Ex militant James Elliah Smith plan to Smash EDO (Brighton)

On 18 January 2009, Elijah (James) Smith and 5 other anti-militarists from Bristol broke into the EDO MBM's, the army factory in Brighton that produces parts of weapons for the war in Gaza and smashed the whole place up.
They were arrested in and kept for 10 months in prison without trial.
Elijah James Smith was finally freed from Lewes prison on Wednesday 7th July. All of the decommissioners had been found unanimously not guilty last Friday, but James still had to apply for bail and is now tied to strict bail conditions, including not visiting Brighton.
This was their statement on camera.

http://decommissioners.co.uk/2010/07/09/elijah-james-smith-freed-from-prison/

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[cxthompson]

And?



[supermecis]

@cxthompson

... and they broke into the building and smashed the whole place up.

They were arrested in and kept for 10 months in prison without trial.

Elijah James Smith was finally freed from Lewes prison on Wednesday 7th July. All of the decommissioners had been found unanimously not guilty last Friday, but James still had to apply for bail and is now tied to strict bail conditions, including not visiting Brighton.

This was their statement on camera.

[supermecis]

We want James Free !!!

[iLovePalestineDotCom]

God bless you, This is one of the the most amazing and beautiful group of human being ever assembled. You deserve nothing but respect and appreciation of all those who respect justice, fairness and compassion. Palestinians need all the help they can get to face this monstrosity of the foreign Zionist parasitic occupation of their land. Peace & Justice to all or Peace to none!

[TheSpamFilter]

@cxthompson Paul Hills MD of ITT/EDO has admitted in court that his company supplies the Israel Army with munitions parts.

[dizzzaster1]

Free james!! they are heroes

[cxthompson]

But this company hasn't broken the law! Or at least the courts and the majority of people in Brighton don't think so! It's just a few people who don't seem to care about whether what they're doing is lawful.. They try to justify it by saying that the factory is committing crimes which is completely unfounded. Anyway, two wrongs don't make a right!!

[tayraw]

It's people like this that restore my faith in the human race. Smash EDO!!

Go Vegan.

[fourmanfilms]

ITT have an interesting history, having

done business with Franco, Hitler and

Pinochet. The company was established in

1920 and diversifi ed to weapons production

in the 1930s when it acquired the German

Focke-Wulf company, a manufacturer

of aircraft for the Nazi Luftwaffe. They are

now the 19th largest defence manufacturer

in the world. ITT has well established links

to the supply of the Israeli armed forces.