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DSEI pix from Tuesday.

Guido | 14.09.2007 12:42 | DSEi 2007 | Anti-militarism | London

The saga of the Space Hijackers and those tanks.

In Pictures.

Inside the secret nerve centre.

'I suspect we are being spied upon?'

"Peekaboo!"

The Thick Team arrive.

The tank gets blocked....

...and so does the cops van.

"Come on sir, it would be a shame if we had to run over you."

So the Space Hijackers agree a route with the plods.

Finally the tank starts moving...

...only to stopped again for road safety checks.

The embedded media swing into action.

'Actually folks, this was all just a decoy...

...the real tank is heading for DSEI as we speak.'

"Now who put that there?"

She might have something to do with it.

Welcoming the death merchants.

Bang, crash, clatter, ect.

Meanwhile at the death 'fair'....

...the death industry suits are enjoying the rides.

And guess who is paying for the security operation?

Total cost of protecting DSEI from people who think it is wrong to sell weapons of torture and mass destruction to dictatorships?

3 MILLION

And who is picking up the tab? The arms industry? The government?

NOPE, The people of London thats who.

Guido
e-mail: guidoreports@riseup.net

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Nice

14.09.2007 14:17

Excellent pix and great captions. Well done people. :-)

Bertie

Critical Swim

14.09.2007 15:54

Makes me think an organised swim across the water might really confuse them next year. Perhaps spacehijackers could also get an amphibious vehicle. Save up for your flippers!

tete rouge

Policing bill

17.09.2007 16:14

Had a nice chat with the chief copper while I was being searched, apparently the bill for policing was being picked up by DSEi.

Given there was wall to wall coppers for miles around I'm not surprised it cost £3m, the Excel security seemed to be done on the cheap tho, couldn't secure a barn door... :D

Dicer

Actually

19.09.2007 22:25

As it happens, the Police lied to you. The bill which includes drafting in plods from other forces is being picked up by the MET. Which means that it is ultimately paid by the people of London. Livingston has publicly moaned about this fact. DSEI does not run at a big enough profit to shell out 3,000,000. Most exhibiters are charged around £50,000 a stand. Do the maths....

Actually

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