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(en) "Bombing" Campaign Reaches USA
From
"Jaggi Singh" <benno@hotmail.com>
Date
Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:28:10 PST
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"BOMBING" CAMPAIGN REACHES AMERIKA
MULTINATIONAL FORCE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, USA, February 20th, 1998 -- Early this morning, the
armory of the 2nd Battalion of the Washington State National Guard in
Olympia was "bombed" to protest the imminent bombing of Iraq. A joint
force comprising the Vancouver-based Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
and the heretofore unknown Department of Perception Management --
Olympia Branch (DPM-OB) claimed responsibility in a communique sent to
the Olympian and Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspapers.
The joint force "bombing" was conducted in black and green spraypaint.
Slogans included "No Blood for Oil," "Stop the Killing Machine" as well
as a mysterious symbol which Olympia police officials described as "a
circled letter A." The armory stores tanks, jeeps and other materiel for
the local National Guard. While the armory is not a direct US military
target, Secretary Kropotkin of DPM-OB vowed to increase the scope of
their "attacks" if the US-led bombing of Iraq commenced.
The south Puget Sound area of Washington state is concentrated with many
key US military installations such as McChord Air Force Base, Fort Lewis
Army Base, Bremerton Naval Base and the Bangor submarine base which
houses nuclear-powered Trident submarines. There is also a major US Army
recruiting station in nearby Lacey, Washington and the large Boeing
aircraft complex which manufactures AWACS.
The perpetrators of this morning's "attack" used two types of "weapons"
according to experts from US Army intelligence. Preliminary forensic
reports indicate the use of an American-made Ultraflat Black Krylon
Interior/Exterior paint manufactured in Solon, Ohio. The manufacturer
boasts "No Runs, No Drips." The second type of "weapon" was a TY 6466
John Deere Agricultural Paint from Moline, Illinois. Experts believe the
paint can has a 3-5" vertical fanspray pattern and are currently
conducting tests for lead content.
Yesterday's action marks the first time that a "bombing" has occurred on
US-soil after three "attacks" last week at US consulates in Vancouver,
Toronto and Montreal. It also marks the first time that a multinational
force of Canadians and Americans has come together to carry out a
"bombing." The Ministry of the Environment is well-known to Canadian
authorities, while the Department of Perception Management is an unknown
quantity. The FBI is investigating DPM-OB while the Central Intelligence
Agency is conducting a review of MOE activities in conjunction with the
Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Mr. Blue of the Ministry of the Environment is urging other branches of
the DPM and MOE to begin "attacks" of US and Canadian military and
diplomatic targets in their local communities to protest the war crimes
of Western powers in Iraq. CIA, FBI, CSIS and Interpol officials all
denied that "bombings" would spread in the upcoming days.
"We have things under control," was the only statement made by an
unnamed source at the FBI.
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