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Originally Posted by andygrif
This is not the kind of stunt that any body that wishes to be taken seriously mounts - this is the kind of last ditch effort once they've got nowhere in their discussion - but the fact is that these meetings are due to take place soon - so why do this now?
It's childish and petty - but very funny, whilst being a serious security issue all at the same time - but the one thing is wasn't was clever.
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Again, I have to disagree. I think it was incredibly clever. Just look at the amount of worldwide media coverage they are getting right now:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe...der/index.html
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_...5E1702,00.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori.../85775/1/.html
And all without doing anything to threaten anyone's life.
Neither do I agree with your view that you would only engage in such tactics if you have failed to make a case through 'normal' discussion. Governments can be unbelievably intransigent on issues they don't think politically important - i.e. there aren't enough votes in it. In such cases, making it an issue that 'has votes in it', by direct action that makes the Government look incompetent or uncaring, is a shrewd tactic, but the first step any Government takes to counter it is to offer 'discussions' in the hope of neutralising the bad publicity. The last thing F4J wants to do now is to go quietly.