Brize Norton - 2nd gate closed

Thanks so much for coming all the way up from london, we did wonder what happened to you, and your idea of going to the other gate was great.

Unfortunataly as you left when you did we couldn't give you directions to the peace camp, that were only handed out at the end, as it was being set up that day, and until the tents were up and the (section 6?) notices up, there was a bit of secrecy.

I hop you'll be back

farrindon peace group have called a repeat next week:

"Dear Friends
The demo at Brize Norton military base today (12/8?06) was so successful there's going to be another next Saturday, 12 noon, at the main gate. (This is the base the US uses for refuelling transport planes carrying ordinance to Tel Aviv.)

Today, 50-60 people came, from Swindon, Bristol, London, Faringdon and other places, for a couple of hours and caused the gate to be closed. Our banners were easily seen by plenty of passing traffic on the main road, often we got toots of support. All was peaceful, except at the end when an anarchist group from Wales marched off holding a long banner across the road, leading to a couple of arrests.

So:
Demo at Main Gate , Brize Norton Saturday 19 August, 12 noon"

I thought that all of the protestors smelt like skunks.
I think the guards were scared that the smell mite get transferred when touched.

What do you think you are going to achieve by staging this farce of a demonstration you claim is for peace.You also claim that you know so much about the going-ons at this camp spouting off what lands here, what they are carring and where they are going, then you obviously know that know matter how many times you stage these farcical protests at RAF Brize Norton no change will come of what lands and takes off from this camp,the knowledgable among you will know there is no-one on this camp that will possibly ever have the authority to stop such actions, and the only place that, that sort of authority could be actioned is in London with Mr Blair and his council. The fact that you also do not care about the families of dead British Forces personnel disgusts me they come here to collect the dead bodies of their children and loved ones and you portray that they have died for no just cause! Have you no campassion for these mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives the list of people you are disgracing and shaming is endless. I hope you know that if it wasn't for these brave people you would'nt have the right to stage such protests without the possiblility of being shot as go on in other countries which do not let their citizens have such freedom of speech.

Believe it or not, i actually had better things to do on a saturday afternoon.

Get a life (and a job) ( and possibly a wash)