Upcoming Events

National | Anti-War / Imperialism

no events match your query!

Blog Feeds

Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Starmer ?Tried to Sack Ed Miliband From Net Zero Brief But He Refused to Go? Mon Sep 08, 2025 13:06 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer?tried to sack Ed Miliband from his Net Zero brief in the reshuffle amid worries about economic growth, but he refused to budge, it was claimed today. Downing Street did not deny it when asked.
The post Starmer “Tried to Sack Ed Miliband From Net Zero Brief But He Refused to Go” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Tube Strikes Unleash ?Pure Carnage? on London as Drivers on ?72K a Year Demand More Money, a Four-Da... Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:19 | Will Jones
London is facing "pure carnage" today as striking Tube drivers on ?72,000 a year bring the capital to a standstill demanding more money, a four-day week and 75% discounts on train journeys nationwide.
The post Tube Strikes Unleash “Pure Carnage” on London as Drivers on ?72K a Year Demand More Money, a Four-Day Week and 75% Off All Rail Travel appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link EXCLUSIVE: New Freedom of Information Revelation Casts Further Doubt on UK Met Office Claims of ?Hot... Mon Sep 08, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Met Office "hottest evah" claims are being inflated by dodgy station siting, heat spikes and old-school averaging, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.
The post EXCLUSIVE: New Freedom of Information Revelation Casts Further Doubt on UK Met Office Claims of ?Hottest Evah? Temperatures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The ?Feminist? Open Letter Which Tells British Women to Shut Up and Get Raped ? Just so Long as the ... Mon Sep 08, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
If you're female in Great Britain, who's on your side these days? asks Steven Tucker ? certainly not the feminists, who all suffer a bad, brain-scrambling dose of PMT: Pro-Migrant Totalitarianism.
The post The ?Feminist? Open Letter Which Tells British Women to Shut Up and Get Raped ? Just so Long as the One Doing the Raping Happens to be an Immigrant appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Sep 08, 2025 00:50 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

War profiteering group to buy into Bank of Ireland

category national | anti-war / imperialism | press release author Wednesday November 26, 2008 16:56author by brendan Butler - ngo peace allianceauthor email brendan13 at eircom dot net Report this post to the editors

WAR PROFITEERING GROUP TO BUY INTO BANK OF iRELAND

PRESS STATEMENT

‘The NGO peace alliance, is alarmed by the Irish Government’s readiness to further allow our sovereignty to be eroded by handing over a major part of the Irish banking system to the Carlyle group , one of the most powerful and war profiteering companies in the western capitalist system’ stated Brendan Butler Co-ordinator of the NGO Peace Alliance

The Mallabraca consortium involved in discussions both with Irish government and the Bank of Ireland includes the Carlyle group , one of the world’s largest private equity funds , worth approx. $160 billion , and is reckoned to be one of the most important drivers of the world’s economy using its vast venture capital to buy and sell organisations for enormous profit.
However, what makes the Carlyle group a totally unacceptable possible part owner of Bank of Ireland from a human rights point of view is its vast intricate links with the U.S arms , intelligence and security industry ; its board of directors reads like a who’s who of the powerful political figures of our age ; ex U.S president George H. Bush , ex U.S secretary of State Baker, Ex defence secretary Frank Carlucci , assistant head of the C.I.A., and ex prime minister of Britain , John Major , amongst others . Through these political contacts the Carlyle group have managed to obtain lucrative contracts with The U.S Department of defence for its vast network of related companies and once the contracts are acquired the companies are then sold on for enormous profit. At one stage this war profiteering company was the tenth largest U.S defence contractor and among the largest defence contractors in the world. Prior to nine eleven their biggest investors were the Bin Laden family together with the Saudi Royal family who were given special Presidential permission from George Bush to leave America immediately after 9/11 eventhough all civilian aircraft had been grounded.
The Irish Government must be aware of this ruthless operating company which will use every means and opportunity at its disposal to increase its profits. Companies like the Carlyle group should not be offered a stake in the Irish banking system . If the Irish banking system needs capitalisation then the Irish Government should invest use public money and so gain transparency and accountability for the Irish public. Surely there’s profit to be gained even in the short term from the Irish banking system if the Carlyle group is ready to invest.

Further information
Brendan Butler NGO Peace Alliance 134 Phibsboro Road , D. 7 086405469

author by MickNedpublication date Fri Nov 28, 2008 13:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Fully support the statement but does anyone know if the NGO Peace Alliance has any tangible existence?

What does it do? Does it meet? Is anyone apart from Brendan Butler involved ?

 
© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy