Five Held Over Suspected Plot to Disrupt G20 Summit with Explosives Stunt
March 30th, 2009How will you know the difference between false flag operations and war?
False flag operations are symbolic. The main goal is to create fear and obedience to state authorities through the use of propaganda in the aftermath of the event. The driving propaganda, after the fact, is the main payload, not the event itself. While it is possible that imbeciles will target individual executives for assassination or use improvised explosives to create work for janitors in corporate lobbies, these types of attacks are likely to be acts of state because of their utility for propaganda purposes. Think about it: Who benefits from attacks like these? The stoned white Rastafarian, soy people with Bozo the Clown wigs and Fair Trade hacky sacks will get the blame. It’s all “the terrorists,” right?
War, on the other hand, targets critical infrastructure. Examples: Financial transaction clearing is shut down. Stock markets are shut down. Communications systems are damaged or destroyed. Energy distribution systems are damaged or destroyed.
While it’s possible that attacks of this nature could be false flag, it’s not likely because unmanageable, cascading effects could result.
So, as the situation continues to devolve, expect corporate states to try to short circuit street level activists with false flag operations and heavy follow on propaganda linking them with “the terrorists.”
—Economist Intelligence Unit: Manning the Barricades
Mmm hmm.
Via: Guardian:
Five people have been arrested in connection with a suspected plot to use amateur explosives to disrupt the G20 summit.
The three men, aged 25, 19 and 16, and two women, both aged 20, all live in Plymouth and the surrounding area. They are political activists unaffiliated to any terrorist organisation, and were arrested at addresses in Plymouth. They are being held under terrorism legislation. The explosive devices were made from fireworks, police said.
A police source told the Guardian that initial inquiries indicate the five were “not planning a Guy Fawkes plot.
“I think it was more designed to disrupt than injure or kill,” the source said, adding that reports that the individuals were Greek nationals were false. It is understood that the “suspicious devices” found suggest a small-scale stunt.
Scotland Yard has issued a series of warnings in recent days that protesters are planning to bring the capital to a standstill this week in potentially violent protests scheduled to coincide with the arrival of world leaders for the summit, in east London. So far, however, protests associated with the summit have been peaceful.
At a press conference at Crownhill police station in Plymouth, Paul Netherton, assistant chief constable of Devon and Cornwall, said the investigation was sparked when the 25-year-old man was arrested for spraypainting on a wall in Plymouth city centre. He would not comment on the nature of the graffiti.
Police searched the man’s flat in Plymouth, and found imitation firearms, improvised explosives made of fireworks, and material related to political ideology.
Netherton confirmed that one of the arrested people was an international student but would not comment on where that suspect studied. The remaining four are all British nationals.
Asked about the potential scale of damage that could be caused by the weapons and devices discovered, Netherton said: “These are imitation firearms, the other devices were made of simple fireworks – they’re probably not lethal. But I can’t comment. Fireworks do have an explosive component to them but of a minor nature.”
Devon and Cornwall police said the five, who were arrested between Friday and Sunday, were being held for offences under the Terrorism Act.
A police statement said: “As the search progressed officers found a number of weapons and suspected imitation weapons as well as material relating to political ideology. Also found were suspicious devices that were seized and submitted for forensic examination.”
After investigations on Sunday, a 19-year-old man was arrested. Other addresses were searched during the weekend in the Plymouth area and further searches are being considered. Police said they would be applying for warrants of further detention this afternoon.
Police stressed that inquiries indicated there was no religious agenda to the investigation, and that those involved were political activists. They are not believed to be part of a national or larger operation.
Assistant chief constable Sharon Taylor said: “I would reassure local people and residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that they are not at any risk, and these arrests would appear to be isolated at this time. Those arrested people will remain in custody while further inquiries take place.”
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “The Met has been in liaison with Devon and Cornwall police regarding their ongoing investigation into five people arrested over the weekend. We would stress that the investigation is at a very early stage and that speculation regarding the capability, intention or motivation of those arrested is unhelpful. At the current time we have no information to suggest a change to the threat picture facing either the demonstrations or G20.”
