Capitalist Destruction of Europe Continues

G E R M A N HEART OF EUROPE Gott Mit Uns Kaiser Wilhelm II Kingdom of Prussia Last German Emperor W W I W W I W W I W W I Reading about 'colonial' troops deployed by CAPITALISTS of France and of Britain on European soil during WWI, and their occupation of German territory in the post-WWI period. North Korea, please nuke both France and Britain at once. These are the same CAPITALIST DESTROYERS of Europe and of Europeans. Capitalist Destruction of Europe Continues ❌

Norway to Violate Syria Territorial Integrity

Norway to Violate Syria Territorial Integrity Norway Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide Høyre ('Right') took over 2013 / Conservative Party economic liberalism / pro destruction of Europe Norway set to violate Syria's territorial integrity by sending troops to Syria without Syrian government authorisation. Norwegian parliament gave go-head for Syrian dispatch. Norway has troops in following territories: Jordan     60 troops - training local forces Iraq        120 troops - training & supporting Kurds US-led Western governments  deployed coalition forces during the last two (2) years on the pretext of fighting ISIS in Iraq & Syria Source http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/06/22/471670/Norway-Syria-troops Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway 2009 - Memorandum of Understanding (succeeding prior agreements) Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) interstate military collaboration entity aim:  linking b/w industry & military procurements 1.  COLLABORATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS SYSTEMS 2.  TENDERING FOR JOINT PROCUREMENTS Rotating chair:  Denmark Defence Minister (Peter Christensen) current Joint Nordic Defence Industry Cooperation Group Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) - NORWAY buys 49.9 percent:  Patria Oyj (state controlled, Finland) 50.1 percent retained by Finland KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE (NORWAY) joint-stock company owned by Norway's government 2010 - signed contract with:  Rheinmetall Dusseldorf, Germany - auto parts & military tech a leading producer of systems & equipment for ground, air & naval forces production plants in 18 countries Patria (FINLAND) CEO Heikki Allonen Patria expected revenues:  $1.64 billion Patria Plc Patria Oyj (Finish) Patria Abp (Swedish = Finland arms, security & aviation support services & tech co owned by Finish government & KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE 49.9% sold to: KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE - sold 2016 Patria buys:  25% in Finald cybersecurity:  SILVERSKIN INFORMATION SECURITY OY Patria artillery & mortar parts production facility in Sastamala, Finland bought by:  NAMMO LAPUA Lapua State Cartridge Factory founded:  1927 primary supplier of ammunition to the Finnish Army 1.  Winter War - Nov 1939 to March 1940 (Soviet victory) 2.  WWII specialise in production of ammunition, rocket motors + space applications a NORWAY-FINLAND arms group subsidiaries in FINLAND, GERMANY, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, USA, CANADA owned 50/50 1.  Norway govt 2.  Finland - Patria HQ Norway Terma (Denmark) Danish aerospace & defence gets spin-off contracts re Denmark purchase of 27 F-35 Lightning II aircraft http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/industry/2016/06/10/nordic-military-industry-procurement/85686186/

Vzveytes', sokoly, orlami!

