Iraq: The Plan That Dare Not Speak Its Name

gloucs | policing | feature Saturday December 16, 2006 11:06 by Bristol Indymedia Editorial Group - Bristol Indymedia

Comment on the Fairford Coach Victory

On 22nd March 2003 a major demonstration was held at R.A.F Fairford, in Gloucestershire, from where U.S B52 bombers bombed Iraqi cities. Two coaches carrying some 120 protesters were stopped, and forced to return to London. On 13th Dec 2006 the Law Lords ruled that these protesters were unlawfully detained. Read More

anarchist606 writes: There is very little consideration in the mainstream media that the only viable option in Iraq is to leave. I think this is for a couple of reasons. First, that this would be an admission by the political class, not just Neo-Labour, but all who supported the war before it happened and now support the occupation, that Iraq was a colossal mistake of titanic proportions. Second that the original aims of the war; control of the geo-strategic oil supplies in the region, would be lost to the west ... "...late that July, Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 (the British equivalent of the CIA), returned to London from high-level meetings in Washington to report to Prime Minister Tony Blair and his top officials. In a secret meeting, he told them that the decision for war in Iraq had already been made by the Bush administration and that now, in a memorable phrase, 'the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy'....On May 1st, 2005, notes from this meeting, dubbed 'the Downing Street Memo,' were leaked to the London Sunday Times. Thanks to that memo and other documents, it's now commonly accepted that the Bush administration 'fixed' the intelligence around their war of choice..."

Harman tried to bleat ... that it's easy to say in hindsight it was not a great decision. As can be read above, they KNEW it was a bullshit decision but went along with it anyway. What hindsight shows us is how much of a gamble they took and how scared they were of popular opposition to the war. I think this can be seen in the recent victory of the Fairford Coach actions and ongoing Fairford Five Trials. I wonder if the clamp down of dissent we have been seeing stemmed from a fear that is would give a focus to the unraveling of the plot that had been hatched ... Check that, the cops made people "virtually prisoners" for no other reason than they opposed the imperial ambitions of Tony Bliar and is Neo-Labour stogies. Welcome to the war of terror. What is staggering is how much further than this Neo-Labour have been able to go; banning protest outside parliament, ID cards, terror act upon terror act and so on. This juggernaut is out of control. Full Article. (Image Right: Fairford protestors being unlawfully and forceably detained on their coaches. Image Left: Attempt by protestor to make clear to public that they were being illegally detained, as they were forceably returned to London.)

| Iraq: The Plan That Dare Not Speak Its Name | www.fairfordcoachaction.org.uk | Fairford coach action legal success | We fought the law and... eh... we won? Fairford coaches appeal victory | Ian Bone vs. Neo-Labour & Tory Ministers | Peace Trials: 2nd Jury Unable to Reach a Verdict | 'Fairford Disarmers' Trial Ends With 'No Clear Verdict' | Also Of Interest : BAE protest? | Brize Norton demo photos | Brize Norton demo, 2nd Dec 2006 |

Contribute An Article | How To Contribute Articles - A Brief Guide | Add To The Calendar