OscailtRaytheon 9 - On TrialThey're on Trial For Us, We're on the Loose for Them!
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2008-06-03T07:31:20+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=87799http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifSome solidarity texts and emails for the Raytheon 9 that have come in through the night!http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294452008-06-03T07:31:20+00:00Ciaron O'Reilly "Soldiarity to those on trial. A special greeting for Eamonn, from someone who ... "Soldiarity to those on trial. A special greeting for Eamonn, from someone who was at university the same time as him.<br />
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A thought for Eamonn from Tennyson's Ulysses:<br />
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"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'<br />
We are not now that strength which in old days<br />
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,--<br />
One equal temper of heroic hearts,<br />
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will<br />
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."<br />
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best regards<br />
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Gary"<br />
(originally of Omagh, now of Brisbane)<br />
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"Thanks to the Raytheon 9 you are held by a community that spans (or was that spams? ed) the world and the victims of war will surely salute you."<br />
Stephen Hancock, Oxford, England<br />
Upper Heyford Ploughshares disarmament of nucler capablle F1 11, England<br />
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"Please send my salam 2 the R9 I will share their story with activists from West Papua and with student activists preparing 4 climate camp. I am moved by their solidarity with folk brutalised by Raytheon.<br />
Jason, Brisbane, Australiapeace workhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294512008-06-03T11:09:09+00:00ChrisMessage sent - fair play to all working 4 peace, & to yr mate Les, Ciaron - it t...Message sent - fair play to all working 4 peace, & to yr mate Les, Ciaron - it takes some bottle!skint todayhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294572008-06-03T13:04:13+00:00redjade
ABOVE: US Prez Eisenhower warns us of the Military Industrial Complex
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<small>ABOVE: US Prez Eisenhower warns us of the Military Industrial Complex</small><br />
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I have no way of sending a text today - I will write my message here.<br />
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Thank you to all 9 for your efforts and sacrifice to stop the profiteers of war - in this age of man-made global food shortages, astronomical oil profits and a massive 1st-World military industrial complex that feeds itself on human blood - this resistance should be celebrated and not be the last.Solidarity email messageshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294692008-06-03T16:28:23+00:00GHresistderry at aol dot comThanks to Ciaron for his 'solidarity text' campaign. As it looks like the trial ...Thanks to Ciaron for his 'solidarity text' campaign. As it looks like the trial may end in the next day or two, please continue to send email solidarity messages to resistderry@aol.com as we collate them all and put all messages together on the Raytheon 9 website www.raytheon9.org.Text Sent Email Senthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294762008-06-03T18:31:20+00:00Mark CCianon and Derry Anti-War,
Well done on this campaign. Hopefully you'll get hun...Cianon and Derry Anti-War,<br />
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Well done on this campaign. Hopefully you'll get hundreds of emails/texts from people. You are doing a great job.<br />
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Mark.More solidarity texts to the Raytheon 9http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294782008-06-03T18:53:05+00:00CiaronSolidarity.
Harry, Dublin
Solidarity and warmest wishes ti the Raytheon 9.
