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2005-02-16 Britain

Goofy protesters against Iraq war ripple across Britain

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-16 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I like the idea of a "die in." How many died? Can we do it every week? We need to have the police there to make sure they follow through, helping along any that back out.

Posted by jackal 2005-02-16 12:09:43 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-02-16 12:09:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Apt that the sign in the front row reads "Peace in our time" - these anoraks stand for appeasement plain and simple. I'm sure they'd love to live within the target range of an Iranian nuke.

Posted by Howard UK 2005-02-16 4:46:44 AM|| 2005-02-16 4:46:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Dozens of people That says it all. The MSM is hyping what elsewhere would be mistaken for a bus queue.

Posted by phil_b 2005-02-16 7:12:31 AM|| 2005-02-16 7:12:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 *Snicker* These are professional organizers yet their crowd can only draw what would amount to the staff at CND and Stop the War, their spouses and kids. There's lots of moonbats in this world. Apparently, even the moonbats aren't showing up anymore.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-16 8:02:52 AM|| 2005-02-16 8:02:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 not done yet... you can get more people to show up for the placement of a stop-light, than these "experts" are able to pull.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-16 8:06:56 AM|| 2005-02-16 8:06:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Bush lied! People died! er, sort of. For about an hour.

Posted by BH 2005-02-16 10:00:38 AM|| 2005-02-16 10:00:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 No, no, no!
Not peace in our time, Peas in our thyme

Posted by Jules 187 2005-02-16 10:06:20 AM|| 2005-02-16 10:06:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I wonder if the sign holder realized that his slogan was the same as Nevil Chamberlain's in '36 after a deal was signed with Chancellor Hitler.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-16 10:13:10 AM|| 2005-02-16 10:13:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 CND? Isn't that the group that was protesting Pershing missiles back in the 80's?
I guess the connection between Libya giving up their nuclear ambitions after the invasion of Iraq totally escapes them.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-02-16 10:53:33 AM|| [http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-02-16 10:53:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Maybe they should try a massive hunger strike until the troops are brought home. That is if they want more than empty gestures (pun intended).

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-02-16 11:07:15 AM|| [http://rjschwarz] 2005-02-16 11:07:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe they should try a massive hunger strike

Unless they staged it in North Korea or Zimbabwe, I don't think they could muster the "massive turnout" that they would hope for.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-16 11:58:59 AM|| 2005-02-16 11:58:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Too bad a bulldozer didn't have to go through the street infront of Parliament. I hear they block out screams and prevent the driver from seeing what's in front of him in "certain" occasions.

Posted by Charles 2005-02-16 1:26:46 PM|| 2005-02-16 1:26:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Apt that the sign in the front row reads "Peace in our time"
Either they've forgotten the history of that phrase, the picture was Photoshopped, or the British contigent of Protest Warrior is on duty.

Posted by Steve 2005-02-16 2:22:50 PM|| 2005-02-16 2:22:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 I think we've found the "volunteers" we need to clean up after IED explosions. Britain needs to re-instate press-ganging, just for that purpose, and use these types of rallies to "select" the "proper candidates". I'm sure such actions would improve both Britain and Iraq.

Posted by Old Patriot 2005-02-16 6:29:49 PM|| [http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-02-16 6:29:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 after IED explosions? Ima thinkr we give em forks and let em probe the roadsides of Free Iraq for buried treasure

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-16 7:11:09 PM|| 2005-02-16 7:11:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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