‘Tanks? No thanks!’ Czechs were unhappy about the US military convoy crossing the country.

Czech anti-war activists have launched the ‘Tanks? No thanks!’ campaign to protest the procession of US Army hardware through Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.

The American military vehicles, which took part in NATO drills in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, crossed the territory of the Czech Republic between March 29 and April 1 on their way to a base in the German city of Vilseck.

The exercise, entitled the ‘Dragoon Ride,’ involved over a hundred Stryker vehicles, which the US is expected to station in Europe, and saw the convoy stop in a new city every night. It was authorized by the Czech government, without any debate in the parliament, Pressenza news agency reported.

The US procession was labeled an unnecessary and dangerously provocative military maneuvers, which only increases international tension.

The campaigners believe that a simple relocation of vehicles was turned into a victory parade as the US convoy was expected to organize activities to impress local residents with their military power.

“The last time that vehicles like this came to the Czech Republic, they were Soviet tanks coming to crush moves towards democracy in 1968.

‘We don’t want such vehicles from foreign armies coming here ever again,” Tana Bednarova from the ‘World without Wars and without Violence’ organization, which supports the campaign, said.

Bednarova has also slammed the expansion of NATO to the east, saying that if the US and its allies really wants to create security in the world, then Russia and China and all other countries of the world should be invited to join.

Czech activists speaking out against the ride said it would only cause traffic jams and annoy locals.

Fearing that protesters could stage provocations, the Czech government, according to local media, even instructed its own military to protect the US military convoy as it crossed the country.

Besides their activity on social networks, the activists have placed fake road signs, with a tank in a red circle and a red line through it, along the announced route of the US convoy.

Czech people were told not to throw tomatoes and eggs at the US military convoy rumbling through Eastern Europe, the local media said, citing the laws of the land. Those in love with egg and tomato hurling may get up to three years if convicted.

“Should anyone emerge with the intent to attack the convoy, with [items] such as tomatoes or eggs, it would qualify as disorderly conduct according to Czech legislation (up to 2 years without parole, in recidivist cases up to 3 years) or property damage (sentences in the range of 6 months to 3 years).”

This statement was aired on Czech TV Nova and cited by the Russian Insider last week, ahead of the planned US military convoy. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

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