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Shannon : New trenches and barbed wire

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday March 19, 2003 21:38author by Dan - n/aauthor email generic1916 at hotmail dot comauthor address Corkauthor phone n/a

Shannon : Trenches and barbed wire Today I had the misfortune to visit Ireland's contribution to America's war effort.What supprised me was that the airport is changing.Changing for the worse. Today Wednesday 19 March 2003 Shannon airport is being fortified.A large trench was being dug around the entire perimiter of the airport (visible from the main car road in).I assume this is to stop people driving straight through the fence. Around the corner I saw workers errecting a 5/6 foot inner fence of razor wire.This isn't the normal barbed wire but the more advanced razor wire.This wire goes from the ground upwards for 6 feet.This is a serious inner wall. I saw no evidence of the army but did spot some Us troop planes.Gardai were checking people going into the airport.If you wear a suit they won't even stop you.

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author by little pplpublication date Wed Mar 19, 2003 21:45author address author phone

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author by Jasonpublication date Wed Mar 19, 2003 21:46author email jasongrehan at yahoo dot comauthor address author phone

That sounds like great news, thanks

author by Intransigentpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 00:17author address author phone

What are we gonna do about Baldonnel being used by the US military?

author by BlackPopepublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 06:02author address author phone


Handy Ditty, to tune of 'Old MacDonald'

Mary Kelly had an Axe,
gave the Warplane 40 whacks;
when the Copper stopped his snore,
bate the plane a couple more!!



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