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by Cem Ertür
Friday, Apr. 12, 2013 at 4:23 AM
True to form, Britain's political establishment is preparing to use former British Prime Minister (1979-1990) Margaret Thatcher's funeral in London as a stage for imperialist war propaganda and domestic repression.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/11/18735063.php
Thatcher's
funeral: Britain's new opportunity for war propaganda and domestic
repression
Propaganda alert
compiled by Cem Ertür
11 April 2013
True to form, Britain's political establishment is preparing to use
former British Prime Minister (1979-1990) Margaret Thatcher's
funeral in London as a stage for imperialist war propaganda and
domestic repression.

London Evening Standard, 10 April 2013
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excerpts from: Falklands
guard of honour will carry Margaret Thatcher on final journey to St
Paul's
by
Joe Murphy, London Evening Standard, 10 April 2013
[Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret] Thatcher’s
coffin will be carried by the Service personnel from the naval ships,
army regiments and air stations who fought in the Falklands War. For
her final journey, a 10-strong bearer party is being chosen from the
valiant units whose bravery enabled her greatest triumph at No 10 (*).
It will include the Paras [i.e. paratroopers] whose men fought the
battle of Goose Green and the final assault on Port Stanley, the Royal
Navy which formed the task force of 127 ships, the Royal Marines who
led the landings at Bluff Cove, plus the RAF [Royal Air Force] who gave
air support and the Scots Guards who fought the battle for Mount
Tumbledown. [...] More than 700 members of the Armed Forces
will take part in the funeral, with troops lining the streets and three
military bands performing. [...]
[In a speech
at the British Parliament, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband said Mrs
Thatcher] understood the aspiration of people and was right to defend
the Falklands and help to bring the Cold War to an end. [...]
In other developments, officials reportedly floated the idea of
renaming the Falklands capital Port Margaret in her honour. Downing
Street [i.e. British government] said it was up to the islanders to
decide. [London Mayor] Boris Johnson and Defence Secretary Philip
Hammond backed calls for a memorial in London.
(*) Mrs Margaret Thatcher was
Britain's Prime Minister during the Falklands (Malvinas) War of
April-June 1982.
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Daily Star, 10 April 2013
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excerpts from: £10m
Security for Maggie
by
Paul Robins, Daily Star, 10 April 2013
[Former
British Prime Minister] Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will be
protected by a £10 million ring of steel after haters rioted
in the streets after her death.
Armed police will line the procession route from Westminster to St
Paul’s Cathedral in London to stop crazed protesters wrecking
the Iron Lady’s big send-off.
There will be snipers on rooftops and undercover [police] agents in the
crowds as Scotland Yard [police force] pulls out all the stops for next
Wednesday’s event.
The massive police operation – called [Operation] True Blue
– has been set up after all-night “Thatcher hate
parties” brought chaos to the streets of Britain.
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From
the archives:

Rousing welcome: Mrs Thatcher is surrounded by troops on a visit to
Goose Green [in East Falkland]
in January 1983, where the Parachute Regiment [of the British Army] had
secured a crucial victory s
even months earlier. (Daily
Mail, 14 June 2012)
Speech
in Port Stanley (Falklands)
[speech delivered by British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Port Stanley, Falkland (Malvinas)
Islands, 10 January 1983]
Margaret
Thatcher Foundation website

U.S. President George Bush, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
and NATO
Secretary General Manfred Wörner hold a joint press conference
four days after
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, White House, Washington DC, 6 August 1990
Press
Conference ending visit to US
[press conference by British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher four days after Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington D.C., 6 August 1990]
Margaret Thatcher
Foundation website
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Related propaganda content:
Helmand
hardmen to fortress Falklands
Heroes in Argie mission
by
David Willets, The Sun, 11 January 2013
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Related
articles:
Margaret
Thatcher’s criminal legacy
by
Finian Cunningham, Press TV, 9 April 2013
Law
suit against 4 US presidents & 4 UK prime ministers for war
crimes, crimes against humanity & genocide in Iraq
Statement on Closure of Legal Case for Iraq in Spain
by
Brussels Tribunal, Global Research, 10 February 2010
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