Bare-Cheeked Protesters Plan to Bushwhack Dubya [View All]

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CAMPAIGNERS hope to halt an as yet unannounced visit to Britain by US President George W Bush this autumn, by giving him the bum’s rush.

Tim Ireland, the organiser of the web-based campaign “Bare Your Bum at Bush” is calling for thousands of UK citizens to pledge to undermine the visit by “mooning” at the American leader at every opportunity.

He argues that this would prevent positive photo-opportunities and register protest against Britain’s close co-operation with US foreign policy.

Ireland, creator of the internet site Bloggerheads, waged a 10-month war of attrition against Tony Blair which is widely credited with forcing the Prime Minister to fulfil a long-standing pledge to create a way for voters to e-mail him.

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Ireland’s latest project was initiated when US First Lady Laura Bush appeared to let slip that a visit to Britain was being scheduled for later this year, and would include a visit to the House of Lords. The IT consultant, based in Surrey, argues that Bush has already cancelled one visit to Britain prior to the war on Iraq for fear of a negative reception. By organising visible opposition via the internet, he hopes to achieve the same outcome again.

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