Взвейтесь, соколы, орлами! Vzveytes' Sokoly, Orlami! Soar, falcons, eagles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKj4F15G2cU Imperial Russian Military Song Взвейтесь, соколы, орлами! Vzveytes' Sokoly, Orlami! Soar, falcons, eagles! -------/\/\/ Vzveytes', sokoly, orlami! Polno gore gorevat'! To li delo pod shatrami V pole lagerem stoyat'! Lager' - gorod polotnyanyy, Morem ulitsy shumyat, Pozolotoyu rumyanoy, Tserkvi makovki goryat! Tam yedva zarya nastanet, Stroy pekhoty zashumit, Barabanom v nebo gryanet, I shtykami zablesti! Razvernetsya tam s zareyu Molodetskaya igra, Stroy na stroy poydet stenoyu, I prokatitsya ura!!! Vse poslushny tsarskoy vole, Po "otboyu" konchen spor, I na prezhnem brannom pole Pesnyu druzhno gryanet khor: "Slava matushke Rossii! Slava russkomu Tsaryu! Slava vere Pravoslavnoy! I soldatu molodtsu!" Vzveytes', sokoly, orlami! Polno gore gorevat'!  -------/\/\/ Soar, falcons, eagles! Full of grief grieve! Whether it under tents In the camp stand! Camp - a city of canvas, Sea street noise, Golden gilding, Church domes are burning! There's barely dawn comes, Story rustle in the infantry, Drum burst into the sky, And bayonets shine! Unfold there with dawn Valiant game Story goes on building the wall, And hire a bang !!! All are obedient to the royal will, According to the "hammering action" Concha dispute And on the same battlefield The song together clap chorus: "Glory to Mother Russia! Glory to the Russian Tsar! The glory of the Orthodox faith! And dashing soldier! " Soar, falcons, eagles! Full of grief grieve! Whether it under tents In the camp stand! -------/\/\/ Взвейтесь, соколы, орлами! Полно горе горевать! То ли дело под шатрами В поле лагерем стоять! Лагерь - город полотняный, Морем улицы шумят, Позолотою румяной, Церкви маковки горят! Там едва заря настанет, Строй пехоты зашумит, Барабаном в небо грянет, И штыками заблести! Развернется там с зарею Молодецкая игра, Строй на строй пойдет стеною, И прокатится ура!!! Все послушны царской воле, По "отбою" кончен спор, И на прежнем бранном поле Песню дружно грянет хор: "Слава матушке России! Слава русскому Царю! Слава вере Православной! И солдату молодцу!" Взвейтесь, соколы, орлами! Полно горе горевать! То ли дело под шатрами В поле лагерем стоять! -------/\/\/ Lyrics via:  (above)  Video LinK Think I've posted this before ... but I like it.  So here it is again.

Military - Suppressive Fire

ꕤ Article SOURCE as marked Military - Suppressive Fire Military psychology sub-branch of different psychology disciplines research design application of psychological theories understanding, predicting, and countering behaviours in friendly or enemy forces (or civilian) which may potentially be undesirable to military ops provides tools -  survive stresses of war military confront specific combination (of otherwise generic) stressors military psychology studies unique blend of stresses applicable to military psychological trauma flashbacks PTSD sleep disturbance relationship problems Tactical psychology contact with enemy / front-line soldier combines psychology & historical analysis devise tactics to make enemy: freeze flee panic  instead of fight  eg. 'suppressive fire' suppressive fire aka covering fire one of (3) three TYPES of fire support only effective for duration of fire fire + is coordinated with manoeuvre of forces  (destroy, neutralise or suppress) formerly known as 'neutralisation' neutralisation =  now NATO-defined as fire to render target temporarily f*cked ie pinned down, unable to respond due to the intensity of fire suppressive fire -- is force which threatens casualties to those exposed   -- willingness to expose depends on:     - morale     - motivation     - leadership -- suppressive fire used as covering fire Suppressive fire can be used against: -- protection of troops w/in range of enemy small arms     (ie covering fire) -- indirect firers [the following, I think?]:     - mortars     - artillery     - ships     - aircraft -- enemy air defences -- other activities: eg construction, logistics -- for temporary area denial *unsuitable for prolonged area denial b/c ammo supply constraints Non-lethal suppression: -- smoke to blind enemy -- night:  illumination to deny enemy cover Suppressive weaponry: -- any capable of intensity of fire for required period suppression -- but bullet has less suppressive power than artillery shell -- bullet has 1 metre w/in trajectory -- artillery shell covers wider range when exploding -- small arms fire sustained suppression - limit:  few minutes -- air delivered suppression likewise limited by payload limits *ARTILLERY can suppress area for extended period Purpose: stop enemy observing, shooting, moving or carrying out military tasks Features: -- suppressive fire only effective while it lasts -- & if it has sufficient intensity -- enables covered (vulnerable, on the move) forces to advance to new positions etc, while enemy / target is rendered unable to act b/c of the suppressive fire Entry says:  Marines Tactic  (but I think this is likely common military tactic) communication + suppressive fire enables movement on battlefield Used to extract troops from battle zone: 1.  helicopter 2.  boat  (hot extraction) Suppressive fire -- psychological tactic -- targets keep heads down -- (depending on variables) can result in target casualties & damage -- used in close combat zone as covering fire Suppressive fire - indirect fire systems:     - mortars     - artillery     - ships     - aircraft -- important consideration is safety of troops -- 'fragmenting munitions' indiscriminate & lethal in all directions Suppressive Fire Tactics -- first used in the Boer War -- developed 1915 British WWI -- unable to smash German trenches or destroy enemy artillery -- employed artillery suppression fire techniques -- suppressed enemy artillery to protect attacking infantry -- allowed infantry to advance -- thereafter, suppression defining British artillery tactic -- ammunition used by British:  shrapnel -- target was enemy artillery Suppression by infantry direct fire weapons -- usually only used v. targets without: -- mutual support from adjacent positions -- ammunition stocks only for several mins. of sustained firing Suppressive fire: -- used WWII amphibious assaults (to enable troop landing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressive_fire ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT That was good. It sounds really exciting. So anyone who knows anything about the military would know that suppressive fire will last only a few minutes usually and that the other side is either advancing troops, pulling troops, or moving troops, and that it is largely a psychological tactic that can be countered (I think  ...  I haven't stumbled on the counter-offensive yet). ꕤ

