[BigBlether] 4th June

[r.wensum at virgin.net]

As a result of a workshop at the Big Blether, some of us are organising 
the following event. Please publicise where you can. The website has 
only just been set up, so doesn't have anything on it yet, but will very 
soon! I've also attached the info as a document, in case you want to 
print a flier. Fliers will also be available via Edin P&J.

Thanks,
roz.

BUILT IN BEITH TO BOMB BAGHDAD
BEITH – BAGHDAD - TEHRAN NEXT?

Sunday 4th June
International Day of Child Victims of Aggression.
Stop the Arms Trade Week 3rd – 11th June.

FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN
CALL AN END TO WAR AND AGGRESSION.

Come to Defence Munitions Beith where missiles which were used in the 
Iraq war were stored, produced and tested.

1pm Peace picnic
3pm - naming of some of the dead Iraqi children.

Meet outside the main gates. Families welcome.
Bring food to share for the picnic, flowers for the fence and to make a 
large wreath, and small toys and baby clothes to lay at the fence when 
naming the dead.

DM Beith is just outside Beith and is signposted on the A737 which 
bypasses Beith (onto the B706, Barrmill Road.) Transport from Edinburgh 
& Glasgow to DM Beith and pick ups from Barrmill and Beith. See 
http://www.act4peace.org.uk/ for more details or contact tel: 
07876698736 email info at act4peace.org.uk

Supported by CAAT, CND,SACC,STOPTHEWAR,PEACE&JUSTICECENTRE


DM BEITH stores, produces and tests missiles and torpedoes for the UK's 
Armed Forces. It is the main armaments distribution, administration and 
maintenance centre in Scotland.

DM BEITH is part of the militarisation of Scotland. It contributes to 
the dependence the UK has on its military to maintain and extend its 
position of global economic power, through the forceful oppression of 
poorer and less powerful nations.

DM Beith played a major role in the US and UK’s war on Iraq. An illegal 
war which killed over 100,000 Iraqi civilians. A war which has left an 
already weakened infrastructure in crisis and the country in mayhem.

DM BEITH maintains Tomahawk cruise missiles, one of the major weapon 
systems for Royal Navy Subs. Fired in Kosovo, Afghanistan and the Iraq 
war by the UK. The total cost of this cruise missile programme is 
believed to be approx.  £300 million. They total an unquantifiable human 
cost at an estimated £700,000 each.

DM BEITH  prepares and tests Storm Shadow missiles used in the Iraq war 
by Tornados based at RAF Lossiemouth.

DM BEITH maintains cruise missile supplies for Trident and hunter-killer 
submarines based at HMNB Clyde, Faslane.

DM BEITH  produces Brimstone missiles to be used by UK attack aircraft 
such as Tornados and Harriers at a rate of 6 per day.

The depot plays a role in maintaining the status quo, where arms 
companies are hand in hand with the UK Government as
War Profiteers. 60% of work carried out at Beith comes from contracts 
from arms companies such as BAE Systems and MBDA. The Government pays 
these arms companies to produce and maintain weapons, and the arms 
companies then sub-contract the Governments own depots to do much of the 
work.

In their own words,
  “The Defense Storage & Distribution Agency’s mission is to sustain the 
fighting power of the UK armed forces – we stock items worth £75billion. 
Munitions Win Wars”