CNLA(Cornwall National Liberation Army) threaten to firebomb celebrity chefs

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Jun 18 2007 02:34
CNLA(Cornwall National Liberation Army) threaten to firebomb celebrity chefs

Hello peeps

It sounds as if not all Cornish inhabitants have been thrilled at the presence of Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver, who have both opened restaurants in Cornwall recently. For the first time in 20 years the somewhat obscure Cornwall National Liberation Army have re-emerged with threats to firebomb the celebrities, their restaurants and customers,sending a batch of emails to local businesses and newspapers warning of their intent.
Evidently the chefs customers will be considered legitimate targets in a campaign to remove "the imperialist English flag of St. George" from Cornwall. The group claim substantial funding from the US and want Cornwall to be granted independence from the UK based on historic evidence that it is not a county but a separate province.

The group does have a history of extemist action evidently though its last physical attacks were back in the 80's when a bomb was planted in a courthouse in St. Austell.

Evidently its email signed by the CNLA Directing Council (sent via an Arabic web-hosting service based in Egypt) says Stein is "top of its operational directives". He has angered them by saying some locals have refused to appreciate the "rosy glow" of publicity he bought to Cornwall. The email goes on to say "We feel that the time must now be here for Stein to feel the "rosy glow" of a real fire and so we declare his businesses, him and his clients and their transport a bone fide target". Of Oliver: "We have seen the effects of this arrogant Englishman in our Country, causing property prices to swell".

Sounds to me like the "CNLA" is prolly just one or two disgruntled types..umm given that i haven't heard of them before or anything...It DOES remind me tho of the action taken by certain disgruntled Welsh peeps at the invasion of wealthy English peeps buying holiday homes there thus inflating property prices."Come home to a real fire..." I believe the Welsh tourism slogan at the time was and they subverted this and carried out some arson attacks iirc...

Er.. obv i hope noone is hurt but I have been quite amused by all this lol grin cos there is not much to shake the equilibrium enjoyed by the very successful lets face it...and this whole CNLA thing is quite interesting/ obscure...I mean i was tempted to post this in libcommunity and make jokes about pasties used as weapons and clotted cream bombs and stuff but thought i would stick it here.. the province of Cornwall huh...hmm... neutral

What do you think peeps??...

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Jun 18 2007 07:37

you're making this up right?

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Jun 18 2007 07:52

it appears not
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2102569,00.html

Now THAT'S funny!

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Jun 18 2007 08:04

what are the odds the CNLA is disgruntled 'indiginous' restaurant owners?

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Jun 18 2007 08:05

Where's Joe Black and Wayne Price?

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Jun 18 2007 08:10
Joseph K. wrote:
what are the odds the CNLA is disgruntled 'indiginous' restaurant owners?

Oh look at your typical knee jerk left communist purism!

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Jun 18 2007 08:10

hmm, last i heard joe was asking around about arabian web servers ... wink

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Jun 18 2007 08:38
Joseph K. wrote:
hmm, last i heard joe was asking around about arabian web servers ... ;)

It is Arabic, not Arabian. Arabian refers to the geographical area of the Arabian peninsula. Arabic refers to the language.
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Jun 18 2007 08:44

d'oh

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Jun 18 2007 10:26

in other off-beat news, Blair recuperates Trotsky

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Jun 18 2007 10:30

I'm no supporter of national liberation, but I do hate celeb chefs (even one's that improved school meals) so I hope these loons 'have a crack' like

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Jun 18 2007 10:35
Joseph K. wrote:
in other off-beat news, Blair recuperates Trotsky

I hope Brown recuperates ice picks.

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Jun 18 2007 10:36
guydebordisdead wrote:
Seriously, who doesn't critically support setting Jamie Oliver on fire?

I don't know Oliver, but I have seen Rick Stein on TV. I like him.

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Jun 18 2007 10:38

Devrim, you are fast becoming my favourite contrarian.

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Jun 18 2007 10:41

way to raise an existential paradox refused roll eyes

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Jun 18 2007 10:45

grin

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Jun 18 2007 10:51
guydebordisdead wrote:
Seriously, who doesn't critically support setting Jamie Oliver on fire?

I don't see how we can get to communism without doing it.

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Jun 18 2007 11:40
Refused wrote:
Devrim, you are fast becoming my favourite contrarian.