Paul...Solidarity.<br />
Harry, Dublin<br />
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Solidarity and warmest wishes ti the Raytheon 9.<br />
Paul, member of the Labour Party, Ireland<br />
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Big solidarity to the Raytheon 9 from Australia. Thanks for your resistance and speaking the truth. Love and peace from Donna Mulhearn www.pinegap4.org Sydney, Australia.<br />
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Thanks for fighting the good fight and good luck and good wishes<br />
from "Smash EDO" and the "Carnival Against the Arms Trade"<br />
Brighton, England<br />
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Best wishes - work for peace!<br />
Chris, Cambridge, England<br />
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Thank you for your bravery on behalf of us all. We're with you - Emily in Belfast via Washington D.C. (where you have more support than you think!)<br />
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Justice for the Raytheon 9! Down with business and wars for Empire! Best wishes comrades.<br />
Daithi, Dublin<br />
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Greeetiings and best wishes.<br />
Tim Hourigan, Limerick<br />
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Sending solidarity and warm greetings to you all - all the best for the future.<br />
Jon, Birmingham, England.<br />
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To R9: Solidarity and all the best!<br />
Fintan Lane, Dublin<br />
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A Support Posterhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294862008-06-03T20:39:52+00:00Justin MorahanMessage sent. Here is a supporting poster.Message sent. Here is a supporting poster.The biggest industry needs to be challengedhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2294952008-06-04T01:14:34+00:00Sevinch Karacanazire.sevinc at gmail dot comI stumbled upon the might of the arms industry 12 years ago to churn a press rel...I stumbled upon the might of the arms industry 12 years ago to churn a press relase of which I could not make much sense of its "disguised" language that was handed to me by the editor of the newspaper I was working for in Turkey. It was about an exhibition, but the industry and location of the exhibition was not specified. It has been a more or less cumbersome journey since in trying to tell the world that it is the biggest industry by far ( check out CAAT research figures) and it needs these wars to exist and subsequently to survive. Even oil industrialists are disturbed by its hunger that it is preventing "business". The link between the arms dealers and the likes of the World Bank and IMF which forces poor countries ( now our great EU through Lisbon Treaty) to more and more military spending in return for more military spending is not a well kept secret anymore (Fisk, Said and Pilger wrote extensively about these). A lot to tell. Emotional (what we need to feel about this action), moving action by the comrades is empowering and motivating to say the least. <br />
Your hearthened supporter and comrade from Turkeysolidarity textshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295032008-06-04T08:25:30+00:00solidarity textsSolidarity and love from Auckland, New Zealand, to the Raytheon 9. kia kaha!
Be...Solidarity and love from Auckland, New Zealand, to the Raytheon 9. kia kaha!<br />
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Best of luck this week folks!<br />
Mark, Portumna, Galway<br />
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Best wishes to R9<br />
Alan, Dublin<br />
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Please tell R9 lads that Julie K sends love from the U.S.A.<br />
I'm there in spirit.<br />
Julie, USA<br />
short updatehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295042008-06-04T08:55:41+00:00CiaronDue to the absence of the jury and laws on subjudice little can be reported on T...Due to the absence of the jury and laws on subjudice little can be reported on Tuesday's developments in the R9 trial.<br />
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That we are not allowed to take notes from the public gallery also effects public alt/media reporting (se my initial posting) of the trial.<br />
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Approx 25 anti-war folks attended preceedings yesterday in support of the defendants. Defendants appear to be in good spirits.<br />
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I'll be at trial today so keep those solidarity texts coming in. I'm copying them by hand into a small booklet that I will leave with the defendants to pass around<br />
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. Defendants viewed the texts yesterday and were bouyed by the varriety of people and locations they were coming in from.<br />
Belfast todayhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295152008-06-04T13:04:52+00:00daffy duckCan't say much today but, believe me, from tomorrow the text messages will proba...Can't say much today but, believe me, from tomorrow the text messages will probably be redundant. Well done for all the support and the demeanour of the nine brave men in the dock!Update [1]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295502008-06-04T17:32:54+00:00CiaronBack in Dub and downtown until 8 pm. (Wed)
If anyone buys me a pint I'll give yo...Back in Dub and downtown until 8 pm. (Wed)<br />
If anyone buys me a pint I'll give you an eyewitness account of a fascinating 3 daze in Laganside court.<br />
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All the stuff in court today happened in the absence of the jury so can't be reported<br />
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Outside the court defense looks happy, prosecution looks sad.<br />
Trial resumes at 10.30 am Thursday morning.<br />
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Free the Raytheon 9!<br />
Disarm Raytheon!<br />
Phone no longer in Belfast.<br />
Post support message here or email<br />
address on www.raytheon9.org Thanks Ciaron for all the good workhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295562008-06-04T18:37:34+00:00Justin MorahanWill be glad to buy you one if you come to Terenure Inn, Terenure before or afte...Will be glad to buy you one if you come to Terenure Inn, Terenure before or after 8 pm. :-)<br />
