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Hillsborough heroes...
by Jimmy
Monday, Apr. 07, 2003 at 10:39 PM
Three mile sterile zone my arse. Anti-war protesters block road within 100 yards of Butcher Bush!
They came two by two, mixing with the locals till they were within 100 yards of Bush and Blair. One observant cop realised something was wrong, but it was too late. As the terrorists shook hands on the steps of Hillsborough Castle, off came the protesters disguises (ordinary clothes) to reveal the white anti-war costumes. A lie down protest across the road, within 100 yards of Bush and Blair! OK - so they were carried off by cops within a couple of minutes but the mission had been a success. And, surprisingly, the small crowd of locals seemed, on the whole, to back the protesters. (There was one idiot waving an Ulster flag and cheering for Bush - like he would know what the f**k it was.) The success spooked the cops - within minutes the riot squad were on the street and the army had sealed off the road with steel barricades.
Fifteen dedicated peaceful protesters versus 200 cops, 100 soldiers, steel barricades, army mechanical diggers, riot squads, police dogs, helicopters, and spotter planes.
It's amazing how dangerous a few peaceful protestors seem to be in the eyes of the establishment!!!
RIGHT TO PROTEST 1 MILITARY STATE 0
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