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Was that not what the War on Terror was about ?
Today things finally came full circle. It was Al-Qaeda that supposedly caused 9/11 and lead to the War on Terror but really War of Terror by the USA and lead directly to the deaths of millions through numerous wars in the Middle East.

And yet today the former head of Syrian Al-Qaeda, Al-Jolani was hosted in the White House by Trump. A surreal moment indeed.

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Up-coming protest at Top Oil in Galway

category galway | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Tuesday October 28, 2003 13:39author by Sylvia Pankhurst - Eco Soc Report this post to the editors

(in solidarity with Pitstop ploughshares)

In solidarity wth the Pitstop ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane, the NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street (the local wing of Top Oil).

In solidarity wth the Pitstop ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane, the NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street. Galway Oil being the local branch of Top Oil, the company which re-fuels the US military at Shannon. Meet up in Eyre Square at 1pm Monday, November, 3rd. Organising meeting followed by films about the Pitstop ploughshares and such like is on Thursday evening, 7pm, in the Arts Millenuim building of NUI Galway. There is also a planned protest at the Amien Street, Dublin, Top Oil filling station on this day, and many vigils, pickets and protests in solidarity with the 5 going on across the world.

The Pit Stop ploughshares have called for solidarity vigils at Irish Embassies & Consuls and sites of significance on Monday November 3rd.

Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran and Ciaron O'Reilly will appear for mention in the Four Courts on Nov. 3rd. They face to counts of criminal damage (200 euro & 2.5 million euro) and a maximum sentence of 10 years if convicted at trial. Charges arise out of their Feb. 4th. nonviolent disarmament of a U.S. Navy War Plane at Shannon Airport (County Clare) en route to the war on Iraq.

The five hope to be accomPAnied to court by Gareth Pierce who freed the "Guilford 4", "Birmingham 6" and successfully defended the "Seeds of Hope ploughshares" and "Quaker ploughshares" (see www.ploughsharesactions.org). It is expected a trial date will be set on Nov. 3rd. The five have been on bail (banned form a mile radius of the U.S. embassy, banned from County Clare, required to sign on twice a week at a Garda Station).

author by Ciaron - Pit Stop PLoughsharespublication date Wed Oct 29, 2003 01:53author address author phone Report this post to the editors

For vigils in

*Melbourne Oct 31st. Compromise International Football Match Australia (AFL) Vs Ireland (GAA)....Pete (ABC)

*Derry Nov 1st Raytheon....Contact FEIC

Nov 3rd.

*London Irish Embassy 12 noon- 3-pm Contact Scott 01727 760 953

*New York City Irish Consul ...Contact Carmen 212 254 1640
-Irish band "Kila" are hoping to do a support gig on Sunday Nov. 2nd. at Mary House NYC CW Ph. Carmen for more info)

*Washington DC Irish Embassy ....Ph. Art (DCCW) 202 882 9649

*Shannon Airport: Contact Ed


*Galway Top Oil...Contact Terry

*Sydney Irish Consul ...Contact Philip

*Paris Irish Embassy...Contact Stefan

*Harewood AFB (New Zealand) ...Contact Moana


If you wish to be connected to these local contacts or can commit to a vigil (solo or with friends) email us on pitstopploughshares@hotmail.com

Related Link: http://www.ploughsharesireland.org
author by antrophepublication date Thu Oct 30, 2003 19:59author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Global Action, UCD has decided to call for a picket for Top Oil, Amien Street, Dublin (down the road from Connolly Station) next Monday, November 3rd at 4pm.




The picket will take place in solidarity wth the Pitstop Ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane. The NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street (the local wing of Top Oil) on the same day.

The company which re-fuels the American military at Shannon is called Top Aviation Fuels. This is a subsidiary of Top Oil, a sub-section of Tedcastle Holdings, part of the business empire of the Reihill family. Top Oil also trade in domestic heating oil, have filling stations throughout Ireland.

The Pit Stop Ploughshares have called for solidarity vigils at Irish Embassies & Consuls and sites of significance on Monday November 3rd.

Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran and Ciaron O'Reilly will appear for mention in the Four Courts on Nov. 3rd. They face to counts of criminal damage (200 euro & 2.5 million euro) and a maximum sentence of 10 years if convicted at trial. Charges arise out of their Feb. 4th. nonviolent disarmament of a U.S. Navy War Plane at Shannon Airport (County Clare) en route to the war on Iraq.

The five hope to be accomPAnied to court by Gareth Pierce who freed the "Guilford 4", "Birmingham 6" and successfully defended the "Seeds of Hope Ploughshares" and "Quaker Ploughshares" (see www.ploughsharesactions.org). It is expected a trial date will be set on Nov. 3rd. The five have been on bail (banned form a mile radius of the U.S. embassy, banned from County Clare, required to sign on twice a week at a Garda Station).

Top are refuelling US warplanes in Shannon. If we can hit their profits through a boycott it won't make sense for them to continue to refuel war planes at Shannon.

author by Sylvia Pankhurst - Eco Socpublication date Thu Oct 30, 2003 20:25author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Yet again Eco Soc is in the vanguard!!!! ; ) There are Top Oil petrol stations/home heating oil offices in Limerick, Kilkenny, Belfast, etc..etc... c'mon folks!!!!!

author by Melbourne Anarchspublication date Fri Oct 31, 2003 17:13author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Hello there!

