Limerick Leader slanders all activists

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Friday April 28, 2006 22:12

by Seán Ryan

Limerick Leader offers insult to Anti-war protesters, Shell to Sea protesters and everyone else. It suggests we are Anti-Semitic and Anti-American.

Sometimes I get surprised. It doesn’t happen often cause I’m a very cynical chap. Today Limerick’s weekend piece of toiletpaper surprised me. I already knew Brendan Halligan the so-called editor was an apologist for the American War machine, he mostly doesn’t bother me because he’s pathetic and I believe that most people can see this. But in this weekend’s edition of the ‘Limerick Leader’ he’s managed to surprise me. If you've got the rag turn to page 23.

Brendan has taken the part of one of us activists because he couldn’t be bothered to talk to any of us and he’s ‘grilled’ the American Ambassador. According to the ‘Personal File,’ James C. Kenny is a grandson of Co. Mayo. I’ll not repeat any more of the gush in the Personal File.

I’ll just highlight a few issues raised in this piece of right wing propaganda. I’ve provided the link at the end of this piece but it is a very watered down synopsis of the actual article. I'll post a link to the actual piece, should the Limerick Leader add it to their online archive.

There are approximately 10 protesters in the country. Well the Leader and the Ambassador reckon between 5 and 10. Anyway, us 10 ‘unelected group of idealogues,’ do all the protesting in this country. Bin Tax, Shell To Sea, The war and basically anything to do with Israel.

I cannot remember anyone in Ireland electing Brendan Halligan or James C. Kenny.

James tells us that our continued existence is dependant on the goodwill of Multinational companies (Which aren’t named by the way – well done Brendan. Although they do provide a picture of Dell.) and that these companies will take flight should we stop facilitating the American War machine. He also tells us that it would be easy to set up operations in some other European country for the War machine, but that they’ll just continue to use Ireland anyway.

This article also admits to and glorifies rendition. Course Brendan didn’t explore this with James.

The troops that pass through Shannon are ‘multinational’ and James is very proud of them. We should be too…….Or else!!

Fuck off James.

Well Brendan all I can say is that I hope you brought a hanky to clean your chin for when James finished with you.

Interview an activist you whore!

Can we please organise the odd ten letters or so for Brendan. I’ll do one so we only need nine more. In fact this is my letter to him so I’m done (we’re a lazy bunch too, Brendan forgot to point this out this time).

One last point, for Embassador Jimmy. It’s neither ‘we’ nor ‘us.’

Watered down version - http://www.limericktoday.com/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionI...72594