Monday, December 5, 2011

Occupy protestors potential terrorists?


The City of London Police listed “Occupy London Stock Exchange” (OLSX) as a domestic terrorist threat in a bulletin sent to businesses, according to The Independent.
The protesters have been camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London’s financial district since October 15, as part of a global wave of demonstrations against political and economic inequality.
The bulletin, “Terrorism/Extremism Update,” listed the protesters along with al Qaeda, the Colombian revolutionary group FARC, and Belorussian terrorists.
“It is likely that activists aspire to identify other locations to occupy, especially those they identify with capitalism. City of London Police has received a number of hostile reconnaissance reports concerning individuals who would fit the anti-capitalist profile. All are asked to be vigilant regarding suspected reconnaissance, particularly around empty buildings,” it stated.
A spokesman for City of London Police confirmed the document was authentic, but said it was poorly worded and did not intend to label “Occupy London” as a potential terrorist threat.
Read the rest at Raw Story
London police listed ‘Occupy’ protesters as potential terrorists
By Eric W. Dolan




3 comments:

dave said...

who would fit the anti-capitalist profile? damn, that could be anyone

Andrew said...

In America, Under the newly passed Senate Bill 1867, the occupy protesters would also be classified as terrorists. I think the City of London Police have got this totally wrong. In fact, how can they class the occupy protesters in the same category as Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda are responsible for killing thousands of people. The occupy protesters have done nothing wrong... What a shame, this is a sad that for the U.K.

Anonymous said...

Arrest the terrorists in Washington DC and Wall Street and reclaim our lives.