IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Highjacking is a nasty crime

· Socialist Challenge No. 266, 22 October 1982 · p. 10 of the scan · 234 words

The scan: sc-no266.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

Wing that are done for political ends.

West Indian island of Mustique young men in the 'Family'. all in the pockets of the 'mob'.

speaking for, had better look out! LIKE YOU READERS I am getting more and more worried about international terrorism and crimes like plane highjackA real shocker took place last week. when a sinister international mob 'nobbled' the pilot of a chartered plane on the British journalists who had chartered the thought to be one of the up and coming The extent of the influence of this mob, known to some as the 'royal mafia' known that the guy was helped to get on Padgeham and security men, who even wrestled with the journalists, who were trying to get on a plane their papers had Even here the fix-up does not stop. Surely you would have expected those Street newspapers whose plane had been robbed, to demand that the conspirators be prosecuted for piracy. Again you would have thought London's who I can reveal knows the name and address of the man - would have taken the SPG round to his pad and But there was no clamour from Fleet Street. Sir Kenneth, like the airline pilot, and all the Fleet editors and owners are When you set up an operation on that scale and "fix' that many people, you have got real clout and the poor old law

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