[matilda] HELP: Tank needed

[atw]

WE WANT A TANK, WE NEED A TANK, HELP THIS GOOD CAUSE!

Who are the Space Hijackers?

The Space Hijackers are a bunch of misfit troublemakers who have been
kicking up a storm since 1999. We have held parties for 3000 people on
the London Underground circle line, we have tricked Nike Town into a
half price sale by printing our own “EVERYTHING INSTORE HALF PRICE
TODAY” T-shirts and tidying up. We have bought a boat and invaded an
island in the Docklands in London to host a pirate party and we have
smashed the Capitalists for six in our midnight Anarchist Vs
Capitalist cricket tournaments.

What’s this all about?

There comes a time in every activist groups development when they
realise that there is something missing in their set up. We have been
striving to cause trouble, save the world and wind up the powers that
be for 8 years now. However we still don't own a tank, or indeed any
kind of armoured personnel carrier. Please help us right this wrong.

Why do you need a tank?

Every two years the ExCeL exhibition centre in East London plays host
to DSEi, Europe’s largest arms fair. Representatives from all of the
major arms manufacturers pimp their wares to rogue states,
impoverished nations and invading armies with the full support of the
UK government. In fact the police firearms squad tried to raid the
fair in 2005 only to be turned back by the government.

On the last two occasions we have attempted to infiltrate the fair,
embarrass the dealers and cause a ruckus. In 2003, we caught the
trains to the fair with the arms dealers. Suited up and looking
business-like we pulled prosthetic limbs (arms) from our cases and
attempted to sell them to the dealers. In 2005, worried about their
obsession with phallic objects such as rockets we attempted to sell
sex toys to the dealers to make up for their lack of “weapons
capabilities”. Generally however we are escorted out by the police.

This year we have decided to take things up a notch or ten. We want to
buy a tank, we want to drive it into the arms fair! We don’t want to
be shoved around by burly policemen any more. Can’t really say much
more at the moment, but you get the gist.

What about after the Arms Fair?

Assuming they haven’t tested their anti tank missiles on us. We are an
enterprising group, with mischief simply brimming out of our beer
fuelled brains. We have many many many plans for the tank in the
future, especially once we have kitted it out with a full sound system
(which has already been donated!)

How can I help?

You can help by lending us one of your tanks if you have any spare.
You can help by offering us free secure parking for our tank. You can
help by lending us your mechanic skills to turn our gas guzzler into a
bio diesel green tank.

Of course the simplest way of helping is by giving us a small amount
of money towards the tank or by passing this email on to your rich
mates and getting them to donate us a slightly larger amount of money.

Click on the link below to donate and forward this to your friends

http://www.spacehijackers.org/tank




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