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more solidarity textshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295812008-06-04T22:40:50+00:00more solidarity textsSolidarity and love to Eamonn. Colm and the Raytheon 9 from Heather, Oisin and J...Solidarity and love to Eamonn. Colm and the Raytheon 9 from Heather, Oisin and Joe C in New Zealand and all comrades of Socialist Aotearoa. Spreading the word down here.<br />
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Solidarity to all 9 justice defenders.<br />
Ed, Limerick<br />
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Thanks for taking such a brave stance. It is an amazing thing to risk your freedom for the lives of others.<br />
Margaret, Limerick<br />
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You're all in our thoughts. Le gra agus solas a chairde.<br />
Mars Borza, Tara, County Meath<br />
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Thanks for the messages [1]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295832008-06-05T00:47:16+00:00CBJust a quick line to thank Ciaron for passing on the messages. Having so many pe...Just a quick line to thank Ciaron for passing on the messages. Having so many people in court this week has been tremendous for all of us in the dock. Messages from Lebanon too this week, from friends we met when we were there, which were very moving. Having the footage of the Qana massacre played in court, brought us back to the day we stood at the graves. It's hard to find words sometimes. Wish we could tell you all more about the case. Tomorrow maybe.... Salam, Colm Thanks for the messages [2]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295852008-06-05T00:47:16+00:00CBJust a quick line to thank Ciaron for passing on the messages. Having so many pe...Just a quick line to thank Ciaron for passing on the messages. Having so many people in court this week has been tremendous for all of us in the dock. Messages from Lebanon too this week, from friends we met when we were there, which were very moving. Having the footage of the Qana massacre played in court, brought us back to the day we stood at the graves. It's hard to find words sometimes. Wish we could tell you all more about the case. Tomorrow maybe.... Salam, Colm Solidarity from Waihopai Ploughshares Awaiting Trial in New Zealandhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2295952008-06-05T07:57:10+00:00Peter"Kia kaha!" as the Maori say... Be strong!
Your action was a statement of TRUTH...."Kia kaha!" as the Maori say... Be strong!<br />
Your action was a statement of TRUTH.<br />
In solidarity from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.<br />
Peter Murnane!<br />
One of the Waihopai Ploughshares 3<br />
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www.ploughshares.org.nz<br />
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Update from today in courthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2296322008-06-05T19:03:00+00:00GHresistderry at aol dot comToday, the Raytheon 9 were acquitted on the charge of affray. The trial in relat...Today, the Raytheon 9 were acquitted on the charge of affray. The trial in relation to the remaining charges of criminal damage has been adjourned pending an appeal. The appeal is being held as quickly as possible and a gagging order in relation to the issues under appeal is in place to preserve the integrity of the trial. Just as soon as we have any further definite news, the Raytheon 9 website will be updated and news posted on indymedia.Well donehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2296442008-06-05T22:03:45+00:00Deirdre ClancyWell done on the acquittal for the one charge. Here's hoping and praying that th...Well done on the acquittal for the one charge. Here's hoping and praying that the same verdict will apply to the rest of the charges. <br />
Keep up the great work.Update from todayhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2297252008-06-06T21:23:39+00:00GHresistderry at aol dot comThe appeal was heard today. We can't say anything about it except that the trial...The appeal was heard today. We can't say anything about it except that the trial will resume before the jury on Monday. Hopefully, next week will be the last! Hope to see some of you there - Laganside Court is a couple of hundred yards from the Central train station.<br />
Godd riddace to bad bloodhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2297752008-06-07T19:10:49+00:00notPossible job cuts in Raytheon Derry
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Raytheo...Possible job cuts in Raytheon Derry <br />
<a href="http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Raytheon-looking-at-Derry-future.4091733.jp" title="http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Raytheon-looking-at-Derry-future.4091733.jp">http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Raytheon-looking-at...33.jp</a>LINK - Anarchist Cyclist Killed on the Way to Carnival Against Arms Trade, Englandhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2298052008-06-08T07:21:03+00:00R.I.P.<a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html" title="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html">http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html</a><a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html" title="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html">http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400572.html</a>Monday June 9th 4pm-7pm- Solidairty Vigil at Dublin's GPO with the Raytheon 9http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2298192008-06-08T12:06:35+00:00CiaronMonday June 9th 4pm-7pm- Solidairty Vigil at Dublin's GPO with the Raytheon 9
h...Monday June 9th 4pm-7pm- Solidairty Vigil at Dublin's GPO with the Raytheon 9<br />
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<a href="http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87874" title="http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87874">http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87874</a>...http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2298802008-06-09T11:27:24+00:00Michael GallagherSolidarity to Eamonn and all the rest.
