Italians shame blood stained Shannon Workers who aid the US war machine

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday February 23, 2003 20:44 by che

translated in english: War is approaching: italian minister Martino illegally guaranteed the use of state (public) infrastructures to allow american army to move their weapons, vehicles and personnel. On 21st february the first trains left. Protests immediately began to stop the trains, which from Ederle (near Vicenza) were bound for US military base at Camp Derby, near Pisa.

Today, 22nd february, despite intimidations and threats, the actions of protest are growing in other towns: Grisignano di Zocco, Campo di Marte (Padova) where a train was blocked for hours and a second train were expected but it changed its route; the following train was stopped in Verona for half an hour, until police charged on demonstrators. Another block was organized in Porto San Pancrazio but it didn't succeed. Then Brescia, Bologna and Fornovo (near Parma), where a hundred of people were dispersed by the police. In Pisa there were two demos, the first in the morning at the military airport, the second in the afternoon with 600 people from the station to the centre of the city.
Activists form all Italy are now heading to Pisa. Police is already in control of the station of San Rossore and activists are converging to Migliarino Pisano station. They have blocked it after being charged by the police and now they are waiting for a train from Parma.
The British consulate was occupied in Torino and other actions are expected also in Ferrara, where 1000 people were strongly charged, and in Udine.
last news: 21:40pm a train transporting passengers arrived at Migliarino Pisano station. It was blocked from inside. The conductor refused to go on in solidarity with the demostrators, but the police forced him to continue the train route.