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Monday, August 27, 2007

Police evicted from Heathrow Peace Camp

Some nice footage of the police being peaceably, but forcibly ejected from the Peace Camp at Heathrow. Listen out for the police man on his radio towards the end. He is saying into the radio that his team has been attacked, tripped up by guide ropes, and repeatedly kicked, tho you can see plainly on the video that that didn't happen.

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As another classic example of fact distortion
- the BBC has a mole who appeared on the News recently.
Check this exchange.
'Police are saying that there is a hardcore criminal element to the camp - did you see any evidence of that.
- Well, there are two sides of the camp, one side who believe that the world is genuinely under threat ... but the other side of the camp are people who also believe the world is under threat, but they believe the only way to change this is through direct action'

Hmmm... - since when has Gandhi's idea of direct peaceful protest been linked to 'hardcore criminal elements' , which to my mind conjures up images of toughened lifelong criminals & thugs, not caring & concerned citizens.

Well done Gareth Furby - why do suppose media are barred from the site, when they spout this kind of hyperbole.

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