Pentagon Moves to Cover Up War Crimes

ꕤ Article SOURCE as marked WikiLeaks source | @WikiLeaks Sputnik Article http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20151230/1032476128/pentagon-whistleblowers-crackdown.html Pentagon Plans Legal Change to Crack Down on Military Whistleblowers 02:36 30.12.2015(updated 03:21 30.12.2015) After a year marked by repeated cyberattacks into US government databanks, the Department of Defense is tightening up its Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to prevent future breaches and leaks, legal and cyber [attacks], analysts told Sputnik. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Former CIA counterterrorism officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou told Sputnik on Tuesday that the change in the Code seemed focused on bringing military legal procedures up to date to deal with the burgeoning field of cybercrime and cyberespionage. "It may be that the law was outdated and didn't include ‘cybercrime," Kiriakou said.   The Defense Department has proposed a reform in the US Code of Military Justice to introduce punishment for specific computer offenses for the first time. Retired US Army Major Todd Pierce, an author and expert on military law and civil liberties, told Sputnik the reform seemed to be focused on serving military personnel who became whistleblowers such as Chelsea Manning, rather than on civilian contractors such as Edward Snowden. "I think it is more related to Manning as Snowden wouldn’t have come under the UCMJ as a civilian," Pierce pointed out.   Chelsea Manning, originally Bradley Manning, was a US Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly 750,000 classified or unclassified, but sensitive military and diplomatic documents. In August 2013, Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and will only be eligible for possible parole from August 2020. Pierce said the proposed changes in the UCMJ would make it easier for the US military to prosecute and convict future whistleblowers like Manning, who felt compelled to leak classified or sensitive material for the public good. "I presume the offenses and the elements which will need to be shown for conviction will be made easier to prove than relying on General Articles and the incorporation of federal statutes," Pierce stated. Independent Institute Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty Ivan Eland agreed that the Defense Department was belatedly reacting to the embarrassments it suffered from the successful data leaks and exposures by Snowden and Manning. "The [proposed] Code revisions seem to be a reaction to the Snowden leaks. However, Snowden was a civilian and they are likely plugging leaks in the Code to deal with similar actions by military personnel," Eland noted.   Edward Snowden is a former CIA employee and former contractor for the US government who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) for public disclosure. The information revealed many global surveillance programs run by the NSA and by the "Five Eyes" alliance of US, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand electronic intelligence and surveillance agencies. http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20151230/1032476128/pentagon-whistleblowers-crackdown.html Best Comment to WikiLeaks Stanely Cohen, Lawyer US Political Activist Source | Stanley Cohen Law ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT The Americans weren't merely 'embarrassed' by the leaks attributed to Chelsea Manning:  US and allied war crimes were exposed. Therefore the Americans would be adjusting their military legislation to ensure that currently undisclosed (and future) US military war crimes remain hidden from public knowledge and that wrongful deeds remain immune from consequences such as the threat of prosecution, following potential whistleblower exposure. Summary notes re US military law: US Military Law Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) (1950) Link | Post COLLATERAL MURDER WikiLeaks VIDEO | IRAQ (2010) | here WikiLeaks A U S T R A L I A N JOURNALIST JULIAN ASSANGE POLITICAL PRISONER BRITAIN https://govwaste.co.uk/ SUPPORT Justice4Assange WikiLeaks Site WikiLeaks Twitter BOOK:  The WikiLeaks Files (2015) Link | here Uh-oh ... once I get onto the large fonts, they keep getting bigger and bigger.      lol ꕤ

