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Oíche Nollaig Peace Camp 2013
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anti-war / imperialism |
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Sunday January 06, 2013 16:15 by Mary Kelly
Shannon women's peace camp remembered Although we did not ultimately stop US military use of the airport, through Indymedia reporting, documentaries, the massive demos, sit-ins, die-ins, walks, vigils, and the highs and lows of years of several court cases, all helped to focus intensive national and international attention on the Government’s policy of allowing such transits through neutral airspace. On one of the coldest nights of 2003 around Oíche Nollaig, a Peace Camp was established at Shannon Airport. It began with a 24 hour Women’s Camp and quickly began to draw attention from the national media on the US military use of the airport as a transit hub to ferry troops and munitions to illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It has since transpired that Irish Government policy has also arguably facilitated US drone warfare, CIA kidnapping and torture missions. Shannon’s role in America’s wars has largely been ignored by the Irish media, who are unwilling to dissect the illegal and illogical ‘agreement’ between the Irish and U.S. governments. |
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Jump To Comment: 1Readers might be interested in looking at the video Knitting for Peace. a Oiche Nollaig Women's Peace Camp 2009
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Knitting for Peace