John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival

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From the silly Eurotrash liberals department:

John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, faces a citizen's arrest when he addresses an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales this evening.

George Monbiot, the journalist and activist, is planning the action because he believes Mr Bolton is a "war criminal".

Mr Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian newspaper, plans to detain him as he steps off stage at the end of his talk. He said he was prepared to jump on stage and perform the citizen's arrest there if necessary.

He claimed Mr Bolton was "instrumental in preparing and initiating the Iraq war by disseminating false claims through the State Department" while he was under-secretary of state for arms control.

 

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The guy's name is really, really close to "Moonbat." Coincidence? nah.

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Campaigner fails to arrest ex-Bush official over 'war crimes'

The environmental campaigner, George Monbiot, last night failed in his attempt to make a citizen's arrest on the senior ex-Bush administration official John Bolton over "war crimes" committed by the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
As Bolton, a former US ambassador to the UN, ended his hour-long discussion at the Hay festival, Monbiot, who had earlier challenged him for alleged breaches of the post-war Nuremburg Principles, moved towards the stage waving a charge sheet.

But security staff, alerted by pre-publicity, intervened and bundled Monbiot out of the tent as 20 supporters chanted "war criminal" and waved placards. The comedian, Marcus Brigstocke, who tried to pursue Bolton as he left the other side of the tent, was also blocked by security staff. ...more...

http://books.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2282525,00.html

Boltonmas doesn't happen. 

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Why is it my eyes see 'Monbiot' but my brain sees 'Moonbat'?

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Thanks for the update, Bijou!

Sorry, Moonbat!