1775 - British-America Colonies Revolt / American Revolution 1765-1783

ꕤ History Year 1775 American Revolution 1765-1783  1775 Jan 11th - Francis Salvador  (with colonial rebel militia, opposed to British Crown) first Jew elected to office in America (SC) South Carolina Francis Salvador 1747 - 1776 Sephardic Jewish-English plantation owner colony of South Carolina uncle only Jewish director of British East India Company raised in wealth / large inheritance active with uncle (British East India Co) & with the wealthy DaCosta family of London re plans to settle poor Jews in the 'New World'   Salvador joined independence cause in 1776 first Jew killed in the American Revolutionary War militia vs. Loyalists (+ their Cherokee allies) 1774 - Salvador settled at Coroneka (aka Cornacre)    worked land with purchased African slaves first Jew elected as delegate South Carolina Provincial Congress he (and friend) elected as reps from: Ninety-Six District to the Provincial Congress (Jews could not legally hold office nor vote, but no colonists objected re appointment) joined by Andrew Williamson, then a major in the militia Salvador was chosen re important tasks: drawing declaration obtaining ammunition assessing safety of frontier working on new state constitution framed bill of rights etc 1733, London Sephardic community sends 42 Jews to present-day Georgia / families flee north to Charleston (South Carolina), fearing Spanish Inquisition in Georgia Charleston preferred 1730s London Sephardic Jew immigration destination -- later joined by Jews from Germany, Netherlands & West Indies Ninety Six, South Carolina (town) aka 'Jews Land' Salvador and DaCosta families bought 200,000 acres (810 km2) intended re settlement of poor Sephardic Jewish families ------- Major General Nathanael Greene + 1,000 American Patriot troops (the REBELS) besieged 550 American Loyalists (loyal to Crown) - defending Ninety Six American Loyalists survived siege relocated (after war) to Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada with support from Crown for resettlement ------ 1776 British induced Indian allies to attack South Carolina frontier to create diversion for British ops on sea-coast Indians attack frontier families in Ninety Six District Salvador rode to plantation of Maj. Andrew Williamson to raise alarm Salvador took part in engagements that followed Maj. Williamson captures two Loyalists (loyal to Crown) captives lead Williamson's 330 men militia into ambush ambushed by Tories & their Cherokee allies Salvador shot & fell into bushes later discovered & scalped by Cherokee died from wounds, age:  29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Six,_South_Carolina Feb 9th - British Parliament Massachusetts colony declared in rebellion Mar 22nd - Edmund Burke presents 13 articles to the Westminster Parliament Edmund Burke Irish statesman, philosopher Anglican background Trinity College, Dublin conservative liberalism political battles: 1. equal treatment of Catholics in Ireland; 2. against British oppression of 13 American colonies; 3. for constitutional restraints on royal patronage; 5. against power of East India Company in India; 6. against dogma of French Revolution. [Jesse Norman, The Telegraph, UK] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/10046562/Edmund-Burke-the-great-conservative-who-foresaw-the-discontents-of-our-era.html Mar 23rd - Patrick Henry proclaims First American Propaganda   "Give me liberty or give me death" in speech in favour of Virginian troops joining American Revolutionary War Patrick Henry Founding Father American lawyer, planter, politician movement for independence of Virginia 1770s Led opposition to: Stamp Act 1765 (UK) imposing direct tax on colonies of British America requiring most printed materials in colonies to be produced on stamped paper, produced London (with embossed revenue stamp) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 purpose: to help pay for troops in North America after British victory in: Seven Years' War (1755-1764) involved great powers (# Great powers must have been France, Britain, Prussia, Australia & Russia) affected Europe, North America, Central America, West Africa, India, Philippines Europe: 1812 - x4 Great Powers: Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain, the four powers that were chiefly instrumental in the overthrow of Napoleon [britannica]  (greatest European war since Thirty Years war of 1600s) A. Seven Years' War fought between two coalition factions: 1. Great Britain 2. France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War B. French & Indian War (1754–1763) - ie. part of Seven Years' War Fought between colonies of: British America (2-million settler pop.) New France (60,000 settler pop.) each supported by parent countries French outnumbered, relied on: Indians -- escalation from regional Indian conflict to intercontinental Indian conflict -- on 'metropole' nations (presumably indigenous peoples) declaration of war in 1756 Indians fought on BOTH sides of the conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War Apr 11th - last execution for witchcraft in Germany Apr 14th - first abolitionist (end slavery) society established Apr 18th - Paul Revere & William Dawes ride from Charleston to Lexington warning: "Regulars are