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Home | Friday 3rd April 2009 | Issue 671

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LADY OF THE LAKENHEATH

Lindis Percy, veteran peace campaigner with countless arrests to her name, managed to cause traffic chaos last Monday (30th) at Lakenheath US Air Force base in Suffolk. When she stood outside gate one of airbase with an upside down American flag, the base responded by going on 'lock down' apparently concerned that people might drive at her when exiting the base. After a friendly copper declared Percy's protest to be peaceful and legal, he made it clear he wouldn't intervene the gridlock persisted and the base was forced to open another gate.

* See www.caab.org.uk

Keywords: anti-war, direct action, lakenheath, lindis percy, peace campaigner, suffolk


 

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