Today Tony Blair was speaking at the "Progress" conference at 10:05 am, and was then going to be followed by Des Browne (Defence), Hilary Benn (DfID), Douglas Alexander (transport), Peter Hain (N Ireland) and Hazel Blears.
A handful of protestors with placards showed up to show their concern about the continued occupation and destruction of Iraq. Reports are just in that police singled out 3 people and arrested them. We are still currently unaware as to where they were taken or what the charges are for.
A handful of protestors with placards showed up to show their concern about the continued occupation and destruction of Iraq. Reports are just in that police singled out 3 people and arrested them. We are still currently unaware as to where they were taken or what the charges are for.
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eye witness report
09.09.2006 11:28
At about 10 some of the warmonger's acolytes appeared from inside the hall and were stage managed into position so that the protest would be invisible from the car. Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara arrived at about 10.20 and as his car drove up, some of the demonstrators attempted to dismantle the pen and more police came running across the road to support the handful of coppers standing in front of the barricades. 3 of the demonstrators were arrested, one was restrained on the pavement, one in a door way and the other was simply nabbed as he watched. It is believed that they were taken to Kentish Town Police station, though this has yet to be confirmed.
Blair stepped out of the car to applause from the strategically placed acolytes and went into Congress House, emerging an hour later. As his speech was scheduled to take 50 minutes, it can safely be assumed that no time was given to allow the war party members to embarress him with questions. On leaving he was booed by a number of tourists who had joined the depleted demonstrators behind the pen. Once again the acolytes were strategically placed to block out the demo. Once again they clapped the war criminal.
There appeared to be no precautions against terror attacks, and traffic flowed freely down the street - demonstrating that the current terrorism threat level (Severe) is nothing but a propaganda device.
Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara is due to travel to the Middle East in the very near future, and has been warned by Palestinians that he is not welcome to wash his bloody hands in Palestinian water.
Opus Dei
And they clapped and they clapped...
09.09.2006 16:17
The answer, as ever, is nothing. You chose to attend a meeting at the TUC Congress Hall where Labour Party members had paid up to £20 for the 'privilege' of hearing you speak. And where you could enter and leave a building to the closely choreographed and staged clapping of witless and gutless acolytes, who slavishly continue to allow you to bask in the sun of your own illusions and lies. And where, instead of attending to answering the many questions posed by your government's foreign policy, you huff and puff in an entirely meaningless theatrical display, all the while espousing a free leadership election contest.
Your 'war on terror' resulted in three activists being arrested and detained (currently at Kentish Town Police Station), one of whom for doing little more than standing by and observing what was happening.
And your acolytes clapped outside in an attempt to drown out the questions being shouted at you, as the public space is the only area where real questions can be asked of you, as Parliament sleeps redundant.
So Mr Blair, what did you do today to justify your non-existant war on terror today?
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some photos...
10.09.2006 00:56
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Any more news?
10.09.2006 14:11
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Two NUJ journalists ejected from Blair school visit
10.09.2006 17:12
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arrestees out on bail
10.09.2006 19:06
They were accused of having "run at the barriers, picked them up and thrown them at the police, several of whom fell to the ground as a result", as anyone who has experience with crowd barriers or has just glanced at the Sky captures will know this is obviously bollocks.
Sky News had dutifully supplied the police with their tapes but not in a format the pigs could play. Possible CCTV footage also had yet to be obtained.
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