When Push Comes To Shove

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Last August, Israel was engaged in an intensive bombing campaign in Lebanon. Over a thousand Lebanese civilians died as a direct result of the bombing, a third of them children. A further unknown number of people will die as a result of damage to power plants & water supplies, the complete destruction of three civilian hospitals, & the widespread use of cluster bombs. One of the more vindictive Israeli operations was to shower the surrounding area of a civilian hospital with cluster bombs hours before the ceasefire was due to begin. Sheltering inside were 100s of civilians too old or ill to have left. To aid the Israeli air force in this, the MOD granted them leave to use the Brize Norton RAF base in Oxfordshire. In response a blockade of Brize Norton was called, South Wales Anarchists took part .After a 2 hour blockade of the main gate the blockaders left, intending to march around the perimeter to join others at the rear of the

base. As the group entered the quiet road running alongside, the police started shoving people with some force, tearing apart a substantial banner. 3 people were arrested & subsequently cautioned for obstructing a highway, one was arrested for allegedly kicking & pushing a police officer which they denied. At Oxford magistrates court the CAN activist was cleared of kicking the cop, but was found guilty of giving the officer a slight push to the shoulder. They accepted that it caused him no harm or injury but that didnt stop them imposing a 2yr conditional discharge & costs of nearly #800. At least the magistrates were good enough (as they pointed out) not to award compensation to the poor un-injured policeman. Well that's all right then.... South Wales Anarchists are organising to raise funds in support of activists targeted by the state with court costs & fines. If you can help in any way, financial or otherwise, please get in

touch: cardiffbustfundPeter H

 

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Don't you just love our 'rights' to freedom of speech and

demonstration?

 

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, Peter VV <swpgh01.t21 wrote:

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> Last August, Israel was engaged in an intensive bombing campaign

in Lebanon. Over a thousand Lebanese civilians died as a direct

result of the bombing, a third of them children. A further unknown

number of people will die as a result of damage to power plants &

water supplies, the complete destruction of three civilian hospitals,

& the widespread use of cluster bombs. One of the more vindictive

Israeli operations was to shower the surrounding area of a civilian

hospital with cluster bombs hours before the ceasefire was due to

begin. Sheltering inside were 100s of civilians too old or ill to

have left.

> To aid the Israeli air force in this, the MOD granted them leave

to use the Brize Norton RAF base in Oxfordshire. In response a

blockade of Brize Norton was called, South Wales Anarchists took

part .After a 2 hour blockade of the main gate the blockaders left,

intending to march around the perimeter to join others at the rear of

the base. As the group entered the quiet road running alongside, the

police started shoving people with some force, tearing apart a

substantial banner.

> 3 people were arrested & subsequently cautioned for obstructing a

highway, one was arrested for allegedly kicking & pushing a police

officer which they denied. At Oxford magistrates court the CAN

activist was cleared of kicking the cop, but was found guilty of

giving the officer a slight push to the shoulder. They accepted that

it caused him no harm or injury but that didnt stop them imposing a

2yr conditional discharge & costs of nearly #800. At least the

magistrates were good enough (as they pointed out) not to award

compensation to the poor un-injured policeman. Well that's all right

then....

> South Wales Anarchists are organising to raise funds in support

of activists targeted by the state with court costs & fines. If you

can help in any way, financial or otherwise, please get in touch:

cardiffbustfund

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> Peter H

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> Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less,

sign up for your freeaccount today.

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