Two more knives in the back

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday February 28, 2003 13:21 by Joe

Labour and Green Party join 'there will be violence' chorus

RTE midday news has reported that Labour, Sinn Fein and the Green Party are telling their members not to attend tomorrows direct action at Shannon. Despite the fact that EVERYONE involved in organising the protest has said that it will be non-violent these parties are inventing a threat of violence to try and scare people away. Don't fall for this dishonest rubbish.

Sinn Fein were included in the headline announcement but not mentioned in the text so RTE may have made a mistake. Anyone from SF able to clarify this. There is something a little unlikely about SF being scared off a non-violent protest by the threat of state violence. (The boys in blue are the only organisation that has yet to commit to non-violence tomorrow).