coming!" Paul Revere father, French Huguenot mother, Deborah Hitchborn (family owned shipping warf) prominent American silversmith (Boston) engraver, early industrialist iron casting, bronze bell & cannon casting forging of copper bolts & spikes 1800 Revere first American to successfully roll copper into sheets for use as sheathing on naval vessels Patriot in the American Revolution known for alerting the Colonial militia re approach of British forces before battles of: 1775 - Lexington & Concord first military engagements in present-day Arlington and Cambridge, near Boston marked outbreak of open armed conflict b/w: Great Britain ('redcoats') & 13 of its colonies ('British America') Regent: King George III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere May 10th 2nd Continental Congress convenes Philadelphia Pennsylvania issues first paper currency May 10th - 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia George Washington, named supreme commander May 17th - American Revolutionary War Continental Congress bans trade with Canada May 20th - Citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declare independence from Britain May 24th - John Hancock unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress John Hancock American merchant, smuggler, statesman prominent Patriot of the American Revolution uncle - one of Boston's richest & best-known residents business: import of manufactured goods from Britain Exported of: rum, whale oil, & fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock Jun 12th - First naval battle of Revolution-Unity (American) colonial rebels capture Margaretta (Br) Jun 14th - US Army founded Jun 15th - George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army Jun 22nd - first Continental currency issued ($3-million) Jul 3rd - Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass Jul 5th - US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition letter to King George III from Second Continental Congress attempt to avoid war of independence Jul 6th - Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent of claiming independence Jul 10th - Horatio Gates issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army Horatio Gates (British soldier, served as revolutionary general)   Jul 22nd - George Washington takes command of the Continental Army First American Propaganda Jul 25th - Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta Aug 22nd - King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion Sep 13th - Gotthold Lessing's "Die Juden," premieres in Frankfurt-am-Main Die Juden [“The Jews”] Gotthold Ephraim Lessing German author, dramatist & critic praised unappreciated nobility of mind (Jews still confined to ghetto) last work: Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts (1780) 'The Education of the Human Race' belief in the perfectibility of the human species otherwise: saw a developing moral awareness believed human species would eventually attain the peak of 'universal brotherhood' and 'moral freedom' that would transcend all dogmas and doctrines http://www.britannica.com/biography/Gotthold-Ephraim-Lessing Oct 12th - US Navy forms Oct 13th - construction of a naval fleet, ordered by Continental Congress Oct 16th - Portland, Maine burned by British Oct 27th - US Navy forms as the Continental Navy Nov  7th - Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army Nov 10th - Congress forms US Marine Corps Nov 12th - General Washington forbids recruiting officers enlisting blacks Nov 28th - 2nd Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy Dec 22nd - Continental navy organized with 7 ships Dec 31st - Battle of Quebec - Americans defeated trying to take British stronghold http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1775 ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT Above is just a sketch of what was happening in 1775, as I wanted an idea of what was happening when the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was drawn up.  Much of it is from 'This Day in History' & hasn't been cross-checked, but it would do for basics. I haven't done anything more than skim the basics (no deeper follow-up on attached pages etc). This might have to do.  I'm getting bored. Wonder what part bankers played in the American Revolution?  As in, you can't have a revolt on this scale unless you're bankrolled and supplied with weapons etc.  Who supplied the colonial rebels, I'm wondering? The imposition of Stamp Act taxes was just a pretext to seize the colonies, I'm thinking.  As in, the British went to a great deal of expense to secure the colonies (by the sound of things) and are therefore entitled to tax the beneficiaries of that investment (I would think).  That's my initial feeling.  But I've not read enough to know. Just looked up Francis Salvador.  What a horrific way to die.  ------->  Keeping the colonial troops straight isn't easy: American Patriot troops (ie the rebels / colonists of 13 British-American Colonies opposed to British control) American Loyalists (ie the American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown) ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- ***Something's causing double-spacing in the published document, which is driving me nuts.  Don't know where the problem code is. ꕤ

