CONTRAFLOW IN SHORTS. Seems like the post-summer of love 1989 travellers- casuals unity has yet to cross the North Sea into Holland. Surprise visitors to the August full moon festival in the 20 year old squatted village in Ruigoord described as 'a special, magical 10 day event' were the UK sound system Spiral Tribe (trendy, entrepaneuriel, rip-off wankers - worse than hippies!). The good vibes and sobriety were suddenly dashed by the 'sub-bass set up booming all over the Ruigoord plains'. The next day, 400 placid hippies held a meeting, man, and marched to the Spiral Tribe field, chanting 'house out!, house out!'. After a nonviolent confrontation, the Tribe's generator was sabotaged but not enough it seems to stop the party. The next day came and the Tribe's 'post holocaust, Mad Max style end of the world or bust 24 hour earth shattering continental drift party ' was back, disturbing the usual acoustic guitars and didjeridoo playing. Helen Woodson was released on parole after serving 9 years of a 17 year sentence for disarming a missile silo with a jackhammer. The trouble was she didn't want to be released so in order to break parole, she used a starter pistol to hold up a Chicago bank, and after grabbing $25,000, she doused the cash with lighter fuel and torched the wads, announcing that 'the false money god must be destroyed'. Helen Woodson is now doing time for armed robbery. Not content with keeping London Transport fares the highest of any capital city, the last few years, have seen the power that be running high intensity ad campaigns aimed at stopping fare fraud. Most of the ads feature weird psychologically threatening images such as hands that spring out of seats to imprison the fare dodger or giant fingers pointing you out for shame by everyone else whose got a ticket. They need to be seen to be believed! However, now that their control mania has got....out of control, they are now posting signs telling you not to play your walkmans or give money to 'beggars' who they say are 'proffessional thieves'. And they don't want you to eat snacks on the tube as 'the smell of a snack can make most people crack'. Contraflow asks 'what drugs are LT bosses on ? And where can we get some?' The phrase 'justice is an M113 tank from Irwin barracks' springs to mind when we heard of the super exploits of Australia's Gary Hayes. Strangled unconscious by cops 5 years ago, it seems he just couldn't forget it and so nipped off to buy the tank in late April last year. Driving the tank to Wembley CIB, the scene of his torture he destroyed the wall of the cop shop, a shed and 2 cop cars. Then he drove to East Perth HQ and wrecked another 6 cop cars before having a go at the central law courts and ramming the law courts in Hay St. After going for Beaufort St. police HQ too, he drives to Parliament House and does 2 laps round the perimeter. Gary's vengeful spree was only ended after the cops tear gassed him out. Buy this man a new tank! Ivan the terrible, Hitler, Sadaam Hussein, General Galtieri all turned up to the Royal Navy and British Army equipment exhibition this year, courtesy of Campaign against the Arms trade, who brought them to the show in a Daimler. Driving past security was fine until a suspicious bod asked to check the accompanying General Pinochet's briefcase and found it stuffed with fivers. 'Those aren't real', he said and the game was rumbled. When the dictators (played by actors) left the checkpoint they were saluted by a policeman! The wonderful world of global capitalism has brought havoc again to the cosy world of punk rock. Signed by EMI last year, the Blaggers ITA, well respected (by us too!) hard core antifascist band have been pushing the struggle forward with a series of cracking records. The Swedish division of EMI, operating a similar policy of signing whatever's trendy with the kids, have signed the band Ultima Thule who made No.4 in the charts. Employees of EMI protested in September to management that it is well documented that the Thules are a fascist band! After their Stockholm concert in October, the nearby anarchist bookstore and another communist cafe were attacked. A news release from the 'Blue Tuesday' devastation of the Wanstead chestnut tree to make way for the M11 link road, written by anti-road campaigners, reports severe violence from the cops and bailiffs with people injured all over the place. 'Campaigners', it says, 'tried to hug the police to get the message through - we are peaceful'. Greek anarchists report a flurry of activity in the cities in what is, perhaps, their attempt for the annual anarchist fire brigade award. August to October witnessed many Molotov attacks against the media, the ruling New Democracy, the Pasok party, against bus company offices and buses (subject of a recent strike), teachers' offices and finally banks. The best titled group to claim some of the damage was the 'non-arrested anarchists'. Alongside the fire party the anarchists held demos and workshops for prisoners, for refugees, commemorated the Spanish revolution of 1936 and occupied Rock FM 'against the spectacle'. Way to go.