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World awaits Monday's BNP terror hearing in Burnley

Met police are breaking all records for incarcerating Muslims without trial for possession of bottles of perfume. So it might well be worth a seat in the public/press gallery on Monday to see how Cumbria Constabulary's Superintendent Neil Smith's claim that explosives precursors and a rocket launcher are "not related to terrorism" runs in court.

http://mathaba.net/news/?x=544131
This week a British National Party (BNP) election candidate has been accused of possessing the largest amount of chemical explosives of its type ever found in Britain.
Home secretary John Reid did not hold any special press conferences and it did not make any headlines outside of local newspapers in England and one online news service.
The 22 chemical components recovered by police are the largest haul ever found at a private house in the UK.
The home of another man charged with similar offences contained a rocket launcher and a nuclear biological suit as well as BNP literature and chemicals.
Cottage is an ex-BNP member who stood as a candidate in the Pendle Council elections in May.
The two men from Pendle, England, have appeared in front of Pennine magistrates accused of having "a master plan" after the record haul of chemicals used in making home-made bombs was found in Colne.
Robert Cottage (49), of Talbot Street, Colne, and David Bolus Jackson (62), of Trent Road, Nelson, made separate appearances before the court charged with being in possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose. The offences are under the Explosive Substances Act 1883.
Both men were remanded in custody to appear at Burnley Crown Court on Monday October 23rd. Cottage was arrested at his home on Thursday of last week, while retired dentist Jackson was arrested in the Lancaster area on Friday, the same day as he left a dental practice in Grange-over-Sands.
Mrs Christiana Buchanan, who appeared for the prosecution in Jackson's case, alleged the pair had "some kind of masterplan".
She said a search of Jackson's home had uncovered rocket launchers, chemicals, BNP literature and a nuclear biological suit.
Police raided Cottage's Talbot Street home on Thursday of last week. The house was taped off while forensics officers searched the premises. Neighbours were told to stay in their homes for their own safety. Mr Cottage's car was also taken away for examination.
Officers also made a thorough examination of Jackson's Trent Road home and, again, officers were on duty outside the house. Forensics officers examined the property.

see also
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=420965
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=9882
http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=13&ArticleID=1806590
http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/newsheadlines/display.var.947927.0.exbnp_man_held_in_bomb_swoop.php
http://forum.mpacuk.org/archive/index.php?t-16402.html

Army Rumour Service discussion
http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=48352/postdays=0/postorder=asc/start=0.html

Some answers from the BBC as to why it wasn't covered... because the police were 'playing the story down'.
http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?t=4931

There was nothing here about the story - so did Cumbria BBC cover it as they say in the forum above?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/news/


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posted by Tony Gosling @ 21:46