Eamonn, I still have that plastic bullet...Solidarity to Eamonn and all the rest.<br />
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Eamonn, I still have that plastic bullet from '93. ;-)<br />
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Take care.<br />
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Michael.<br />
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Why not the 6 August?http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2298832008-06-09T11:56:53+00:00JustWonderingJust wondering why the protest was on the 9th August??
Is it not more significa...Just wondering why the protest was on the 9th August??<br />
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Is it not more significant to have had the protest on the 6th August for Hiroshima, which was the first time the aweful atomic bomb was used....???<br />
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See the following URL: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshi...asaki</a><br />
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Could I suggest that we are grabbing at dates to consolidate our cause....August 9th. Nagasaki Dayhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2298912008-06-09T13:16:53+00:00CiaronAugust 9th. is the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, one of the ol...August 9th. is the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, one of the oldest Christian centres in Asia.<br />
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The Catholic Cathedral was used a ground zero for targeting by a predominantly Catholic U.S. bomb crew.<br />
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The bomb crew was blessed by Fr. George Zabelka before boarding the flight.<br />
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Fr. Zabelka later repented his role and embraced pacifism as central to the Christian ethic.<br />
He traced the Christian complicity in the nuking of Nagasaki and Hiroshima to the Constantine shift in the 3rd. century - the legalisation of christianity, the abandonment of pacifism etc.<br />
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As an act of repentance Zabelka sepnt 2 years walking from the Trident nuke sup base in Washington state to Bethelehem. Google him interesting guy.<br />
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By the by -Nagasaki Day was also chosen by the Jabiluka Ploughshares to disable uranium mning equipmet in '98. There's a very good reason whyhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299072008-06-09T15:14:19+00:00GHresistderry at aol dot comit wasn't the 6th...... The meeting at which we decided to occupy and decommissi...it wasn't the 6th...... The meeting at which we decided to occupy and decommission Raytheon was on the 7th August!<br />
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Also, there had been some marking of Hiroshima Day, which put the 9th in mind for us.News needed [1]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299802008-06-10T09:49:02+00:00William WallIt's difficult to get day to day news of what's going on. Understandably the Ray...It's difficult to get day to day news of what's going on. Understandably the Raytheon 9 site has a lot on its mind. Today is Tuesday 10th, can anybody attending the trial give a brief update, or point me to where I could find such an update?Update [2]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299862008-06-10T10:57:04+00:00CiaronClosing arguments began in the trial yesterday (Monday).
Defence rested after ca...Closing arguments began in the trial yesterday (Monday).<br />
Defence rested after calling one witness.<br />
Trial is likely to conclude this week.Update [3]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299872008-06-10T10:57:04+00:00CiaronClosing arguments began in the trial yesterday (Monday).
