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Wednesday afternoon pics of Bush visit protests

kriptick | 19.11.2003 20:26 | Bush 2003 | Anti-militarism | London

Pictures taken on way to buck house and around it as the light was fading.

On the way to the palace but totally ringed in by cops
On the way to the palace but totally ringed in by cops

Noise protest outside the palace.
Noise protest outside the palace.

These were very fine singers
These were very fine singers

Indymedia gets everywhere
Indymedia gets everywhere

This American corp media journo just couldn't make himself heard.
This American corp media journo just couldn't make himself heard.


These were taken late Wednesday afternoon around Buckingham Palace as the light was fading. Cops would only allow people so close to the palace - the edge of St James Park but there was sufficient noise made to leave the occupants of the palace in no doubt as to just how unwelcome their state visitor was.

Indymedia left its mark on the mainstream journo in the black coat.

The silver haired suit was just so mainstream corporate American media and repeatedly kept trying to make a report in front of his TV camera crew but every time was completely drowned out by deafening shouts of "American media lies", "Bush murders children" and "Bush go home". Such a shame.

kriptick

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If it was only only 150 people.....

20.11.2003 00:11

.... that'd be at least £10 000 a head.

Isn't that more than the banquet cost???

Moneybags

Check Again

20.11.2003 14:21

Face to Face
Face to Face

Dear Mr./Ms. Moneybags,

It looks like more than 150 people to me. You are viewing what Arundhati Roy called "The Other Superpower." You can try to play down the numbers if you like. I've heard that argument before. It is the same old song and dance.

Dear fellow members of the Other Superpower,

This is inspiring. I cannot wait to hear today's report. All eyes on London and take notes.
Noise is effective. I am sure it is rattling the shrub's already short attention span.

I have found that whistles work well to alter the reports of corporate journo-spokesmodels.

A couple of months ago, I flashed this message at the shrub as he left a "faith-based" fundraiser. He sat up in his limo and pressed his face to the glass and mouthed the words. It was like watching a live Steve Bell cartoon.

It doesn't matter where he goes. Even at "home", the Other Superpower will find him.

Cheers,
Keith,
Houston

Independent Voter
- Homepage: http://houston.indymedia.org

Clever signs

20.11.2003 17:10

Yet very stupid. The first sign about never having been a good war or bad peace is simply ignorant. World War 2 was a good war, the peace before it was a bad peace. If the war had happened earlier it would have been easy and millions of lives would have been saved. The US civil war is another example of a good war, without that conflict millions would still be in bondage. A sign so easily refutable is useless.

The other sign, Bush Lies, People Died is better, but coudl easily have been improved by changing Lies to Lied so that it rythmed. Lied, died. Certainly its past tense but it works far better.

If the protesters aren't going to give a few minutes worth of thought to their signs why should anyone really pay attention? Are the protests intended to change peoples opinions or simply to make the protestors feel superior?

Ruprecht