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Smash EDO Citizens' Weapons Inspection of EDO MBM

Smashy | 25.06.2012 09:21 | Smash EDO | Afghanistan | Anti-militarism | Palestine | South Coast | World

On Monday 16th July 2012 at 1pm a group of concerned citizens from Brighton and beyond will be attempting to inspect the EDO MBM factory in Moulsecoomb to further highlight the factory's complicity in the murder of innocent civilians around the world.

It has long been known that this local company has links with illegal and immoral arms deals and Smash EDO intend to hold them to account. Indeed a team broke in and successfully decommissioned the factory in January 2009 and then waited to be arrested by the police. At their later trial it was found that their actions were entirely legal which totally undermines the company's insistence that they operate within English Law.

The two previous inspection attempts have resulted in stiff resistance from Sussex Police, who have refused to investigate war crimes being committed by the company.

This mass action is part of an ongoing "Summer of Resistance" which has seen almost daily actions by protesters against the factory in May and June and which will continue until the end of July.

Protester Howard Stone said "It seems every day we hear of attacks on civilians by fighter jets and drones around the world and I do not find it acceptable that parts to facilitate this are made in my neighbourhood". Smash EDO wish it to be known that other events that may happen to be taking place in the city that day are of no interest to the group. Our intention is, as ever, only to disrupt the Arms Industry and those who support its continued existence.

For more information, contact Smash EDO press spokespersons Chloe Marsh or Andrew Beckett on 07526557436 or see smashedo.org.uk

Smashy
- e-mail: smashedo@riseup.net
- Homepage: www.smashedo.org.uk

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Inspection

25.06.2012 09:42

"On Monday 16th July 2012 at 1pm a group of concerned citizens from Brighton and beyond will be attempting to inspect the EDO MBM factory"

.........and in the usual tradition of Smash EDO not getting anywhere the place, getting into a argument with some cops, getting laughed at by the employees and achieving nothing.


Smash EDO - the new SHAC.

Nick

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re inspection

25.06.2012 10:33

fuck off troll

fuck the trolls

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Smash EDO = SHAC

25.06.2012 10:36

Just like SHAC again, don't deal with the failure - just label all those who point it out as 'trolls'.

Nick

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Of course !

25.06.2012 11:10

I was trying to think the other day what the Smash EDO campaign reminded me off and this thread has got it exactly.
Smash EDO now is just like SHAC was about three years ago when it all started to go downhill and the support fell away. The news that some people have been drawing "expenses' from Smash EDO is exactly the same route that led to the infamous "full time workers" and the property purchase in France for key SHAC people.

slaps head with palm of hand

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Fair is fair

25.06.2012 11:16

Be fair SHAC may have its problems but it least it never banned Jewish people in the way that Smash EDO did :-)

SHAC supporter

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Troll watch

25.06.2012 11:31

A troll? No.

Someone who is trying (again) to start rumours based on their own fantasy? Yes.

A waste of their own time? Yes.

Mandy

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Nick

25.06.2012 11:49

And news that many senior figures from the arms industry and the police dress up as a school girls at weekends and hold wild and debauched orgies has just arrived.

I don't have any links to any evidence of this either so you'll just have to take my word for it. But it's true. Honestly.

Ricky Rumour

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@ Ricky Rumour

25.06.2012 12:32

Unlike your attempt to distract attention from the crisis at Smash EDO there is real and actual evidence of Smash EDO barring Jewish people from the campaign. But then you probably knew that didn't you Ricky, that's why you are trying to draw attention away from the facts.

Alan

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Indymedia hiding evidence

25.06.2012 12:36

Good luck but SMASH EDO has a couple of their friends working as Mods here on Indymedia so they are doing all they can to hide the evidence of the expulsion of the three Jewish supporters - the posts will be hidden very quickly.

Paul Daniels

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