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Tuesday April 08, 2003 12:44

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Why did Richie Boy Barrett call on the crowd to break through police lines last night?? Was he going to lead the charge? Unlikely.

Nice to see the revolutionary vanguard of the SWP putting it up to the cops outside Hillsborough last night. Richie you were way out of your depth. If it had kicked off last night i dont think Richie and his devotees would have been in much of a position to defend the people from the imperialist forces. If you insist on breaking away from the main body of the crowd to go to police lines please ensure your stewards know what the fuck they are supposed to do. The pulling and dragging you witnessed from the Garda riot squad last week outside Leinster house would have been nothing to the kicking the RUC would have meted out last night. Why did Richie call on the crowd to try and break police lines by climbing into the fields when he knew all that would have happened was a bunch of young kids getting their heads smashed in by the cops. Were you willing to lead the charge Richie. No you were safely behind your megaphone expecting everyone else to lead the way. The pathetic attempt to break police lines by climbing over the fence into the fields for all of five minutes shows how far removed from reality the SWP really are. The growling of a few alsation dogs soon put a stop to the revolutionary gallop.

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Comments (46 of 46)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Because he works for us	CIA	Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:52
2	Not aware of any such call	another observer	Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:54
3	Probably clever spin by SWP	SpinDoc	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:01
4	SWP break police lines!!!	Gavin	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:09
5	Ritchie did not call for charge	another observer	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:17
6	Sounds Familiar	Asterix	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:18
7	Sad to say, but violence was the only chance...	Badman	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:21
8	Loads of media coverage	good man	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:43
9	You just don't get it:	Badman	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:49
10	Hillsboro	publo	Tue Apr 08, 2003 13:53
11	too Few To Take 'Em On!	Erin go Brach	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:25
12	I was one of the ones in the field	activist	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:31
13	Da rulz (IAWM that iz)	PK	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:36
14	Richie's ego	Observer	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:41
15	Richie's ego	Observer	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:43
16	why i handed it in	swp-er who handed in card	Tue Apr 08, 2003 14:50
17	Pointless exercise	Unsure	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:00
18	Actually, it went according to SWP plans	Badman	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:13
19	What exactly do you guys want?	??	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:26
20	I want honesty	Badman	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:33
21	Badman good name	??	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:38
22	The SWP = New Labour	SpinDoctor	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:50
23	Pointless and disorganised	Observer	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:53
24	Duh	??	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:56
25	Observer you have already been discredited	??	Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:57
26	Pro-US twats at demo	damnbutter	Tue Apr 08, 2003 16:01
27	To ???	SpinDoctor	Tue Apr 08, 2003 16:09
28	Fair enough Spindoctor	??	Tue Apr 08, 2003 16:12
29	I'll see your duh! with another duh!	PK	Tue Apr 08, 2003 16:13
30	WHAT!	Mags	Tue Apr 08, 2003 17:13
31	WHAT!	Mags	Tue Apr 08, 2003 17:13
32	Did not happen	chris;0)	Tue Apr 08, 2003 17:19
33	SWP Solo Run	Biff Bang Pow	Tue Apr 08, 2003 17:28
34	bicker bicker bicker	cadence	Tue Apr 08, 2003 18:25
35	Comments moved here	Aidan	Tue Apr 08, 2003 19:11
36	for fucks sake,	jpc	Tue Apr 08, 2003 19:22
37	No call to break lines	davy	Tue Apr 08, 2003 19:44
38	we were..	jpc	Tue Apr 08, 2003 20:16
39	XTalkingXBolloxX	Dave	Tue Apr 08, 2003 20:52
40	Oh God	NIX	Tue Apr 08, 2003 20:56
41	PSNI/RUC	one big happy family	Tue Apr 08, 2003 21:00
42	.	jpc	Tue Apr 08, 2003 21:09
43	less noise more action	barry	Tue Apr 08, 2003 22:40
44	richie, you must listen to the concerned	front lines	Wed Apr 09, 2003 09:08
45	Nix = Chris Henry SP.	Aunty Party	Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:31
46	not me	not me	Thu Apr 10, 2003 19:15

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