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Bush burns as North East prepares a hot reception for him in sedgefield - photos

20-11-2003 22:27

The Angel of The North symbolicly fired out the message - BUSH OUT - tonight as the north east prepares to give bush a roasting in Sedgefield tomorrow.

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First batch of pics from Trafalgar Square Thursday evening

20-11-2003 22:04

It's November and those people have all had to wade through that cold, blood-red dyed fountain water to climb onto the wedding cake in the middle.

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Esso Garage Action

20-11-2003 21:18

Anti War Activists close down Esso garage in Chalk Farm, North London

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Bush statue toppling in Swindon

20-11-2003 21:09

Anti-war activists in Swindon who were unable to join the national demonstration in London against the Bush visit held their own protest in the town centre this evening.

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attendance numbers

20-11-2003 20:34

Here is my immpression of the numbers of people attending the march today.

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Text from Anti Bush Leaflet

20-11-2003 19:23

Text from leaflet linking and contrasting Bushism and Nazism, Bushism looking worse!

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Time lapse video of Trafalgar Square

20-11-2003 19:20

Time lapse video of Trafalgar Square from webcam. 16:00-19:00. More later.

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Bush arrives in London, Blair starts the suck up, Protesters stand united, then suddenly...bang a BRITISH building is bombed, 'terrorist' attack you say. Coincidence? Is Bush trying to get a nation of protesters to rethink by killing innocent british people and blaming turkish terrosim. Does anyone else see a conection here?!

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Jon Snow's tie

20-11-2003 17:56

Look what Jon Snow was wearing on the 7pm Channel 4 News Wednesday...

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Audio report from Trafalgar Square: the toppling of Bush (17:22)

20-11-2003 17:53

mp3 file: 53 seconds, 836 kb

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Audio report 16:05

20-11-2003 17:35

mp3 file 23 seconds, 372 kb

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Statement of Solidarity from the DC Anti-War Network

20-11-2003 16:44

Statement on behalf of the D.C. Anti-War Network (DAWN) to
officially declare our support and solidarity for your protest of George
W. Bush's visit to your country.

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A word in your ear Mr President...

20-11-2003 16:38

MORE than 100 students protesting over US President George Bush's visit to Britain caused traffic disruption in Sheffield city centre. Students swelled the ranks of a Stop The War Coalition protest outside the Town Hall. Shoppers on Pinstone Street were greeted with chants of "George Bush, Uncle Sam, this is your Vietnam". The group made its way through the city centre to Furnival Gate roundabout where protesters sat in the road causing hold-ups. Traffic began to mount up as more police arrived and closed part of the road while they attempted to persuade the protesters - with banners declaring the American president "World's No1 Terrorist" and "Bush Blair Butchers" - to move on. Demonstrators chanted through loud hailers "we all live in a terrorist regime" to the melody of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Dick Pitt, a member of the Heeley Against The War group and a Hallam University maths lecturer, said: "Bush is not welcome here. It is Iraq which brought us all together, but all sorts of people are objecting to America's policy, on nuclear weapons and the agreements they have torn up around the world." He said he believed there was still pressure on the US to use its massive stocks of weapons and that it was "actively planning other military adventures". Mr Pitt added: "We came within an ace of stopping this war and pulling the British out. It was clearly naked American aggression. "MPs look at this sort of protest and will know people care. That's why Britain was wobbling over this conflict. Sadly it wobbled the wrong way." After the march, Inspector Pat Casserly, who is in charge of the police response to anti-war protests, said he welcomed the co-operation of the protesters and the tolerance shown by those affected by the disruption. A police spokeswoman said: "The police have a contingency plan for the flexible deployment of resources to accommodate a safe and peaceful protest, and to assist people going about their local business. "There will be a number of future protests to coincide with the visit of President Bush, as far as we understand." n Tony Blair put a noose around George Bush's neck last night then pulled him to the ground. But this was not part of the US President's state visit to the UK - but a stunt staged by anti-war protesters in Barnsley. The 'straw man' statue of George Bush was pulled over from the empty plinth in the town centre to mirror the toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein by US troops in Baghdad during the war. 20 November 2003 Source

http://www.sheffweb.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=694595

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Protest in Chester: Optimism and Observation

20-11-2003 16:30

Chester held its own welcoming committee for the President un-elect last night, complete with a seven foot papier-mâché statue of Bush and a list of 20 indictments against the man.

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STOP PRESS: Times reporter done it before

20-11-2003 16:25

+++====+===TIMES REPORTER Laura Peek at it BEFORE!!!+++====+===

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tell the world

20-11-2003 16:24

we wish to hear and read and see reports of the protests in vancouver, canada, if you will please.

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Congratulations to Laura Peek, Times reporter!!!

20-11-2003 16:03

Congratulations to Laura Peek, reporter to The Times, who managed to infiltrate an open training on non-violent direct action and win a frontpage article. The "hardcore of the protest movement", as well as Indymedia London is happy that Laura survived her adventure "at the headquarters of an organisation calling itself Larc" and lived to tell this tale of stunning investigative journalism to the British public. We also congratulate her on the millions of pounds her article will generate for the honorable mister Rupert Murdoch - defender of the common man and self-styled anti-establishment representative.

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Japan is with you!

20-11-2003 16:01

The anti-war movement here in Japan offers solidarity to all the protestors who with anger, humor and creativity call the world's attention to the hypocrisy of two war criminal-terrorists seff-congratulating themselves on standing up for democracy.

http://japan.indymedia.org/feature/display/923/index.php

http://tokyoprogressive.org/news/index.php

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Demonstrators force Powell to cancel event

20-11-2003 13:42

US Secretary of State Colin Powell was to pick up a medal honouring his achievements, but was forced to cancel at the last minute. The US Embassy in London was unable to confirm whether the decision was taken for reasons of security. Mr Powell had been expected to meet the Prince of Wales to collect the medal at Senate House in London.

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Bush/Blair Damage Control Conference - a view from the States

20-11-2003 13:36

Today's joint damage control...er...press conference performed by Bush & Blair is yet another stellar example of the collective neo-con delusion about the logical results of their belligerent policies.