Shannon to Saudi

by Anon Sun Nov 26, 2006 14:15

Sunday World reports that the return stopover was expected early Sunday morning.
The region is coming apart at the seams thnaks largely to the agenda and profiteering of Mr Cheney.

by Conor Cregan Sun Nov 26, 2006 15:08

Cheney arrived back at 1.45am. Around six secret service jeeps, an ulace and his armour car came out of the SRS hanger at 1.20am. Air Force 2 docked at gate 42, the other security zone and, for refueling. With in two hours he was gone. He may not of set foot outsde the airplane but he cost the Irish taxpayer alot of money.

by Orla T Sun Nov 26, 2006 15:45

Surprisingly my camera didn't get confiscated as I circled these US troops taking photos.
This was in the main departure lounge area in Shannon airport, two plane loads of troops walked in and went straight for the bar.
They were on their way home from Iraq, sipping "celebratory" drinks...

Soldiers at the bar in Shannon Warport returning from Iraq

Purchasing goods in the Duty Free

The queue for the bar..."celebration" drinks?

The queue again

Sampling the Irish brew in Shannon airport

by Disgusted Sun Nov 26, 2006 23:16

It's about time that the so called protestors become democartic and accept the democratic wish of the people. Horgan should not have been questioned but rather shuld have been arrested as well as his military pension stopped. The invasion of Iraq was wrong but compounding the wrong by these purile efforts will not rectify the situation. Indeed if anything is required it is how to help the US and others get out of Iraq without causing a major civil war - if one is not already underway. Keep Horgan and others of his negative and infantile ilk away from the airport

by anon Mon Nov 27, 2006 03:30

The Sunday Indo reported Cheney arrival and also said a C-17 Globemaster arrived on Thursday and a limo and some APC was unloaded.

by Scooped Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:04

..... On indymedia.

by anon Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:25

Mr. Gormley: Information Zoom The Minister started by trotting out the usual rubbish about this being long-standing policy. It is not a long-standing policy. I remind him that in the Horgan case, Mr. John Rogers, SC, made it very clear that between 1945 and 1991 successive Irish Governments imposed very strict limitations on the use of Irish territory, even in peacetime. It allowed US troops transit on Irish territory only if they were unarmed, not engaged in war and not even engaged in military operations. I remind the Minister that a document from the security policy section of his Department, dated 16 December 2002, revealed that what was occurring at Shannon was not, in fact, normal, but rather “entirely exceptional”. The text noted quite explicitly that on an exceptional basis a decision was taken to provide landing and refuelling facilities, pursuant to the State’s obligation under a UN Security Council resolution. That is what it says, so for the Minister to say this is normal practice is nonsense. The fact is the Minister continues to kow-tow to George W. Bush. He and others who have supported the war in Iraq have been proven completely wrong. As I said in the question, the war has proven to be entirely counterproductive.

The Minister mentioned various UN resolutions. When he reads Resolution 1546, which talks about meeting the needs of the Iraqi people for security and stability, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, will he agree that what exists is not stability? I should like the Minister to look at the facts on the ground, where 100,000 Iraqis are leaving each month, where the US central command in a classified briefing paper in mid-October said the situation was close to chaos, which the CIA confirmed, and where successive opinion polls in Iraq show that the US troops should get out if there is to be stability. Why does the Minister completely ignore all the facts and continue with a policy which the Irish people opposes? Some 100,000 of people came out on the streets of Dublin to say they did not want this war.
http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20061123...#N753

by dissenter Mon Nov 27, 2006 16:00

"It is widely believed that this plane was carrying a nuclear device heading for Iraq."
wow - indymedia reporting standards as high as ever

that said, there was 100,000 people in dublin protesting against the war and while the unions were at the front with their banners it was people like me who made up the rest of it

by Fred Johnston Mon Nov 27, 2006 16:12 sylfredcar at iolfree dot ie

. . . . beheadings, public floggings of up to 200 lashes, suppression of all political parties, rabid control of the press and media, one-party/family rule, biggest importer of arms from the US in the Middle East after Israel . . . . Ah! No wonder the US loves the place. It's a real beacon of Democracy in the Arab world. A light of Human Rights! Now I remember it.

by Update Mon Nov 27, 2006 22:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061127/ap_on_re_us/anti_pe..._sign

by Princess leia Wed Nov 29, 2006 13:23

Hey Orla,

If i was an American soldier and i had gotten out of Iraq alive you can bet your ass i would be having a drink at the first bar i came across... dont blame the soldiers.

Like Vietnam, the blame lies solely and squarely on the shoulders of those in the American administration who lied and deceived everyone into supporting an invasion to secure Iraqs substantial resources.

It is them who are responsible ultimately, them who should be hauled before the hague, them who be stripped of their priveldge and forced to live among the very people whose lives they have ripped asunder.

by John McDermott - removefiannafail Wed Nov 29, 2006 13:42

Happy holidays(If only..)

Send Ahern too.

by birds of a feather Wed Nov 29, 2006 16:06

The Tanaiste at lunch:

*The flights through Shannon were legitimate military flights.
*no renditions (sure the CIA assured Ahern- Horseshit)
* fulfilled mandated obligations under UN thingy.

Tomorrow Dermot Ahern goes to the EU commission- which bible - The King James or the holy
Roman Missal?

http://www.newstalk.ie/