Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Nuke Base Blocked in Germany



Friday morning, members of the German Communist Party (DKP) blocked the access roads to the Buechel air force base und thus largely paralyzed the activities in the base.
The activity was part of a long-term campaign of the peace movement against the ongoing stockpiling of some ten to twenty nuclear arms ready for deployment.
DKP chairman Patrik Koebele declared in situ: “We demand this hellish stuff be moved off immediately.” The Federal government must finally engage in the United Nations’ negotiations on a global ban of nuclear arms instead of continuously insisting on persistent possession of these weapons of mass destruction, together with the US and other NATO members. Koebele: “During the electoral campaign the social democratic, conservative and green parties will present themselves as parties of peace once more. We judge them by their deeds—nuclear arms in Buechel, deployments of the military all over the world, and increasing arms exports.”
The communists’ activity commenced at 6 a.m. and were maintained for two hours. Police could disband the blockade only after hundreds of vehicles had already formed kilometres of tailbacks on the base’s access roads.

Koebele announced: “Those responsible in Buechel and in other places can be sure: we will be back!” The DKP made another manifestation on Saturday at the main access gate to the base in which members of communist parties from Luxemburg and the Netherlands participated.

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