Defence rested after ca...Closing arguments began in the trial yesterday (Monday).<br />
Defence rested after calling one witness.<br />
Trial is likely to conclude this week.News needed [2]http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299922008-06-10T11:30:34+00:00William WallThanks Ciaron.Thanks Ciaron.Raytheon 9 trial - Week 2; Eamonn McCann/Shane Cullen in Lebanon last summerhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2299942008-06-10T11:41:21+00:00Damien Moran
The Youtube video is of R9 trial, week 2 - it was uploaded by Belfast anti-war...<BR><DIV align=center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZarFHdMJtUg" width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZarFHdMJtUg" /></object></div>
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The Youtube video is of R9 trial, week 2 - it was uploaded by Belfast anti-war group<br />
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Below is brief interview with Eamonn McCann, one of the Raytheon 9 (www.raytheon9.org) and veteran civil rights campaigner from Derry, Northern Ireland, speaking from Qana, Lebanon, (July 2007) on the 1st anniversary of the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon with Raytheon produced missiles.<br />
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This is a link to my report from Lebanon last summer after spending time with members of the DAWC, Raytheon 9 visiting areas torn apart by he war.<br />
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Irish Activists in Lebanon on 1st Anniversary of Israel's War<br />
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The interview with activist/artist Shane Cullen (in the comment section), who designed the commemoration stone layed at Qana by the DAWC, might be of particular interest.<br />
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This weekend we will have a demonstration in Poland against US missile base plans. We will hand out flyers with info. about Raytheon 9 action, website, etc.<br />
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The SWP and Stop War Coalition here in Poland are aware of the Raytheon 9 case. They held a conference here in Warsaw recently and send their best wishes to the defendants.<br />
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All activists I have met over the past few weeks here in Warsaw have been very happy to hear about the DAWC/Rayheon 9 campaign and actions.<br />
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Last weekend we had a no border conference and protest against Frontex, the EU migrant hunting agency, whose headquarters are in Warsaw. Activists from all Europe attended and were heartened to hear about the anti-militarist success of the DAWC/Raytheon 9.<br />
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So the ripples are reaching far and wide and inspiring a lot of people. Who knows what will transpire from others reading and learning from the campaign to kick Raytheon out of Derry, out of Ireland, out of.......??More solidarity texts...http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2300012008-06-10T12:21:02+00:00solidarity textsHi Raytheon 9.Keep resisting. Keep toppling those who think they are Gods.
Soli...Hi Raytheon 9.Keep resisting. Keep toppling those who think they are Gods. <br />
Solidarity from<br />
Karen, Hackney, London<br />
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R9, I left my job at IBM after one of yr support gig in Dub in 2006....prob the decision I'm most proudest of.<br />
Thx 4 what u did. Peace will prevail<br />
Edu - BarcelonaRaytheon Vigil In Dublinhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2300352008-06-10T17:02:31+00:00Michael Gallagherlibertypics at yahoo dot iePics (c) Michael Gallagher, not to be used without permission.Pics (c) Michael Gallagher, not to be used without permission.Update from Courthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2300462008-06-10T18:59:56+00:00Gorettiresistderry at aol dot comThe case has now concluded, the judge has directed the jury and the eleven remai...The case has now concluded, the judge has directed the jury and the eleven remaining members of the jury (one got sick) will tomorrow (Wed) consider their verdict. We will text/phone everyone just as soon as we have a verdict. <br />
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We are all confident of an acquittal or, at worst, a hung jury....let's hope we're right!Acquited!http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2301022008-06-11T16:12:11+00:00Damien MoranI just got an sms from Ciaron O'Reilly:
R9 ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES. E McCann g...I just got an sms from Ciaron O'Reilly:<br />
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R9 ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES. E McCann guilty of theft - got conditional discharge.<br />
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Yeehaw!http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2301432008-06-11T23:11:13+00:00FiachraWell done everyone, ye're inspirations.Well done everyone, ye're inspirations.LINK-Critical Mass in Memory of anarchist cyclist killed on way to anti-arms trade protest in Englanhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/87799#comment2314062008-06-28T13:59:25+00:00CiaronLINK-Critical Mass in Memory of anarchist cyclist killed on way to anti-arms tra...LINK-Critical Mass in Memory of anarchist cyclist killed on way to anti-arms trade protest in Englan<br />
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