Bomb Factory Confronted With Horrors of War

EDO MBM manufacture components for the Israeli Hellfire missile, currently being used in Gaza and Lebanon. As laser guided air-strikes once more claim a death toll amongst a civilian population Brighton activists will remind EDO MBM of their complicity in war crimes.

A vivid and shocking display by local artists, together with a broadcast of sounds of air raids will line the road in front of EDO's factory. One of the artists Ruth Hopkins, who has spent time as a peace activist in the Occupied territories said “We cannot show the true horror of the consequences of EDO MBM's lethal weaponry but we hope to galvanise those who work in the factory to consider what happens with the weapons they produce.”
Sarah Johnson, press spokeswoman for Smash EDO, said ‘In the last weeks Israel has engaged in an illegal assault on the civilian population of Gaza and has now invaded Lebanon killing hundreds of Lebanese civilians. The current Israeli onslaught on Gaza and Lebanon is being conducted with the help of weaponry made in Brighton. EDO MBM is involved in the manufacture, supply and development of lethal weapons. They are ancillary to Israel’s war crimes and Paul Hills, the Managing Director of EDO MBM, should be arrested and prosecuted under the International Criminal Court Act 2001. We should not tolerate EDO MBM’s continued presence in Brighton and Hove, a UN Peace Messenger City.’

Notes for Journalists

Brighton & Hove is a UN Peace Messenger City

EDO MBM Technologies Ltd are the sole UK subsidiary of huge U.S arms conglomerate EDO Corp, which was
recently named No. 10 in the Forbes list of 100
fastest growing companies. They supply bomb release
mechanisms to the US and UK armed forces amongst
others. They supply crucial components for Raytheon's Paveway guided bomb system, widely used in the "Shock and Awe" campaign in Iraq.
Campaign against EDO MBM.

EDO MBM makes electrical weapons components for the
Israeli military. EDO MBM manufactures components to be incorporated into the Hellfire missile, which the Israeli army has recently used to attack the civilian population of Gaza. They have organised conferences on the development of UCAVs, unmanned aircraft which are widely used in aerial attacks on Gaza. EDO Corporation, of which EDO MBM Brighton is a wholly owned trading unit, has a direct contract with the Israeli Navy who murdered 10 civilians on a beach near Beit Lahiya, Gaza, earlier this month.

People involved in the anti-EDO campaign include, but are not limited to: local residents, the Brighton Quakers, peace activists, anti-capitalists, Palestine Solidarity groups, human rights groups, trade unionists, academics and students.

The campaign started in August 2004 with a peace camp. It's avowed aim is to expose EDO MBM and their
complicity in war crimes and to remove them from
Brighton.

Contact Andrew Beckett or Sarah Johnson For more
Details

Email - smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk, tel 07875708873
http://www.smashedo.org.uk

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