John HoWARd left the West Island recently to travel to Wellington in the North. Peace Action Wellington organised a traditional welcoming ceremony:
Howard met by protesters in NZ
Xavier La Canna in Wellington [AAP]
February 15, 2007PRIME Minister John Howard was targeted by anti-war campaigners when he arrived for talks in New Zealand today, his political woes over Iraq following him across the Tasman.
[Three] people were arrested as about 50 anti-war demonstrators staged a noisy protest as Mr Howard arrived in Wellington, ahead of talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark tomorrow.
The protesters blocked the street outside Premier House – Ms Clark’s Wellington residence where she greeted Mr Howard today – capping off a week that has been full of Iraq controversy for the Australian Prime Minister…
But not, unfortunately, because The Little Digger — having already pledged to aid George II to the last man and the last dollar — was volunteering to send Richard, Melanie and Tim to Iraq, but because he reckons Senator Barack Obama is the answer to Osama bin-Laden‘s prayers. A bizarre concept. As a press release from PAW states:
Johnny boy has been up to no good. His contribution of troops to the on-going bloodbath in Iraq implicates him in the death of 650,000 civilians. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also agreed to build a new uranium mine on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory so that he can sell uranium to China. Needless to say, this might just give a little fuel to another nuclear arms race.
John Howard is George W Bush’s best “sheriff” in the so-called “War on Terrorism”. Tell John that racist, sexist warmongers are not welcome in Aotearoa.
Unfortunately, it appears that while racist, sexist warmongers are not welcomed by the public, they are welcomed by the police, who arrested three protesters and broke some poor bastard’s glasses. (NB. Mick Armstrong of Socialist Alternative has issued a statement condemning the protest, and claiming that between 20 to 40 anarchists from Australia were responsible for the broken spectacles…)
- Image : Weezil / machinegunkeyboard (PDF)
>>> Mick Armstrong of Socialist Alternative has issued a statement condemning the protest, and claiming that between 20 to 40 anarchists from Australia were responsible for the broken spectacles…
‘Strue!
hmm, something didnt work there.
You wrote: Mick Armstrong of Socialist Alternative has issued a statement condemning the protest, and claiming that between 20 to 40 anarchists from Australia were responsible for the broken spectacles…
i wanted to write: can you give me a link to that, or post the statement? thanks
hope that works this time round.
smush,
is joke, & a ref to mick’s earlier statement inre 20 — 40 kiwi @s (working in close co-operation with english, german & swedish football hooligans) being responsible for mass carnage @ G20. mick claimed he had a nz comrade with him @ da protest who could *name* 20 kiwis, and est there were 40 in total. these, along with the english, german and swedish football hooligans, he accused of being responsible for the raping and pillaging @ G20…
I’ve now got a copy of my anti-anti-terrorism poster online in A4 size high-quality PDF, this version in greyscale for laser printing, photocopying and postering (PDF, 295kb)
Next time I come over, you should introduce me to ol\’ Mick, would make for amusing conversation, me-thinks 😛
Incidentally, the cops also cracked 1, possibly 2, of my ribs, at the demo. Arseholes.
I tried to follow the link at the bottom of the picture, but the page wasn\’t there! Then I tried the National Sucker Hotline, but it didn\’t work. I guess they\’re just really, really busy.
Whatever, GREAT poster.
Also, do you ever actually try to READ the letters & numbers in your spam guard? NO ONE could decipher those scribbles!