“Anti-War” Pests Invade Caterpillar Factory

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The mud-minded “anti-war” ninnies at Indymedia UK have peacefully invaded a Caterpillar plant in Shrewsbury, and are apparently being a peaceful pain in the arse: Caterpillar Targeted in Memory of Rachel Corrie. (Hat tip: ism_truth.)

They really like to chain themselves to things, symbolically crying out for boundaries, rules, discipline … “Love me, Daddy!”

Caterpillar plant shut down in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Indymedia, 16.03.2004 15:26

Shrewsbury, Northwest of Birmingham, 3:12 pm

12-14 protesters have shut down the Caterpillar plant in Shrewsbury on the first anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death. Plant management have closed the plant completely by triggering the fire alarm. Police, fire engines and a helicopter are on the scene. The protesters walked in calmly through the front gate, and occupied parts of the plant. At least 2 locked themselves onto factory fixtures using bicycle locks, one to the central power controls for the factory.

The protesters are now in the course of being arrested. One indymedia reporter went in with the group and got out, so in theory there should be photos soon.

Rachel Corrie, an American woman working with the International Solidarity Movement against the Israeli occupation of Palestine, was killed by a specially-designed armoured bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar as she attempted to peacefully stop it from bulldozing a Palestinian home.

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