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Brize Norton Protests, Wednesday 9 and Saturday 12

eileen | 08.08.2006 11:52 | Anti-militarism | Oxford

Please try to come to one of these, if only for an hour or so. No arrestable actions are planned. Bring banners, binoculars, a thermos etc.

Lights at end of runway
Lights at end of runway

End of runway 2
End of runway 2

Distant planes, from Lew
Distant planes, from Lew

Same planes, a bit nearer
Same planes, a bit nearer


On Wednesday, a group of people will be going out from Oxford to protest at the main gate of RAF Brize Norton. The action may be covered by Oxford Mail, so let's make it a good one. The protest will start around 6.00pm. Contact Jean Kaye on 01865 771046).

On Saturday 12 at 12.00 noon, there will be another protest organized by Swindon Stop the War. Here is their message:

Spokesman for the Swindon group Andy Newman explains: "We are seeing slaughter of civilians on our TV screens, and mass destruction of Lebanese towns, yet the British government is not only failing to press for an immediate ceasefire, but allowing British military air bases to be used to send more missiles to Israel. There is very strong feeling about this, and we want the government to change its mind."
> RAF Brize Norton, just half an hours drive from Swindon was used on Monday night for American flights carrying munitions to Israel. An Atlas Cargo Flight arrived at 9.10pm from Kelly Airforce base at San Antonio and left at Brize Norton at 00.16am on Tuesday on route to Tel Aviv. An Israeli cargo 747 was also at Brize Norton at the same time. Andy Newman said: "By allowing British military bases to be used directly to support the Israeli military Tony Blair has stepped out of the role of honest broker, and is making us an actual military ally of Israel - this must stop."

See you there.

Joanna Clothier
mail e-mail:  joanna.clothier@btinternet.com

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Lastly, your intrepid reporter and her staunch ally TJ did a reccy of the base on Saturday 5 , but found nothing very sinister. Here are a few pics.

eileen

Additions

Getting to Brize Norton

09.08.2006 12:22

Saturday - Oxford to Carterton
The first bus from Oxford to Carterton leaves George St at 06.33, then from Gloucester Green at 08.10. After that buses leave every half an hour, at 10 and 40 mins past the hour from Gloucester Green until 17.10, at which point it becomes more frequent at every 12 or 20 minutes- last bus at 19.55.

Saturday - Carterton to Oxford
There are some in the morning, and then every half hour from 09.23 at 23 mins and 53 mins past until 15.23 when it becomes more regular, last bus is at 02.30.

Find out more at  http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables/X1X2wy100805.pdf





Sam


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