Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Shannon Airport - First real test for Green Party
On 15 February 2003 over 100,000 people marched through Dublin city centre to protest against the war on Iraq and against US military flights refuelling in Shannon Airport. I marched that day along with members of the Labour Party to express our disgust at this war. Also on that march were prominent members of the Green Party. Since the outbreak of the war the Green Party along with the Labour Party has been consistent in its condemnation of the use of Shannon Airport by the US Military and about the role of the United States in Iraq. Now it is time to back those words with action. There is a unique opportunity now for the Green Party to put their mark on the proposed new government and to ensure that the ending of the use of Shannon Airport by the US Military is part of their Programme for Government with Fianna Fail. Or will this be the first principle to be sacrificed in the quest for the ministerial merc!!
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.against US military flights refuelling in Shannon Airport
To partake in a UN approved mission?
it bears comment that Fine Gael are a strongly atlanticist party with very pro-US members and views.
To that extent the issue of Shannon - v- Mercs is one that would have befallen Labour had they made it to the cusp of power with FG
Thank you guys for your struggle !
We do have the problem right now here in Leipzig/Germany...
Perhaps somebody can give advice how to get rid from those "tourists" in
khaki uniforms...
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