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The European Union - Democracy or Empire - What is PESCO
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Wednesday December 13, 2017 23:01 by 1 of indy - Peace & Neutrality Alliance
We are publishing this piece by PANA explaining what PESCO is about and how it means the loss of our neutrality. Unfortunately since then on Dec 7th the Dail voted by 75 to 42 to join PESCO. Some key points are: Related Links: Government Ramming Through PESCO To Drag Us Into EU Army | Public Meeting - No EU Army Oppose PESCO -Mon 18th Dec | Germany Foreign Policy wonks gush about building EU Army | RTE report with appropriate spin on Dáil votes to join European defence organisation | EU Democray or Empire PDF or here What is PESCO The Irish Government is considering joining PESCO. This will be one of the most important decisions this FG/Independeny Alliance will ever make. There needs at the very least a serious debate on the issue, and in any genuine debate form all sides in the corporate media. On the evidence so far this is highly improbable, as is their total lack of coverage of the use of Shannon Airport by US troops. These are the key points. An article about the recent signing up to Pesco: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/11/13/defence-cooperation-23-member-states-sign-joint-notification-on-pesco/# 1) the NATO dimension; 2) the necessity to increase defence spending ("regularly increasing defence budgets in real terms in order to reach agreed objectives",); and 3) that the Petersberg Tasks are not as innocent at portrayed. The underlying thread of supporting the arms industry is also a huge point.
For a comprehensive report on PESCO and the significance of it, see the attached PDF document EU_Democracy_Empire
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Jump To Comment: 4 3 2 1What a clever time for them to do this, everyone is so distracted with belfast trials, abortions and brexit, no one if giving a second thought to this.
"PESCO commits us to spending 2% of GDP on military spending by 2022." like what?! Since when do Ireland spend that much on defence. Look is north korea pushes the button, 2% isn't going to do us much good, we should stay neutral as always
PESCO is the side door to Ireland joining a EU Army / NATO and would have us involved in "humanitarian" bombing and "peace making" -in other words imposing the demands of the corporate interests that rule above all else.
While media focused on abortion and Brexit the FF and FG cute hoors did a quickie in the Dail and passed the Pesco thing with a peremptory discussion. Fancy footwork. They can do the three card trick anytime. Irish foreign policy is one-fifth above the surface and four-fifths iceberg below.
I noticed that "the tonight show" dropped this topic last night at the last minute.
The show had antiwar Mick Wallace and the rather sharp Stephen Donnelly on the panel.
I wouldn't be surprised if they got a call from someone to squeeze it out of the show
because Mick and Stephen would have got their teeth right into this one
and it might have scared the sheep!
Those at the top treat the Irish people like mushrooms.
They feed us manure and keep us in the dark!!
PESCO is indeed a very worrying development for us all.
Another step closer to EU totalitarianism.
First the EU limits any possible spending on social housing.
Now our tax will be spent on weapons instead of social housing.
It's clear the EU is not about helping the disadvantaged,
only feathering the nests of corporations and themselves