London Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

14-09-2003 19:13

Pictures - police action on victoria dock road - wed 10th dsei

Pics from the protests against DSEi where a samba group and other marched down victoria dock road on wednesday's direct action day. Read more >>

14-09-2003 18:40

Distraught DSEi delegates

By around 5pm on Wednesday (Destroy DSEi) the area around the ExCel centre was completely gridlocked. There must have been lots of delegates trapped in the mayhem. But right near Canning Street station was this car with a woman in military uniform in the passenger seat. This was like a beacon to protesters.
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14-09-2003 18:32

DSEi protesters got it all wrong

It appears that the hundreds of protestors who took action against DSEi at the Excel centre in London's Docklands have got it all wrong. The DSEi show was not an arms fair at all. According to the local daily paper, The Newham recorder, Spearhead, the organisers of the event, say that this was an "open event that can promote cost effectiveness".
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14-09-2003 13:02

"Good Morning DSEi!"

Calling all arms traders! You've just spent hours in traffic queues and on station platforms, and then ages more going through a million pound security operation just to get the chance to buy weapons of mass destruction, only to see a bunch of protesters occupying the same death machines you love. Well - don't worry. This radio programme is especially for you! Read more >>

14-09-2003 11:15

Film screening at the Spitz

Indymedia London Cinema screenings this month will see a film night extravaganza:

7PM on Monday September 15th at the Spitz Gallery/Venue 109 commercial street E1
The feature film will be: Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate's brother. George W. Bush stole the presidency of the United States… and got away with it. Richard Perez will be giving a question and answer session after the film. 55 mins
Hidden War – Narrated by John Hurt, this award winning documentary is a two year investigation into Iraq and The Gulf War. It charts the U.S. and U.K. governments' relationship with Iraq from the second World War. Essential viewing for anyone wanting to understand issues such as Oil, Weapons inspectors, Depleted Uranium, Gulf War Syndrome and why the U.S. govt. is now targeting Iraq in its War on Terrorism.
Two Shorts – Guerilla News Network presents - S-11 Redux: (Channel) Surfing the Apocalypse. Culled from over 20 hours of television footage recorded over a one month period and across 13 networks, S-11 Redux is a sound-bite blitzkrieg that challenges the messages we have been fed from our mainstream media and the government it serves

If you would like to be put on a mailing list for future events please e-mail

sceptic60@hotmail.com Read more >>

14-09-2003 00:01

Bush gets his satisfaction

Subvideo 1. Read more >>

13-09-2003 18:02

Indymedia Public Access Point for DSEi - thanks to all imc'istas

A big thankyou to all of the imc'istas who helped set up and run the indymedia access point at ground zero, right next to the ExCel centre at St Annes Parish Hall, as well as everyone who helped and contributed to the reporting, both on the streets and behind the computers in london, the rest of the uk and further abroad - as well as the radio crew who streamed on the net over several days and the video folks who managed to publish a lot of good footage. Read more >>

13-09-2003 11:58

Arms & Leg Dealers

A report (if a little late) of the Space Hijackers Arms Traders actions on 10/09/03 Read more >>

12-09-2003 19:54

DSEi Video: NVDA Tues - Section 14 Imposed after CAAT March

Short one minute mpeg video clip of the scene as Section 14 of the Public Order act is imposed outside Prince Regent DLR, after those remaining after the CAAT legal march and speeches had returned along the original march route. Read more >>

12-09-2003 18:45

Ministers "block police op on arms dealers"

The Daily Mirror says the Met police wanted to arrest
arms dealers inside DSEi. They estimated 300 were
trading without licences. The Home Office instructed
them to do no such thing... Read more >>

12-09-2003 18:15

SchNEWS DSEi Roundup

Roundup of the days of resistance against the DSEi Arms Fair from SchNEWS:

http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news422.htm Read more >>

12-09-2003 17:01

Witness Requests Disarm Dsei 9th Sept

Any witnesses to an arrest near Connaught Roundabout on Tues 9th Sept. Read more >>

12-09-2003 15:01

DSEi Arms Fair invaded - pictures and video

On Wednesday 10th September seven protesters breached the million pound security operation of the DSEi Arms Fair in Docklands. Read more >>

12-09-2003 12:58

Charing Cross Police Station, Abuse of Rights for DSEi

Quick information from an interview conducted with a woman who was arrested near Custom House DLR during wednesday's anti-DSEi protests: Read more >>

12-09-2003 12:03

DSEi Are Doing Market Research

A company calling itself Wendy Round Consulting is doing market research on delegates to the DSEi conference. Read more >>

12-09-2003 09:14

Defence Industry Conference

Defence Industry Conference in October - shall we go along to say hello? Read more >>

12-09-2003 08:44

DESi action 12.9.2003

DESi action morningof 12th september Read more >>

12-09-2003 08:08

Actions on 10th and 11th September

pix from actions on 9th, 10th and 11th September Read more >>

12-09-2003 03:17

DSEi Dinner - three short video clips

Three short mpg video clips of dinner delegates (arms delears and associated industry types) arriving at the hotel - campaigners talking to some and shouting at others, while being pushed around by an aggressive police force deployed to ensure the dinner went ahead. Read more >>