SNLA convictions... wtf?

[Papa C.]

"They were accompanied by a note signed by the SNLA, threatening to kill English people
"at random and with no discrimination or compunction" in order to convince the British government to withdraw completely from Scotland. There was also a threat to poison England's water supply."

Is this for real? What the fuck is poisoning England's water supply going to do for Scotish independence. If this is for real, these guys must have their heads up their arses!

It's like saying, we're going to kill English people in order to convince some ruling body that's been robbing and oppressing the English working class for years, to leave another country. Makes no sense to me. What the fuck do the British Government care about killing of innocents? Sure THEY do it all the time.



By Craig Woodhouse

http://news. scotsman. com/uk/Englishma n--guilty- of-Scottish. 3686905.jp
AN ENGLISHMAN was found guilty yesterday of being involved in a plot to send poisoned vodka bottles through the post as part of a campaign for Scottish independence.

At Manchester Crown Court yesterday, Wayne Cook, 45, unemployed, of Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, was found guilty under anti-terror laws of two counts of using noxious substances or things to cause harm and intimidate.

He was one of two men who sent two miniature bottles of vodka filled with lethal concentrations of caustic soda to public figures as part of a campaign by the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) to force the UK government out of Scotland.

The other man, Steven Robinson, a Scot, pleaded guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing.

The two packages were sent to a local councillor in Blackburn and a Scottish journalist in April 2007.

They were accompanied by a note signed by the SNLA, threatening to kill English people
"at random and with no discrimination or compunction" in order to convince the British government to withdraw completely from Scotland. There was also a threat to poison England's water supply.

During the trial, Cook admitted typing the address labels on the packages, but said he did not know that the contents were harmful.

He also said he refused Robinson's request for him to post the parcels when he became suspicious that something "dodgy" was going on.

He did not call the police, however, and went on the run when he learned that the packages had been intercepted and were being investigated.

Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter, the head of Greater Manchester Police's Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "Be in no doubt these men are terrorists. This was not some clumsy joke – it was a serious attempt to cause real harm and intimidation. "

The men will be sentenced today.


The full article contains 308 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
Last Updated: 17 January 2008 9:45 PM

[dangeresque]

sounds like they need mental help more than anything.

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

I bet alot of this stuff is backed by the British government to discredit Scottish independence struggles.

[Papa C.]

They sound more like a Nationalist organisation but Wikipedia are well known for taking on a pro-Government stance on subjects - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Liberation_Army

[jordan]

Ive played at SRSM parades and the SNLA have made speeches at them if thats what you want to call them. They think half a dozen guys can take on the British empire and get the English to withdraw from Scotland, should we be serious about this lot, i don't think so, there nothing but a mickey mouse organization, just a bunch of fanatics who are living in a dream world and this wont achieve anything.

[Papa C.]

Thanks for the info Jordan. Scotish activists have to realise that it's not the English they should be trying to defeat. It is the wealthy capitalists in the British Government and the banks. There are Scotish as well as English people involved in these institutions also. Imperialism and capitalism are not exclusively English things.