Police attack protesters outside buckingham palace
relay | 19.11.2003 16:56
4.40pm Wednesday, London - Buckingham Palace
Reports just coming in of a completely unprovoked police attack on protesters, targetting speakers using a small sound system outside Buckingham palace. A squad of police attacked a group of people around a small sound system playing anti-Bush music, violently pushing and punching people. Police have now surrounded the system and making people wit the system pack up and leave. Could hear lots of outraged shouting "What are you doing?! This is a peaceful protest!","This is censorship" and "shame on you" - and "calm down".
No official reason given... police have threatened but have made no arrests - this is jsut like the notorious flag-stealing incident...
Reports just coming in of a completely unprovoked police attack on protesters, targetting speakers using a small sound system outside Buckingham palace. A squad of police attacked a group of people around a small sound system playing anti-Bush music, violently pushing and punching people. Police have now surrounded the system and making people wit the system pack up and leave. Could hear lots of outraged shouting "What are you doing?! This is a peaceful protest!","This is censorship" and "shame on you" - and "calm down".
No official reason given... police have threatened but have made no arrests - this is jsut like the notorious flag-stealing incident...
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Unprovoked, sure.
19.11.2003 17:53
Protester
Easy
19.11.2003 18:02
Bill
"lefties worse than hitler shock"
19.11.2003 18:10
If you want to leave the country may I suggest living in Turkey as a Kurd or Colombia as an indigenous person? You'll experience that lovely firm hand of authority you seem to love, and you can rest assured it'll all be approved by Bush and Blair.
As for the appeasement crack, we were the people condemning the US, UK et al for supporting Saddam during the worst of his crimes. Where were you?
Hugh Jampton
Solidarity From Portland, Oregon, USA
19.11.2003 19:16
Brutal attacks by the police state on unarmed citizens is the pattern for bush everywhere he goes. Even here, in his own country, he is not courageous enough to actually face The People. He is so despised he must hide and sneak about like the criminal that he is. And everywhere he goes, people pay an enormous price for his presence.
In August of 2002, he came to Portland. Police in our city armed themselves with high tech weaponry, padded themselves with riot gear, and then opened fire with rubber bullets and chemical weapons on thousands of unarmed civilians who stood in the streets to register their dissent against this terrible little man.
During that visit, people who had believed in the US Constitution learned that freedom of speech is a lie in America. School teachers and social workers and little old ladies were beaten and gassed in the streets. A ten month old baby was sent to the hospital after being fired upon, point blank in the face, with pepper spray.
He actually came back again this August, only this time he hid out in a fortified bunker on the outskirts of town while he begged the rich and famous for money. Even at that, he had to be sneaked into the city in a bizarre plot involving decoy limos and subterfuge. It is believed that he was spirited to his expensive speaking engagement crouched in the back of an ambulance as two black limos threw off the crowd. Just like last time, he was never even seen by the thousands of people who turned out to tell him what they really think about him. And just like last time, thousands of armed storm troopers met the people in the streets. Snipers perched on top of buildings, armed gunships hovered in the skies, armed tanks patrolled the streets, and the police once again unleashed pepper spray and clubs on unarmed civilians.
(There were some victories, though. The bus carrying delegates who had come to bring him money was detained by protesters.)
Now, he has come to your country. Once again, the people will be left with scars, chemical burns, and an enormous bill to cover the high tech security required to host this man who would be king. Why does he even come out, if it's not to see the people? Why does he foist these ridiculous, expensive, violent "visits" on cities around the world, only to be hidden from view, only to ignore the people he pretends he came to see? Why do we allow this?
I can only say we, the working people of the United States, stand with you in solidarity. Thanks for standing up against this monster and everything he represents. Don't believe the lie being told by the corporate media -- we do NOT support this man, he was NOT elected, he does NOT represent the people of the United States.
Portlander
Keep the faith - and keep up the satire!
19.11.2003 19:24
As an American living abroad, it is heartening to see the degree of good-natured and witty satire the Brits are using at this critical state visit. Keep it up and think of some more!
Bush has been protected by his corporate media connections for far too long, as well as his army of security detail who clear out any dissenting views or images. This visit to an ally nation helps to illustrate what a destructive, aggressive and violent role Mr. Bush has played in both domestic and foreign affairs. The British right now are helping bring light to how much this man and his misadministration's agenda is loathed and mistrusted throughout the world.
At least you CAN do satirical protesting in the UK. During the inauguration in Washington, DC in 2000, satirical puppets were banned from the presidential cavalcade down Pennsylvania.
prefer not to say for 'security reasons'
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
More info please on aggro outside Buckingham Palace?
19.11.2003 19:31
B
Que se vayan todos!!!
19.11.2003 19:37
Keep up! The civilized world expects a lot from London anti Bush movements.
We, the people of the world, are thousands of millions, they, the stablishment, are a few corporations supported on force and death. We shall win, sooner or later.
Regards to you all!!!
Assambleist
more updates on urban 75
19.11.2003 19:40
Queeney
In Solidarity from New York
19.11.2003 20:41
The city I live in was the one that was attacked,
and I still think that George is the Anti-Christ.
I don't believe a word he says; I don't think that
he has the best interests of Americans, let alone
human beings in general, in mind; I think he is a
pernicious influence on the world and must be stopped
immediately.
Most of the average people that I know likewise despise
George Bush. I wish I were there humiliating him with you;
lieu of that, please accept my little note of
encouragement written in the spirit of solidarity.
Maybe one day soon we, the average people of the world, can make
it so that not one square foot will be left on the planet
where the Anti-christ can have peace of mind. I think we are
very, very close to that goal.
The Bionic Cowlick
In Solidarity from Helsinki, Finland
19.11.2003 21:49
Be proud of what you are doing. Stand up against the real terrorists. You are not alone, you have the support of millions around the globe!
Nothing ever burns down by itself...
Paavo
Go London go!
19.11.2003 23:22
Today I can be proud of being a Londonner. It's nice, as yesterday I was ashamed of living in a country that is sending troops to Iraq!
patrick
Solidarity From SYDNEY!
20.11.2003 04:45
Aussies are with ya, POWER to the peaceful!
Pity we'll have to see you on Saturday night's final, but that's another story... ;^)
MAC
Stay pumping London
20.11.2003 08:09
Lick Shot
From Denmark with Love...
20.11.2003 09:38
Activist 9436
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