BTW, the instructions for playing May Day monopoloy in the U.K. are available on my website at: http://www.infoshop.org/octo/mayday_monopoly.html
Have a nice riot against capitalism! ;-)
------------- Anarchist base destroyed in dawn raid
by David Bamber, Home Affairs Correspondent 6:56pm Sat Mar 31 '01
TWO hundred police officers staged a dawn raid yesterday on a secret training centre for anarchists who are planning to bring chaos to London on May Day.
The Scotland Yard squad, including officers wearing riot gear, used mechanical diggers to demolish part of an empty factory, to prevent protesters from using it. The building, in Brixton, south-west London, had been chosen as the site for drilling 500 rioters in preparations for attacks on police during protests in the capital on May 1.
Sir John Stevens, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, authorised the raid after undercover surveillance of the building by Special Branch detectives uncovered plans by a newly formed anti-capitalist group who call themselves Wombles (White Overall Movement Building Liberation through Effective Struggle). Anarchists from across Europe were due to gather in the disused button factory this weekend for riot training and planning.
Yesterday detectives seized a training plan and material expected to have been used to make the rioters' protective uniform. Three interior walls of the building were daubed with anarchist graffiti including the slogan: "Smash Police Skulls".
Det Supt Bob Randall, who led the raid, codenamed Operation Dursley, said: "There is no doubt that this new radical organisation of anarchists is importing a frightening brand of continental-style violence into British protests. We have seen violent tactics used around the world against government leaders and business organisations in Prague and Seattle.
"Now they are being used here. Last year's May Day riots showed what mayhem and destruction can be caused when things get out of hand and this new organisation is actively preparing and inciting people to cause violence."
The Wombles, formed last September, are the British arm of the violent Italian anarchist organisation Ya Basta, which hijacked an Italian train last year and tried to drive it to a summit of world leaders in Prague before setting it on fire. Ya Basta has been behind scores of violent demonstrations across the Continent and has adopted what police describe as "sinister paramilitary-style tactics".
Their distinctive bulky white uniforms inspired the British anarchists to call them Wombles, because of their similarity in appearance to the stars of the
1970s BBC children's show, and later to adopt the name themselves. Despite being named after fluffy television characters, the Wombles form a highly trained and dedicated organisation. Many of the leaders have already been involved in actions abroad.
Detectives are increasingly worried about a significant outbreak of violence being planned for May Day. Det Supt Randall said: "Last year's demonstration was largely organised by Reclaim the Streets, which is a peaceful organisation, although there was trouble. This year the organisation has been overtaken by far more violent groups."
As The Telegraph revealed in February, the anarchists are using the board game Monopoly as a guide to co-ordinate their actions. A website instructs activists to seize the headquarters of major companies and utility firms. Police have now also uncovered evidence that McDonald's restaurants and Gap stores on Oxford Street are particular targets.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=00467984393252...
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