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Irish Embassy In London Occupied By Anti-War Protesters

category national | anti-war / imperialism | feature author Wednesday March 02, 2005 20:00author by Karen Fallon - Pitstop Ploughshares/Faslane Peace Camp/Trident Ploughshares/Greenpeace Report this post to the editors

“Prevention of a War Crime is not a Crime"

British anti-war activists occupied the Irish Embassy in London today to protest the possible ten year jail sentence facing Ireland's Pitstop Ploughshares defendants when they go on trial in an Irish court on March 7th.

The criminal charges facing the Irish peace activists (Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran & Ciaron O'Reilly) arise out of their non-violently disarming a US Navy Plane at Shannon Airport on Feb 3rd 2003.

This highly popular action had an immediate positive effect in reducing Ireland's complicity in war crimes as it led to a withdrawal (at that time) from Ireland of three of the four companies contracted to freight US troops and weapons through Shannon airport.

The Irish Government continues to facilitate the US Military at Shannon Airport with thousands of US troops transiting through Shannon to and from Iraq each month. From the newswire:

Just after the embassy opened for business, the protestors peacefully chained themselves together inside of the building in Grosvenor Place, whilst others have hung a banner reading, “PITSTOP PLOUGHSHARES: NOT GUILTY” outside.

Joss Garman, speaking for the demonstrators, explained, “The Pitstop Ploughshares - who damaged the plane at Shannon airport - acted to uphold International Law, and to prevent Irish complicity in genocide. Far from breaking the law, they were upholding it, because the war in Iraq was clearly illegal. It clearly isn’t right that peace campaigners should face years in prison, whilst Bertie Ahern remains at large.

He added, “We wanted to add our voices to those of Desmond Tutu and Martin Sheen, in proclaiming, “Prevention of a war crime is not a crime.” In many ways, the runway at Shannon airport could be compared to the railroad to Auschwitz, after all, 100,000 people are dead.”

For information/interviews:
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For professional photographs and video footage: Hugh Warwick 07815 042 452

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Newstalk 106     Justin Morahan    Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:39 
   from the diplomatic crew.     solidarity!    Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:49 
   Irony     Tim Hourigan    Wed Mar 02, 2005 13:19 
   Priorities, Priorities     Ed Burke    Wed Mar 02, 2005 13:31 
   Update: Irish Embassy occupation ends with arrests     Joss Garman    Wed Mar 02, 2005 13:47 
   Irish Times: 'Anti-war protesters raid Irish Embassy'     redjade    Wed Mar 02, 2005 14:37 
   more links....     redjade    Wed Mar 02, 2005 14:49 
   Class action!     Eoin    Wed Mar 02, 2005 14:52 
   more links....     redjade    Wed Mar 02, 2005 15:27 
 10   Priorities again     Ed Burke    Wed Mar 02, 2005 15:38 
 11   Well Done Zelda Jeffers     Boat Person    Wed Mar 02, 2005 16:47 
 12   Faster pussycat     Noel    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:14 
 13   Noel     CCCP    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:23 
 14   sufragette city     mise    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:28 
 15   yeah noel     barry    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:29 
 16   chasing the dragon     mise    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:34 
 17   All media links (inc. british)     Joss    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:55 
 18   Typo     Tim    Wed Mar 02, 2005 17:59 
 19   What's the Difference between the Irish and the UKians?     redjade    Wed Mar 02, 2005 20:15 
 20   the UKians as you charmingly refer to them     .    Wed Mar 02, 2005 20:29 
 21   London embassy activists released on bail     Joss    Wed Mar 02, 2005 20:41 
 22   Ed Burke, local action for global effect     R. Isible    Wed Mar 02, 2005 21:04 
 23   Many thanx for the solidarity....     Pit Stop Ploughsares    Wed Mar 02, 2005 21:21 
 24   Mise? "I'll do it meself, said the little red hen"     Edward Horgan    Wed Mar 02, 2005 21:42 
 25   auschwitz     barry    Wed Mar 02, 2005 23:43 
 26   Please note     .-)    Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:34 
 27   Some photos from yesterday     Joss    Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:46 
 28   from someone's photo phone....     redjade    Thu Mar 03, 2005 17:48 
 29   Government complicity in War Crimes     Niall Harnett    Fri Mar 04, 2005 01:11 
 30   Language     Ciaran G. ONeill    Mon Mar 07, 2005 19:56 
 31   The careful use of language and the taboo of the holocaust     R.Isible    Mon Mar 07, 2005 21:21 
 32   More language     Ciaran G ONeill    Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:45 
 33   Nazis     barry    Tue Mar 08, 2005 13:13 
 34   trade genocide?     dunk    Tue Mar 08, 2005 13:48 
 35   Ciaron, that's exactly what I mean     R. Isible    Tue Mar 08, 2005 19:11 
 36   Spot on dunk.     R. Isible    Tue Mar 08, 2005 19:15 
 37   More language     Ciaran G ONeill    Tue Mar 08, 2005 19:50 
 38   Ciaron, this is what you said:     R. Isible    Tue Mar 08, 2005 20:13 
 39   irish embassy demo.     john    Fri May 27, 2005 17:00 


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