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2003-11-20 Fifth Column

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Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-20 12:37:30 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 BBC had a picture of a couple of hotties protesting (drudge had the picture as well). My first thought was the BBC probably searched through thousands of photos to find the ones that put the protestors in a decent light.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-11-20 1:15:50 PM|| 2003-11-20 1:15:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 How IRONIC. Contrary to this 'report', al Qaida would never blow up those protesters, they're a PR goldmine. The result being, the protesters are actually PROTECTING Georgie by being there. Thanks for the help, boneheads !

Posted by eyeyeye 2003-11-20 1:19:35 PM|| 2003-11-20 1:19:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The current version of this Beeb article puts the number (according to the police) at 70,000.

Posted by Tibor 2003-11-20 1:44:12 PM|| 2003-11-20 1:44:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thx Tibor, also STOP WAR said there were 200k.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-20 1:55:41 PM|| 2003-11-20 1:55:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The MICHAEL JACKSON CRISIS is a Fascist Imperialist Plotâ¢, created by FoxNews and their ZOG masters to steal the headlines away from the ~~rabid communists~~ peace protesters.

Can you say 'wet firecracker', boys and girls?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-20 2:12:46 PM|| 2003-11-20 2:12:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Michael Jackson and the Stop the War Coalition...hmmm, aside from both of them being freak shows...

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2003-11-20 2:38:22 PM|| [www.sgtstryker.com] 2003-11-20 2:38:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I just read an AP report saying that "at least 50,000 protestors" were marching in London, and that organizers expected the number to grow to 100,000.

Posted by Tibor 2003-11-20 3:07:59 PM|| 2003-11-20 3:07:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 at least 50,000 protestors

Ok, so we've gone from upwards of 100,000 to 70,000 to "at least 50,000". Anyone else noticing a trend, here?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-20 3:54:51 PM|| 2003-11-20 3:54:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Actually, the BBC report has been trending up all day. First 30, then 70, then 100k

Posted by RussSchultz 2003-11-20 4:34:29 PM|| 2003-11-20 4:34:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Is it just me, or is everyone else having fun.

The BBC is like a crack addicted whore, selling her credibility on the cheap for any loser desperate enough to buy it.

The protesters reveal themselves as the biggest freak show to hit town since Barnum and Bailey.

What is that movie...Camille???

It's becoming so easy; I almost feel mean. In fact, I would feel mean, except that these are the enablers for the Castros Kim Jong's and Sadaams who rape children then run them through paper shredders. So I shrug and think..hey! What goes around, comes around.

I have to say that there is a certain satisfaction in seeing the NPR/BBC/Desperate-To-Be-Cool Crowd(TM) finding their rightful place among the freaks of the gutter.

Posted by B 2003-11-20 4:58:51 PM|| 2003-11-20 4:58:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 > My first thought was the BBC probably searched through thousands of photos to find the ones that put the protestors in a decent light. <

They were probably were trying to attact some guys to the protest to get the numbers up.

Posted by g wiz 2003-11-20 7:17:27 PM|| 2003-11-20 7:17:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Organisers claim more than 150,000 have joined the march in central London, although police put the figure closer to 30,000.

One of the local news progs on the tube just said that the police estimated the crowd to be around 100K. Somebody is no doubt fudging numbers.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-20 8:37:00 PM|| 2003-11-20 8:37:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 well..in fact they are telling us today that it is 100,000 people. I'm still skeptical, since, as yet, I have not seen a single picture back this up. No footage, no photos, nothing but the BBC..which hahaha...need I say more?

Posted by B 2003-11-21 2:54:11 AM|| 2003-11-21 2:54:11 AM|| Front Page Top

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