
  11. Ok — Zach Cohen
  12. Glad they didn't actually chain themselves — Jheka
  13. Don't complain — ElCapitanAmerica
  14. Better Luck Next Time — Chirac
  15. Morons — www.pavefrance.com
  16. Ok — Zach Cohen
  17. Dangerous precedent — Dishman
  18. Darwin Award was SO close! — Natural Selection
  19. People who put themselves in danger... — hobgoblin of little minds
  20. human what? — Alison
  21. Wait — RightIsRight
  22. Good comedy — say it like it is
  23. This parrot is deceased! — Yank Don j.
  24. Better luck next time — Darwin Akbar
  25. Priorities — Model4
  26. Good Show, Chaps! — Darwin Akbar
  27. It's......Monthy Python's Flying Circus! — Yankee Don J.
  28. Haha. — James
  29. Futility with purpose — Knockabout Boy
  30. Next up.... — Pepsiholic
  31. LGF is pointing wartrolls to Indymedia again: — Justin
  32. Stand aside, Liberal Pussies! — A. Murrican
  33. Silly children — JustFreddie
  34. Freedom of speech v. vandalism — Nicholas
  35. What does "Committment" mean? — Tish
  36. Go all the way for peace — paljoey
  37. What does "Committment" mean? — Tish
  38. What does "Committment" Mean? — Tish
  39. What did you expect? — chris
  40. Screw the shtoopid "peace" protesters — Marvin Gardens
  41. The real blame — turtleboy
  42. Freedom of Speech — Orion
  43. blubbering children — Dar ul Harbarian
  44. dummies. — maximus
  45. This Week's "Corrie" Award — Yomama Bin Drinqin
  46. Next Direct Action! — Sid
  47. This Week's "Corrie" Award — Yomama Bin Drinqin
  48. NOT COMPLETELY GUTLESS — ml
  49. Pick on something you can handle next time... — Scooter
  50. For Real? — Julia
  51. Perhaps you need to think a bit..... — Knarph
  52. thanks for all your pants little comments — littlegreenballs
  53. What a hoot! — Amy Dorritt
  54. Fuckin' cowardly Brits — Pete
  55. Stoooooopid — dick
  56. How stupid can you get? — Joe Mama
  57. lmao...dumb f*ckers — squaddie
  58. You may violate the laws... — daveman
  59. Wow.. i hope the trucks are unhurt — israeliguy
  60. ARE YOU ALL AMERICAN OR SOMETHING? — BRIT
  61. Direct Action! — Sid
  62. Next Acton — Sidney
  63. YAWN YAWN... — all your bases belong to U$ ;)
  64. Bad Bad Israelis — Sean
  65. Not Pro-Saddam? — Curtis
  66. Occupied territories — U$
  67. METHODOLOGY RE SADDAM — BRIT
  68. hoisted by their own petards... — R.B. Glennie
  69. One Honk — ihatepacifascists
  70. If it was up to me — Curtis
  71. Well Gee — Eric
  72. Thanks to IMC Admins — bilebilebile
  73. support our boys! — -
  74. Nazi? — Curtis
  75. Interference — Daniel
  76. what sort of martyrs are you? — Brian Dalton
  77. Hardmen — Ivan
  78. Putting Up — Curtis
  79. Oh you fucking idiots — northof40(the parallel)
  80. Another question — Curtis
  81. AWESOME!! — USA ALL THE WAY!!
  82. Who armed Saddam? — Bildo
  83. Try using a little fact in your arguement. — Bildo
  84. Try fact, it works — Bildo
  85. Dumb and Dumber — Egfrow
  86. OH YES, AND FOR BRIT~~~~~ — A COWGIRL
  87. The Funniest Thing I've read in weeks — Colleen
  88. Are these vegetables that walk like a man ??? — J. Fred Muggs
  89. IDIOTS — Todd
  90. IDIOT protestors — Todd
  91. Stupidity — brent