Some folks may be going to the Australia-Ireland Game at the Melbourne
Cricket Ground here in Victoria Australia.
It's on this Friday evening November 1st and may be distributing the
following material

Your protest would be appreciated
please contact the nearest Irish Embassy.

in solidarity,
Margaret Creagh
PO Box 145, Moreland 3058
____________________________________________________________________________
________________

SOLIDARITY WITH IRISH PLOUGHSHARES DEFENDANTS
OPPOSITION TO IRISH COMPLICITY IN THE WAR ON IRAQ

OZ Peace Activist in Court in Ireland

Australian_Irish peace activist is one of five defendants charged with
$US2million "criminal damage" to a US war plane en route to Iraq through
Ireland (Feb 3, 2003).
The Pit Stop Ploughshares call their resistance action non-violent
disarmament.
They call the ongoing war on Iraq the crime!

The Pit Stop Ploughshares call for solidarity vigils at Irish Embassies &
Consuls and sites of significance
on Monday November 3rd. Vigils will be held in * London * New York City *
Washington DC * Paris
* Shannon Airport: * Galway Top Oil & more

Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran & Ciaron O'Reilly
appear for mention
in the Four Courts on Nov. 3rd. They face two counts of criminal damage (200
euro & 2.5 million euro)
and a maximum sentence of 10 years if convicted at trial. Charges arise out
of their Feb. 4th. Non-violent disarmament of a U.S. Navy War Plane at
Shannon Airport (County Clare) en route to the war on Iraq.

Ciaron O'Reilly is an Australian-Irish peace activist presently facing trial
and potentially 10 years imprisonment in Ireland for a non-violent
disarmament action. Ciaron, previously spent 13 months in
jail in the United States for disarming a B-52 Bomber on the eve of the
first Gulf War.

The five hope to be accompanied to court by Gareth Pierce who freed the
"Guilford 4", "Birmingham 6"
and successfully defended the "Seeds of Hope Ploughshares" and "Quaker
Ploughshares"
(see http://www.ploughsharesactions.org). It is expected a trial date will
be set on Nov. 3rd.
The five have been on bail (banned form a mile radius of the U.S. embassy,
banned from County Clare, required to sign on twice a week at a Garda
Station).

BACKGROUND
Since January 1st. 1,246 U.S. military flights have past through Shannon
Airport en route to the war on
Iraq carrying 92,617 U.S. troops. Aer Rianta has made 11 million euro profit
from the arrangement.
The state has spent 1.82 million euro on securing the airport from the peace
movement with Garda and
the Army (deployed in response to the Pit Stop Ploughshares disarmament).
Three private U.S.
companies transporting U.S. troops pulled out of Ireland in response to the
Pit Stop Ploughshares disarmament.
On June 24th. vigils in solidarity with the Pit Stop Ploughshares and in
opposition to the militarisation
of Shannon were held in Houston, Washington DC, NYC, Chicago, Auckland,
Christchurch, East Timor,
El Salvador, Brussels, Gotenburg, Bulgaria, France, Vancouver, Belfast,
London, Glasgow.

PROTEST
In Melbourne: Irish Consulate, Level 13, 300 Flinders, Tel: 9688 4011.

In Canberra contact: Ambassador Declan Kelly. First Secretary Ciaran Byrne.
Embassy of Ireland, 20 Arkana Street, Yarralumla A.C.T. 2600
Tel: 02 6273 3022 Fax: 02 6273 3741
Email: irishemb@cyberone.com.au

author by William, Seattle, USApublication date Fri Oct 31, 2003 17:34author address author phone Report this post to the editors

N3 Solidarity Vigil in Seattle- Office of the Dead
by William, Seattle, USA Friday, Oct 31 2003, 4:32pm


Hello

A solidarity vigil will start at 7:00 PM on Sunday, November 2 and will go to 5:30 AM on Monday, November 3 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Seattle, Washington USA.

The Office for the Dead will be recited for all US dead (their names and numbers are known for the most part) and for the Iraqi dead (their names are not known for the most part, and their numbers vary from 6000 to 8000 civilians, no one really knows).

William
Seattle, USA

author by FEIC, Derrypublication date Fri Oct 31, 2003 17:36author address author phone Report this post to the editors

FEIC MONTHLY VIGIL

act in solidarity with the Pitstop Ploughshares Five....
....remember the dead of Iraq

5.00 pm Saturday 1 November 2003,
Raytheon, Buncrana Road

FEIC's November Vigil at Raytheon will be an act of solidarity with the Pitstop Ploughshares Five, whose next court hearing will be in Dublin on Monday Nov 3rd. We will also carry out a ritual 'oblation' at the site, in a symbolic act of cleansing and memory of the blood shed in Iraq and all other wars by weapons of mass destruction, manufactured by arms companies like Raytheon.

As it will be dark, please bring candles, lights, torches etc. If you want to take part in the oblation, please bring water, wine, oil, etc.

author by Peter - Melbourne, Anarchpublication date Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:42author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Peter Riley here.

Made some copies of a suggested leaflet sent by Ciaron at3CR on recycled
paper.
Friday night 6.30pm I made it to the Australia - Ireland game and gave out
200 or so leaflets.
Most just wanted something to read in queues.
Did not attend match or hang about for responses as I was obliged to mmet
some travellers at 7.30pm.

Also distributed about to places like 3CR eg pidgeon-holes for Celtic folk &
Connolly Association shows.

Also left a pile at Trades Hall where the Jabiluka celebration was held. A
large crowd showed up for that gig i heard next day.

Also phoned the Irish Embassy to get a protest in early.

Thuis I will not be about for the Monday protest.
good luck with that if it goes ahead !



Ciaron - good luck to you all on Monday !

Peter

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