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 Wednesday January 15, 2003 11:39 by Republican - Sinn Fein
 Sinn Féin oppose war in Iraq and the Governments breaking of Irish neutrality “Irish complicity in the war build-up must end” – Ó Snodaigh
Deputy Ó Snodaigh said:
“Irish complicity in the war build-up must end. Brian Cowen’s Ministerial authorisation of overflights and landing of both US military aircraft and civilian aircraft chartered to carry US troops and supplies are in violation of Article 2 of the Hague Convention Respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land, which states that belligerents are forbidden to move troops or convoys of either munitions of war or supplies across the territory of a neutral power. Sinn Féin reiterates our demand for the immediate suspension of such authorisation and the recalling of the Dáil to discuss this very grave matter.
"The government must take their head out of the sand and respond to the Irish public's very real concerns on this.
“For months now Sinn Féin has been calling for a debate in the Dáil on this issue of crucial national and international importance. But the government – in its typical arrogance – has refused. Their Nice campaign guarantee that they would defend Irish neutrality was clearly just another in a series of broken promises. We therefore also continue to call for neutrality to be enshrined in the Constitution and in legislation.
“Sinn Féin fully supports the anti-war movement, the peace camp at Shannon Airport, and the national anti-war mobilisation on February 15. We look forward to playing our part, together with the other progressive peoples of the US and Europe – and, indeed the world over – on this most important issue.” ENDS
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Is this article written by "Republican Sinn Féin" or "Republican" who happens to be a member of Sinn Féin?
Anyway it's a change for the Provos to be against war, some of us are old enough to remember their paper An Phobhlacht had a weekly column called "War News" which detailed the provos "successes" in blowing the heads of Brits and others. Rumour has it that they still have an Army led by an "Army Council" that includes several well known SF members. Tiocfaidh ár War!
Nice to see O Snodaigh pontificating like this. I wonder what his position would be on violent attacks on local burglars. Isn't he the man with the amazing knack of "recovering" stolen goods? Or was that some other shinner?
It doesn't mean you forgot your differences, but in a single issue campaign against the gulf war, comments like these only cause division.
Make your criticisms regarding other issues on other threads.
No Pat these people are right. Violence is violence is violence, to paraphrase. The Zapitistas have an army. This must condemned as must violence of the anarchists and the republicans during the Spanish civil war. This must also be condemned. These are not just cheap shots by people with absolutely no support among the working classes but revolutionaries who never will fight aginst imperialism or for working people.
Anyway it's a change for the Sticks to be against war, some of us are old enough to remember their paper United Irishman had a weekly column called "War News" which detailed the Sticks "successes" in blowing the heads of Brits and others*. Rumour has it that they still have an Army led by an "Army Council" that includes several well known WP members. Tiocfaidh ár War!
*Others include John Taylor, a man with a hard head, the OIRA put 5 bullets in his skull and he survived!
Thank heavens for our much-vaunted neutrality.
Wasn't De Valera the only head of government in the entire world to send a letter of condolence to the German ambassador, mourning the death of Adolf Hitler?
Yes, Dev (Who, like the rest of the world at the time was unaware of the Holocaust at the time of Hitler's death) did sign the book of condolences.
Not very smart.
No one who starts a war should be officially mourned though there is of course case for personal sympathy for innocent relatives.
What strikes me is how the Bush family at the time didn't appreciate his passing.
Sam and Prescott Bush made a fortune out of Hitler.
They were indicted in 1942 for arming him.
(read Stupid White Men)
SAM BUSH (Indicted)
his son
PRESCOTT BUSH (Indicted)
his son
GEORGE HERBERT BUSH (Elected President)
his son
GEORGE WALKER BUSH (appointed President by Judges that his father had appointed)
Funny how helping to create one of history's greatest monsters wouldn't be a barrier to having two direct descendants in the White House (even if only one was actually elected)
Democracy is great... according to 51% of people who expressed a preference....