I don't get it.

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Jun 18 2007 11:50

Oh yes you do

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Jun 18 2007 13:18

I like Rick Stein too. Mostly because of his dog, Chalky. He's not a patch on Keith Floyd though.

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Jun 18 2007 13:27
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I like Rick Stein too. Mostly because of his dog, Chalky. He's not a patch on Keith Floyd though.

Keith Floyd is loved by left communists for his subtle critique of the decadence of late capitalism, what else could he have been trying to say by getting pished and cocking chickens surrounded by 40 bulbs of garlic?

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Jun 18 2007 13:39
revol68 wrote:
getting pished and cocking chickens surrounded by 40 bulbs of garlic?

eek

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Jun 18 2007 13:45

laugh out loud laugh out loud

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Jun 18 2007 13:58
madashell wrote:
revol68 wrote:
getting pished and cocking chickens surrounded by 40 bulbs of garlic?

eek

don't pin this on me or my cartesian subject i'm just a vassel for libcoms discourse.

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Jun 18 2007 14:08

dirty pheasant plucker angry

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Jun 18 2007 14:28

Stein's bought up so much property in Padstow, (pubs, restaurants etc) the locals call it Padstein. Cornwall is really gentrified by twats like him who think they're doing everyone a favour by bringing their wealth and culture to the natives. The nationalist grouplet are hoping to feed off the resentment of locals suffering some of the highest property prices and lowest wages in the country.

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Evidently the chefs customers will be considered legitimate targets in a campaign to remove "the imperialist English flag of St. George" from Cornwall.

That's funny - you quite often see flags flying in people's gardens in Cornwall in various combinations - the Cornish flag (white cross on black) is often alongside the Union Jack and or/the St George. Competing nationalisms - I remember seeing some BNP graffiti in Glasgow a few years ago - someone had written over it 'Go home English scum'.

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Jun 18 2007 14:36
Joseph K wrote:
what are the odds the CNLA is disgruntled 'indiginous' restaurant owners?

given that most restaurants in Cornwall are posh as fuck, I don't think there are any indigenous ones left!

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Jun 18 2007 15:09
Ret Marut wrote:
Stein's bought up so much property in Padstow, (pubs, restaurants etc) the locals call it Padstein. Cornwall is really gentrified by twats like him who think they're doing everyone a favour by bringing their wealth and culture to the natives. The nationalist grouplet are hoping to feed off the resentment of locals suffering some of the highest property prices and lowest wages in the country.

Yeah, it's worth bearing in mind that the grievances of a lot of these mental nationalist groups are genuine, even if their ideas and the solutions they propose are balls.

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Jun 18 2007 15:13
Joseph K. wrote:
you're making this up right?

That would take a pretty active imagination on my behalf which i will take as a compliment - i think! smile

Dim's link also mentioned the Welsh nationalist fire connection which is what i thought of when i heard all this - evidently one of the Cornish would-be activists was one of the Welsh arsonists...so what is s/he?? Welsh or Cornish? Sounds like an identity crisis to me...or a chance to start some pretty fires perhaps?? tongue

Ret's right tho - gentrification down there has of course greatly increased the gap between rich or poor so no wonder peeps are disgruntled..

Tho tbh i am not a big fan of hugely insular mindsets - all a bit too Harvest Home for me.. eek

Ha! So good i had a chance to post this item first as it surfaced last week and this is the first chance i have had to start the thread...cool

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Jun 18 2007 15:16
Lone Wolf wrote:
so what is s/he?? Welsh or Cornish? Sounds like an identity crisis to me

celtic nationalists according to the guardian. where is JoeBlack2? wink

madashell wrote:
Yeah, it's worth bearing in mind that the grievances of a lot of these mental nationalist groups are genuine, even if their ideas and the solutions they propose are balls.

indeed, jamie oliver is a cunt.

oh, you meant nationality is some way below class society in the causes of the housing crisis? yeah that too tongue

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Jun 18 2007 15:17
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Yeah, it's worth bearing in mind that the grievances of a lot of these mental nationalist groups are genuine, even if their ideas and the solutions they propose are balls.

That is probably the single most important thing above all else to keep in mind when discussing nationalism (or in this case micro-nationalism). But it's also that point that leads a lot of anarchist groups into ''critical support" for these causes.

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