Police Clash With Protestors For Third Day

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[size="4"][i]Protests Turn to Riots As Parliament Prepares To Vote On Military Spending[/i][/size]
Jocelyn Price, Atlantican Press Service

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[size="1"]Rioters clash with police forces at the gates of the capitol complex.[/size]

NEW LONDON, SOCIALIST ATLANTICA – Riots continue to rock the streets of the capitol city for the third day in a row over the military spending bill that MPs are scheduled to vote on tomorrow. Anti-military demonstrators have been protesting outside the capitol complex since last week, but violence broke out when The Children of the Socialist Revolution and other anti-government groups joined the rally three days ago, prompting riot police to be called in to control the crowds. Since then, thousands have been arrested and several downtown businesses have been damaged or burned down. Numerous police injuries have also been reported.

“Our grandparents rose up and fought against a repressive state so that we could be free from a Military-Industrial Complex” said Mark Bloom of “Peace Out,” a major anti-war group in a speech to the angry crowd. “First our own government betrayed us by developing nuclear weapons, and now they want to build nothing but machines of war and death.”

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[size="1"]Demonstrators gather in New London to hear anti-war speakers.[/size]

However, John Gains, Deputy Spokesman of the Military Cabinet, released a statement calling the new bill a “necessary evil.” “The world we live in is no longer safe, and our nation has responsibilities. Socialist Atlantica cannot afford to remain defenseless, for both our own sake and the sake of our allies” he said.
Several prominent MPs of the liberal minority party disagree. “Our economy is full of wonders and great institutions,” said Michelle Knowles, of the Socialist Worker’s Party. “We still have the power to provide even more for our citizens. Instead, the coalition government wants to waste it on even more weapons.”

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[size="1"]Members of the Children of the Socialist Revolution block off a street.[/size]

Protests first started when the broad military spending bill was introduced because much of its actual content is classified. However, opposition intensified with several leaked tapes of negotiations with other nations to establish foreign air force bases. Since then, other leaked documents have hinted at increased Intelligence Agency funding and more orders for anti-air weaponry and Navy ships.

Several farmer’s unions and communions have also joined the demonstrations, demanding the money instead be spent on the shrinking Atlantican agriculture sector. Chants of “Farms not bombs” and “All Power to the communes” could be heard throughout the day.

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[size="1"]Groups calling for Socialistic Atlantica to get rid of its nukes march to the capitol.[/size]

With no sign of the unrest, which has already caused millions in damages and shut down much of downtown in the capitol, the military is set to step in to quell the violence. It would be the first time that the military intervened in domestic affairs since the uprising that created the country. Organizers of the rally say they will turn to even more violent tactics if that happens, calling the plan “Another step towards a police state and fascism.” [/quote]