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TheBigotBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 03:38 PM
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Still the lies. US News agencies lie about "violence" in London
Edited on Sat Mar-26-11 03:43 PM by TheBigotBasher


• An estimated 250,000 people joined the TUC anti-cuts march through central London
• The police arrested a total of 9 people, the clashes between police and "activists" had nothing to do with the main demonstration.
• More than a dozen stores on Oxford Street were occupied by UKUncut, as part of a separate but linked demonstration against the cuts, they have nothing to do with the TUC. They targeted Fortnum & Mason who have dodged tens of millions in tax.

The Metropolitan Police press office stated that today's march has been largely peaceful and well ordered, with a small number of violent disruptions and just nine arrests

The Guardian reported

Matthew Taylor says UKuncut feel misrepresented by media coverage, saying that its occupation was not violent.

I have just spoken to Ukuncut protesters inside Fortnum and Mason and contrary to an earlier report <5:06> there has been no violence and the atmosphere remains positive. They also say that reports that it was a "rogue group" that has occupied Fortnum and Mason are untrue - they are all Ukuncut activists.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2011/mar/26/march-for-the-alternative-live-updates

Nine arrests, when hundreds of thousands are demonstrating.

So why are American news agencies telling lies about London?
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 03:41 PM
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1. Recommend
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 03:51 PM
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2. It's an attempt to discredit the protesters. K&R -nt
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TheBigotBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 03:55 PM
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3. The anarchists had nothing to do with either the demo
or UKuncut.

Even the Police are saying that.
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 04:03 PM
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5. Agreed.
I know that. You know that. People glancing at the US news headlines probably don't. I was answering your question, "So why are American news agencies telling lies about London?"
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 04:32 PM
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6. Corporate owned media always discredits unions and social programs. Always!
Okay, discredit is too nice a term. They LIE about them.
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 03:56 PM
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4. uk outlets doing the same.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 04:58 PM
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7. K & R - they also lied about the numbers
I watched BBC and they said the police stopped counting because the crowd was so huge but estimates said over 500,000.

Fuck M$Greedia - they always sie.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 05:06 PM
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8. i saw an m$nbc report. they had a reporter on the ground.
Edited on Sat Mar-26-11 05:07 PM by spanone
it was ALL about the group that broke off of the main demonstrators and caused the violence. if that was the only report you saw, you would have thought they were all violent.
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TheBigotBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 07:13 PM
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10. They were talking about the violence
before the anarchists kicked off in the evening.
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girl gone mad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 06:34 PM
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9. They are terrified and looking for any excuse to bring the clampdown..
when/if these protests spread.
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