Undercover British Political Police: RAPE WOMEN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNERS

ꕤ Article SOURCE http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2015/12/09/undercover-policing-how-women-forced-the-police-to-own-up UNDERCOVER BRITISH POLITICAL POLICE:  RAPE WOMEN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNERS Undercover police: How women forced the Met to own up Wednesday, 9 December 2015 9:18 AM By Jenny Jones When the inquiry into undercover policing re-opens today we should congratulate several strong women. First, there are the innocent women who had their lives torn apart by police officers who deceived their way into their beds and their family lives. These women pursued a brave civil action against the Metropolitan Police and after many years forced a much-delayed and reluctant apology. Secondly, there is Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Stephen Lawrence, whose equally dogged campaign for justice was subject to police spying. And thirdly we should congratulate Theresa May, the Home Secretary, who has made some very wise decisions about policing issues within the UK, since taking on the job. The Met's apology is not only an important vindication of all these women’s hard work in identifying the officers, it exposes how it institutionally supported those officers and their behaviour for so many years. The Met financed the lies. It refused to confirm or deny the existence of these police officers. And it spent hundreds of thousands of pounds fighting the court case against the women. No disciplinary action has been taken against the senior officers who authorised this huge waste of public funds and police time and resources. So will the Met continue to spin these acts as those of a few rogue officers who formed casual sexual relationships using their undercover identities? The truth is the taxpayer funded officers to form long term emotional bonds with these women as a deliberate tactic to gain access to the network of campaigners whom they wanted to spy upon. I'm curious as to how the Met will try to justify their policy of Neither Confirm Nor Deny (NCND), as this was the brick wall which the women faced when they initially brought forward their allegations and it was this policy which forced them into taking a civil action. How could any of these women have faith in a police investigation into undercover officers where the Met wouldn’t even acknowledge that they exist? My own questions to the Mayor of London on this highlighted this inconsistency. The Met has maintained a blanket policy and has defended that position in court, but they also claim to regularly carry out risk assessments about the danger faced should officers have their identities exposed. If it does revisit risk assessments on undercover operatives, do they always find the officers would be 'placed in significant danger as a result of their identities being revealed'? If that's the case, why bother doing the risk assessments in the first place? One of the big things missing from this inquiry is what UK undercover officers were doing while working in continental Europe. This has already been raised in the German Parliament. We know that some of them operated abroad and the inquiry should assure itself that the rule- breaking which went on in the UK stopped at the English Channel. The refusal of the inquiry to look at this, despite my appeals to the Home Secretary, will leave an air of suspicion about what our police got up to on foreign soil. The Met has maintained that the Special Demonstration Squad was an aberration, which functioned outside the normal channels of accountability within New Scotland Yard. But if it was an aberration, it was an aberration that was allowed to continue for 40 years. While I would support much of the Met’s undercover work which is short term and aimed at serious crime, it’s clear it sees spying on thousands of innocent people who are involved in perfectly legitimate campaigns as a regular part of their work. I say this as someone who was labelled a domestic extremist and was on the Met database for 10 years. This was not only a waste of public funds, but damaging to the democratic process, especially when the Met Police are spying on people who are trying to hold them to account for their failures, as I was. It crosses a line to pry into the lives of campaigners who are taking court cases against them, or organising public meetings criticising their actions. There may sometimes be legitimate reasons for the Met Police to do so, but they should have to justify every action, to ensure that it isn't simply about saving themselves from public embarrassment. Baroness Jenny Jones is a Green Party peer and London Assembly member. http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2015/12/09/undercover-policing-how-women-forced-the-police-to-own-up UNDERCOVER BRITISH POLITICAL POLICE:  RAPE WOMEN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNERS Undercover police had children with activists Disclosure likely to intensify controversy over long-running police operation to infiltrate and sabotage protest groups Rob Evans and Paul Lewis Saturday 21 January 2012 07.15 AEDT Two undercover police officers secretly fathered children with political campaigners they had been sent to spy on and later disappeared completely from the lives of their offspring, the Guardian can reveal. In both cases, the children have grown up not knowing that their biological fathers – whom they have not seen in decades – were police officers who had adopted fake identities to infiltrate activist groups. Both men have concealed their true identities from the children's mothers for many years. One of the spies was Bob Lambert, who has already admitted that he tricked a second woman into having a long-term relationship with him, as part of an intricate attempt to bolster his credibility as a committed campaigner. The second police spy followed the progress of his child and the child's mother by reading confidential police reports which tracked the mother's political activities and life. [ ... ] EXTRACT - CONTINUED AT SOURCE http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/20/undercover-police-children-activists BRITISH POLICE TACTICS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION ... IS *ENDORSED* BY EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (2012) KETTLED BY BRITISH POLICE: Baroness Jenny Jones is a Green Party peer and London Assembly member  - Wikipedia. Kettling -- aka 'containment' -- aka 'corralling' -- fm German 'kessel' - 'cauldron' or 'kettle' -- term used to describe encircled army about to be annihilated -- thus a MILITARY TACTIC Kettling - Police Military Tactic -- in protest terms, aim is to prevent splintering of protesters -- to prevent forced splintering of police -- kettle formed by large cordons of police surrounding protesters -- once kettle formed (ie once protesters are surrounded) -- police cordon is tightened, incl. use of baton charges -- to restrict territory occupied by protesters -- police deny protesters access to food, water, and toilet facilities -- for arbitrary period determined by police -- protesters & bystanders therefore harassed & assaulted before being arbitrarily held captive -- protesters imprisoned by cordon for several hours, 'cooling' -- and left with one choice of exit: controlled by the police CRITICISMS Kettling - Police Military Tactic -- indiscriminate -- results in detention of law-abiding citizens & bystanders -- denied food, water & toilet facilities for excessively long periods, in some cases -- tactic used to foment disorder to change focus of public debate 2012 European Court of Human Rights -- following legal challenge -- ruled kettling lawful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettling ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb was kettled at demonstration against student fees in December 2010 Zain Sardar, from the Young Greens: "People have been kettled for up to nine hours without food and without medical assistance ..." "Kettling is an infringement of the fundamental right to peaceful protest." http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12293394 ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- European court says 'kettling' tactics in 2001 lawful 15 March 2012 "Kettling" tactics used by the Metropolitan Police to contain crowds in 2001 were lawful, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The controversial method was used during anti-globalisation demonstrations in London on 1 May 2001. The court said there had been no violation of Article 5 - the right to liberty and security - of the European Convention on Human Rights. Three people - George Black, a Greek national from Australia; Bronwyn Lowenthal and Peter O'Shea - who had nothing to do with the demonstration, took the case to Europe claiming they were "deprived of their liberty". They were joined by Lois Austin, from Basildon, Essex, who had been taking part in the protest. 'Volatile conditions' The court said: "The police had imposed the cordon to isolate and contain a large crowd in dangerous and volatile conditions. "This had been the least intrusive and most effective means to protect the public from violence. Although the police tried to start dispersing the crowd throughout the afternoon, they had been unable to do so as the danger had persisted." It was the first time the court in Strasbourg had been asked to rule on kettling. [...] The European Court's Grand Chamber of 17 judges, presided over by Belgium's Francoise Tulkens, said: "Even by 2001, advances in communications technology had made it possible to mobilise protesters rapidly and covertly on a hitherto unknown scale. "Article 5 did not have to be construed in such a way as to make it impracticable for the police to fulfil their duties of maintaining order and protecting the public." The judges ruled that the convention also placed a duty on the police "to protect individuals from violence and physical injury". Earlier this year, in a separate case, the Met won its appeal against a High Court ruling over kettling tactics used during G20 demonstrations in 2009. [ ...] http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-17378700 ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT What the British political police have done to these women political campaigners, for the sake of British authorities infiltrating and spying on Britons exercising their lawful and democratic political rights, is depraved and worse than being killed (in my view). Doing a quickie check on Baroness Jenny Jones, I came across 'kettling' and it drew my attention. The term most likely arises from the military tactic of surrounding opposing forces. So now I know what kettling is and what those references 'cauldron' were, when I was following the self-defence action in Novorossiya without a clue what they were talking about.  Maybe I've read about kettling since and have forgotten, which is possible.  Apologies in advance if I'm repeat posting.  lol While I can understand the reluctance of courts to prevent police being able to do their work (which does, indeed, involve maintenance of order and protection of  the public),  indiscriminate and aggressive policing (such as kettling) which can (and has) been misused and is illegitimate as a police tactic (see 9-hour kettling reference above). In upholding the tactic of kettling protesters and bystanders (ie indiscriminately assault, imprisonment & protracted cruelty meted out by law enforcement authorities), the European Court of Human Rights has proven itself to be as illegitimate as the law enforcement authorities it has backed. The ECHR is another joke institution.  Don't expect much of this 17-judge farce. ------------ Protesters need to read military manuals (or even historic information about Roman battle formations etc), to figure how to circumvent the cauldron thingy.   Pre-planned protester splinters might be the go. Can't believe I've flipped sides.  Usually I side with the authorities whenever I see what looks like a violent rabble that needs hosing down or something. I'm bound to flip and do a 360 ... I'm not much of a rebel.  lol ꕤ