Raytheon in breach of agreement with council.

derry | anti-war / imperialism | news report

Wednesday October 11, 2006 09:22

by anon

via slugger

DAWC, FEIC and SF members have been questioning again what Raytheon are making in their officers and a statement has been released by Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry MacLochlainn has said that following a meeting between Derry City Council and Raytheon yesterday, official disclosure show that the company has been in breach of an agreement with the council.

“Following the recent disclosure in the Belfast Telegraph gained under the Freedom of Information Act that Raytheon were producing the JETTS SYSTEM in their Derry plant I requested that Derry City Council investigate the veracity of this revelation.

“Derry City Council arranged a meeting with Raytheon which took place yesterday (09.10.2006) in which Raytheon confirmed that the Derry plant is involved in producing military applications e.g. the JETTS programme.

“This use of the Derry plant in the production of military applications is in breach of assurances given by Raytheon to Derry City Council. Predicated on those assurances of non military applications Derry City Council welcomed Raytheon.

“Following the recent disclosure in the Belfast Telegraph gained under the Freedom of Information Act that Raytheon were producing the JETTS SYSTEM in their Derry plant I requested that Derry City Council investigate the veracity of this revelation.

“However, in light of the revelations that Raytheon has been involved in manufacturing military applications in Derry then Sinn Féin will be calling at the next meeting of Derry city Council for Council to reaffirm and implement its adopted position - that Raytheon confine itself to ‘civil’ development work.

...http://www.sluggerotoole.com/index.php/weblog/comments/...ncil/

DAWC Statement
Apparently, Raytheon confirmed to Sinn Fein on Monday that the Springtown plant has helped produce the JETTS system for the MoD. As the Belfast Telegraph and the DAWC has previously pointed out, this fact was revealed by NIO Minister Angela Smith on February 27th last.

The Springtown plant is also involved in ASTOR, the bomb guidance system currently being used in Afghanistan to guide bombs to their targets. The Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign and the DAWC have been raising this for the past two years.
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http://socialistenvironmentalalliance.org/cgi-bin/sea/a...ts.pl

Direct link to Belfast Telegraph article and direct link to SF press release anyone?
JETTS?
http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.scisys...a%3DN