UK Police Reverse Ban on Anti-Bush Protesters

[pippin]

"the police are set to make a dramatic U-turn and allow more than 100,000 anti-Bush protesters to march past Downing Street and Parliament this week, in a major concession to avoid violent clashes with hardline activists. . .The Metropolitan police last week banned Thursday's Stop the War Coalition (SWC) march from Whitehall, partly because of security fears that al-Qa'ida terrorists could use the march as cover for an attack and partly because of demands for tight security by the White House."

Independent
November 16, 2003
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=464180

The chimp may yet see the protests!!!

[roguevalley]

1. The little chicken hawk will certainly hear them. :) Wish I could be there

[laylah]

15. One can only hope;

however, I see him finding more "pressing matters at home" to keep him from going after all.

Jenn

On Edit: May the home of my ancestors show that little chicken hawk Whistle Ass what democracy is really all about! :bounce:

[Maple]

2. This could get very ugly

very fast.

[screembloodymurder]

6. Not in England

Hell, worse case scenario he gets mooned.

[hussar]

7. Don't be too sure about that

remember the poll tax riots?

[Maple]

10. Yes, in England

This isn't a jolly party you know...he could get killed.

[karlschneider]

24. And I could win the lottery...

:eyes:

[knight_of_the_star]

30. You say that like its a BAD thing! (n/t)

[starroute]

33. Why do you keep making statements like that?

This is the third thread on which I've seen you warning about the British protests turning nasty. Nobody else is saying those things. I have to wonder whether you know something the rest of us don't, you're excessively nervous about potentially violent situations, or you have an agenda. Would you be willing to tell us which it is?

[MaineDem]

3. Excellent news!

I hope he sees them, hears them, and is frightened by them!

[JailBush]

4. Wouldn't it be great if Bush first spotted the 100,000 protesters as

they stood on the runway, preventing his plane from landing?

[goforit]

5. May he enjoy the music!

May the good and strong stand tall in the face of "EVIL"

[tinnypriv]

8. Bring it!!

:D

[Terwilliger]

9. I figured that the British would not be denied their right to speak

Damn, what was that whole Revolution thing anyway? A lie?

[jpgray]

32. Many "revolutionaries" just wanted to be treated as British citizens (nt)

:)

[grasswire]

11. Karl's not going to like this

Maybe it will force them to cancel.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. So the boy king will see

that people don't like him...

the secret service must be in a tizzy

But good, the boy needs to see how unpopular he is

[0007]

13. Isn't the Queen a little tiny bit embarrassed?

Or does the Queen believe that junior is the great visionary? And we're just like the three blind mice?

[Pastiche423]

19. The Queen is not pleased

The deteriorating relationship between the Palace and the President's security men has infuriated the Queen. When it is all over, a mighty row with the Prime Minister is on the cards.

"The Queen is annoyed to be the one having to turn down so many of the White House's requests," said a Buckingham Palace official. "Downing Street's attitude is that this is something that should be resolved between the Palace and the White House. But the fact is that the Queen is being left to negotiate a political minefield pretty much on her own.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/11/16/nbush16.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/11/16/ixnewstop.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=19734

[Cronus Protagonist]

22. I think she's looking forward to meeting George again

http://bushspeaks.com/home.asp?did=147



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[calimary]

14. Like junior said, himself: "Bring 'em on."

Go Brits! Do your utmost. Just don't do anything to make yourselves look bad and subvert your noble message and noble aims. We're with you!!!!! Wish I could be, physically. I moon him frequently when his snippy face shows on TV.

[Malva Zebrina]

16. May he and the first lump-o-frump suffer embarrassment

over and over and over as they see the exposed bums, and the puppets and the signs-may he want to eat his righteous words and may he suffer from jet lag the entire time. May they look like the assholes they are. May he and the first, "wrenching" frumplump,and the entourage of seven or more hundred people, be laughed off the streets of London for three entire days.

Ironic that we are cheerleading the Brits in their bold demonstrations of their right to free speech ,as if we can enjoy freedom of speech vicariously, while we here, in this country, that rebelled against the Brits in order to establish this free country, are stifled and our rights are restricted, and we as a nation seem to be going down the road to a failed imperialism and a disintegrating , corrupt form of government that enjoys barbarism, warmongering, lies and murders of civilians it has "conquored" in it's capitalism,gone amok,quest.

[peterh]

17. It’s almost as if the police had no choice in the matter….

After the twit came out and said he wasn’t worried about potential protests, after all, that’s what freedom is about. So, lets have one for the books, do it big…do it real big Briton

[cliss]

18. Hooray for the British!

Right now, England is my favorite country. I love their tea (I'm drinking some Tetley Tea to celebrate), their orange marmalade is to die for, and their cookies & woolen fabrics are the best.

And now, they have been given this fabulous opportunity to show how they really feel, it looks like they're gonna go for it. May their chants reverberate across the city and penetrate the windows of his limousine, and may the streets fill with millions of protesters!

[norrinr]

27. Britain is more than England guys.

Britain includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

I may be being touchy or pedantic but the non-english Brits hate being called english. - and they will be participating in the protests.

Sorry guys - had to get that off my chest.

[AlinPA]

28. Mmm, their gin and shortbreads

Especially their gins.

[Vikingking66]

20. yay! I knew the London cops couldn't be as bad as Bush wanted them to be

Let's see Bush spin this!

[Minstrel Boy]

21. Next, I hope Hugo Chavez invites Bush to Caracas

and takes him on a walkabout.

[spotbird]

23. This really makes clear what a mammoth coward the Chimp is.

It is everywhere; he can’t even finish Iraq because it might hurt him politically. He doesn’t want to sleep in Buckingham Palace without sissy remodeling, Black Hawks. The man is a coward to his soul; could you imagine ANY of his predecessors acting like such a little girl? It is pathetic,

[kayell]

29. Please don't insult little girls

My almost 5 year old granddaughter has more courage than * any day of the week. And she's better company, more intelligent, and more mature too.

[lefty_mcduff]

25. I don't have a good feeling about this.

Looks like this could develop into a confrontation pretty quickly.

[Guaranteed]

26. I think that allowing the crowd's voice to be heard

is a good way to release the tension of the situation. I only think real violence might start up if the crowd feels as if they are being silenced or oppressed. As long as they know they are being heard, they should be peaceful.

[Alpharetta]

31. Let's hope NYPD is paying attention

If NYPD bottles up demonstrations next year at Bush's 9/11 WTC public relations extravaganza/nomination convention, it will only make things worse.