World Warplanes run out of Shannon

Friday February 07, 2003 19:57

by James McKenna

Todays announcement by World Airlines that it is pulling out of Shannon is accompanied by denials that it is as a result of the Peace Camp and Anti-War protests

They said they have workers in Frankfurt that were doing nothing and that the decision was taken before the present protests. But was it taken before the writing was on the wall in the Dubsky case? Or before Tim Hourigan reported the denied flights?

Vincent Wall of Aer Rianta said this evening that the revenue from all flights associated with the US Military through Shannon and ancillary revenue for 2002 was 9 million Euro.

This seems like a pathetic amount of money compared with the 60 Million Euro Minister Smith just spent on 10 new Pilatus PC-9M trainer airplanes. It wouldn't build the base of that stupid spire in Dublin. It wouldn't put the wings on that nice new jet Berti and Celia spend their evenings picking from the many glossy magazines on their glossy table. "Oh, Dat wans luvely Celia". "Ah, I don't know Bertie, the wings are real common".

It wouldn't pay for two of the 40 PIRANHA IIIH 8x8 vehicles they bought recently while closing hospital services

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Jan13948/index.htm

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Really useful contribution

by frosty nights

Fri Feb 07, 2003 20:24

This is tyical of the crap on Indymedia - they call this a news site!!!! Look at the above! Thats supposed to be serious news. Give me Red FM any day.

Typical of Government gangsters

by Dotty

Fri Feb 07, 2003 20:38

Good piece! Typical of the Government attitude towards National resources.

I'll bet they fight about who gets to fly the family to America in the new jet....Yippeee

Look who they gave our money to

Fri Feb 07, 2003 21:10

When the Government was told to buy the 40 APC's from MOWAG of Switzerland without consultation or permission from the Irish people they were really buying from General Defence in the US who in fact is owned by General Dynamics, who do 60% of their business with the US Government, surprise, surprise.

General Dynamics to whom Berti and Michael Smith gave away our money make all kinds of tanks and guns , including nuclear attack submarines. Nce one you Bertie, well I supposed you didn't get that bowl you promised us/yourself.

See the links below ;

http://www.pressi.com/int/release/57614.html

http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/3/0,2163,10633,00.html

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by Silent O'Moyle

Fri Feb 07, 2003 23:57

Direct Axtivism works!

All Eyes on Ireland

by peaceful new yorker

Sat Feb 08, 2003 23:55

(from New York, USA)
All of America watches Ireland and brave Mary Kelly. A wonderful deed!

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World Warplanes run out of Shannon

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