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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 24, 2006 19:56 by elanna
Channel 4 to broadcast what it claims is new info on so-called 'rendition' flights through British airports. Don't know whether they've any info on Irish airports, but might be worth a look. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday March 20, 2006 01:27 by Damien Moran
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Approximately 400 people from various leftist groups gathered in Plac Zamkowy central Warsaw today to remember the third anniversary of the US led coalition forces invasion of Iraq on March 20th, 2003. Poland has a very pro-U.S. gvt. political playing field and initially sent 200 elite troops to partipate in the invasion. This was followed up with an additional 2,000 soldier reinforcements in August '03 to relieve beleagured occupying US forces in difficult Shia-dominated provinces in southern Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 17, 2006 18:00 by Margaret
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A personal trip to Shannon airport to remember 100 people who have died as a result of the war read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday March 06, 2006 18:13 by cafe
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The Labour Party will use its private members time in the Seanad this week to facilitate debate on a cross party motion proposing the appointment of a Select Committee of Senators to examine and report back on claims that U.S. aircraft landing at Irish airports have been involved in the so-called extraordinary rendition of prisoners. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Tuesday February 28, 2006 01:28 by Justin Morahan
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Colm and I decided to go in, drove to the car park, parked and went in to the airport. We wandered around for over an hour, sat in the observation lounge and saw three US planes, one Aer Lingus and one Ryanair, two small planes partly out of sight. Unfortunately, we had no camera. We also saw US troops passing up and down the corridor beind a glass panel opposite our window. We had a cup of tea and decided to do the protest in the middle of the Departure Lounge where there were passengers waiting and people including staff to the left, right and upstairs. Colm took out his favourite poster (with Village pic as in previous vigil in Ranelagh see http://www.indymedia.ie/article/74470) and I mine. As we stood holding the posters I started to say Ed McCurdy's poem "Last night I dreamed" and followed with an impromptu speech. Colm wore his Pitstop T-shirt. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday February 22, 2006 20:48 by michael t
the Government gave the impression that the Gardai are free to enter, search, and effect arrests on civilian aircraft landing in Ireland where allegations are received of involvement in ‘extraordinary rendition.’ read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 16:42 by cafe
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Time to name and shame the FF senators Fianna Fáil senators have blocked attempts to set up a Seanad investigation into allegations that the US has illegally transported prisoners through Shannon airport for torture elsewhere. Apparently Fianna Fáil senators feared that the creation of a Seanad inquiry would be seen as an unfriendly act by the United States, and possibly threaten the US military's increasingly important use of Shannon International Airport. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday January 20, 2006 14:43 by Davros
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Is there a possibility of direct action in connection with Shannon? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 19, 2006 15:14 by watcher
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rendition of suspects by the US is illegal under UK law, according to a leaked document given to the New Statesman. The full document is at the last link below. Some questions arise for the Irish government, civil service, Gardai and Irish army, who shamefully make us complicit in serious breaches of human rights law. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday January 16, 2006 12:35 by Phoenix Reader
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Last month's Phoenix ran an interesting story indicating that the CIA are / were also using Baldonnel to refuel the aircraft that are used for their "extraordinary renditions". In the most recent January edition, the Phoenix reports that G2 (defence forces intelligence) have been trying to discover the source of this information rather than investigate the flights themselves. Since this information is not available elsewhere online, it has been reprinted here in the public interest. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 12, 2006 17:23 by kahootz
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Two previously unknown defence agreements with the US, one of which relates directly to Irish Government complicity in torture, were revealed today in the Dail Eireann by Labour's Michael D. Higgins. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 11, 2006 17:49 by Conor Cregan
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On Saturday 7th of January we returned to the doorstep of Shannon Airport after a three year absence to hold a 24 hour vigil to mark the third anniversary of founding a peace camp in protest against the use of the airport by the U.S. Military as pit stop for George W Bush’s War on Terror. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday January 09, 2006 17:14 by Justin Morahan
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We continue to kowtow to the present incumbent of the White House using all kinds of lame excuses for so doing. Enough! Let us end the empty charade of "friendship" with this man now and demand that our leaders present him with no more bowls of shamrock, an idea already tainted by the events surrounding 17 March 2003. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Friday January 06, 2006 14:50 by cf
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Labour Party President and Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Michael D Higgins TD, has said new figures showing that over 300,000 US troops passed through Shannon airport in 2005 will outrage the Irish public as the loss of the life of ordinary Iraqis increases by the day. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday January 04, 2006 16:33 by Shannon Watch
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When a Hercules C 130 aeroplane bearing the markings of the US Air Force undertook an emergency landing at Shannon Airport on Friday 30 December, the crew of the aircraft, assisted by the American embassy, were accommodated as civilians at the South Court Hotel in Limerick. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 30, 2005 01:07 by Conor Cregan
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On Saturday, 7th January 2006, we invite you to attend an Evening Vigil at Shannon Airport starting at 4.00 pm. This vigil will take place on the approach road to the airport and the invitation is extended to everyone, young and old,. We remember the thousands of people killed in Bushes "War on Terror", including thousands of Iraqi children, slaughtered by the U.S. military occupation of their country taking freedom’s name in vain. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 23, 2005 15:34 by John McGowan
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The Irish Human Rights Commission has called for US planes landing at Shannon to be inspected by the Government. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday December 15, 2005 18:53 by Conor
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On Saturday, 7th January 2006, we invite you to attend an Evening Vigil at Shannon Airport starting at 4.00 pm. This vigil will take place on the approach road to the airport and the invitation is extended to everyone, young and old,. We remember the thousands of people killed in Bushes "War on Terror", including thousands of Iraqi children, slaughtered by the U.S. military occupation of their country taking freedom’s name in vain. For more information please call Joe @ 0868228032 or Mary @ 0879112961. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday December 11, 2005 00:09 by Jonah
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Our march says that the work of Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq is
like the work that we're doing here as we march to Guantánamo.
We're all looking for just and humane treatment for all the detainees
whether in Guantánamo, Iraq or other hidden detention camps we
can't reach. -Sr. Anne Montgomery, Marcher and member of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq The only thing standing between us and the Guantánamo prisoners is George Bush's permission. -Gary Ashbeck with the Witness Against Torture read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday October 27, 2005 13:22 by redjade
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October 26, 2005 Amid all the natural and political disasters it faces, the White House is certainly tireless in its effort to legalize torture. This week, Vice President Dick Cheney proposed a novel solution for the moral and legal problems raised by the use of American soldiers to abuse prisoners and the practice of turning captives over to governments willing to act as proxies in doing the torturing. Mr. Cheney wants to make it legal for the Central Intelligence Agency to do this wet work. [....] But Mr. Cheney's proposal was even more ludicrous. It would give the president the power to allow government agencies outside the Defense Department (the administration has in mind the C.I.A.) to mistreat and torture prisoners as long as that behavior was part of "counterterrorism operations conducted abroad" and they were not American citizens. That would neatly legalize the illegal prisons the C.I.A. is said to be operating around the world and read full story / add a comment |
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