What does this say about Resistance?

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday April 07, 2003 12:32 by ipsiphi iosaf O'as-if ipsiphi at diplomats dot com Barcelona

The most well known Mural in the World is covered.

The most famous symbol of Urban resistance has been covered in Derry. As a protest against the visit of Bush2, activists in Derry have covered the "You are Entering Free Derry".

I'm sorry but I hosently do not understand the point of this exercise.

That mural has survived since its painting as a sign of resistance by ordinary people in Ireland against the Urban War Machine unleashed upon them for more than thirty years.

It is the single most well known Urban mural on the planet.

It is one of the most recognisably Irish landmarks in the world.

And now it is covered.
"as a protest against Bush".

I'm sure there were many jokes on the Waterside and in East Belfast this morning. Could any one of the Republican family explain the thinking behind this?

In the last days since the visit was announced I have been less than supportive of the SF position. They appear to suffering a split between the grass roots supporters who have always marked out thier party as one of the most effective and internally unitary. This unity of purpose has carried SF through censorship, imprisonment, reproachment and into full participation with the both Irish State assemblies. And now they cover (and I presume that SF members were involved in this action) the Free Derry mural.
to send Bush a message?
to send Blair a message?
to send us a message?

why?