Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 2. februar 2004 / Time Line February 2, 2004
Version 3.51. Februar 2004, 3. Februar 2004
02/02/2004
Lockheed Martin office in London locked out
On Monday, 2nd February, protesters from Trident Ploughshares
locked out Lockheed Martin headquarters staff to draw attention to
the role of this multinational corporation in the manufacture of
weapons of mass destruction. Lockheed Martin is the world's largest
maker and exporter of arms, and is actively engaged in developing
the UK's next generation of nuclear weapons.
Hidden away in an unmarked building in Carlisle Place, a quiet
residential street near Victoria station in central London, this
corporation is busy violating the nuclear non proliferation treaty.
The corporation's presence was highlighted by protesters locking
the front doors together, and unfurling a banner reading "Lockheed
lockout: W.M.D. Maker" . Lockheed-Martin have two floors of the
building.
Ann Kobayashi, Lyn Bliss, Zelda Jeffries and Angela Broome sat down
in the doorway after securing the door with a cycle lock, while
Jane Tallents and David Mackenzie gave support. Workers who had to
be directed by police round to a back door naturally wanted to know
what was going on and the group were very happy to tell them and
give them the explanatory leaflet.
There was interest too from passers by, one of whom said "Yes, we
have been given a wonderful world and we are ballsing it up." The
duty police inspector handled things very well and arranged for the
buildings managers to speak to the four women. The exchange was
courteous and constructive.
There were no arrests and the lock-out was voluntarily terminated
at 2 p.m., after six hours of occupation. The activists felt it had
been a successful event and had brought to the attention of lots of
people that the corporation was there and what it was up to.
02/02/2004
USAs præsdient Bush nedsætter en uafhængig
kommission, der 'skal undersøge grundlaget for invasionen af
Irak'.
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