Greens fear Shannon will be used by U S without 2nd UN resolution

by Paddy X Wed Mar 12, 2003 21:56

Its time to take legal action against Ahern who is, according to 70 lawyers, a criminal.

by Tim Hourigan Thu Mar 13, 2003 01:27

I have already tried to have him and other government members charged (file is still with DPP as of last query)

IF every person who believes these acts to be criminal, lodges a complaint with the police then there will be a reaction.

The government has serious charges to answer, and we should formally request the Gardai to investigate them and bring them before the courts.

But we all have to put our money where our mouth is if we want it to work.

if you want a copy of my latest draft of the criminal charge (to guide you with your own) then mail me [email protected]

There's no point allowign the charade to continue, that what's happening now is legal, but will only become a 'subject for review' if the blitz breaks out.

a>it's likely to happen while Bush is brown-nosing / getting spanked in the White House

b> If Shannon is closed to the US military after the blitz starts, it will be a poor attempt to feign respect for the law, given that the majority of troops and weapons are already through.

The CRIME has happened. There's no need to debate that fact.

IF that's how you feel, get to your local garda station and lodge a complaint. DO NOT LEAVE until they accept it, tell them you are serious and not attempting to waste police time.

I can send you some relevant legislation if you like and it would be cool if some of the Lawyers who made the press statement could help too.
I'll talk to one of them tomorrow in court in Shannon.

by Anonymous Thu Mar 13, 2003 11:47

With respect Graham, if ye hold such concern about Shannon, why were ye not there during the March 1st demo? Why instead did ye totally turn ye're back on it and publicly announce that ye were not supporting it?

I know you will reply by saying it was because of the planned direct action. But there was also a totally SEPERATE, totally peaceful protest organized by the IAWM, as you well know.

There was nothing stopping the Greens, Labour and Sinn Fein attending this march whilst still publicly declaring that ye did not support the direct action.

I have a lot of time & respect for the Greens but was highly dissapointed by this move, and it was damaging to the movement trying to clear Shannon of those war planes.

by observer Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:01

On the marches (both GNAW and IAWM) there were quite a few Green PArty members. Anyone who might have been speechifying was doing it at the Party Conference in Ennis, where Patricia McKenna went well over her alloted time to give out stink about the war. She then came through Shannon airport to fly to New York to meet Kofi Annan.

I still think that the Greens should have been a bit more like Michael D Higgins & Joe Higgins on this one, but to be fair they had called the conference before the march was called and were working to get in on live tv.
To expect Sargent & Co to abandon their own party conference is a bit much, especially when it made for an anti-war item on the news all by itself.
McKenna's speech and Brian Meaney holding up pictures of Iraqi kids was on the RTE news right after the item on the demo. 2 for the price of one.

Forget harrassing the Greens, let's get Bertie & the other criminals.

by Anonymous Thu Mar 13, 2003 13:20

Your comment:-

"Forget harrassing the Greens, let's get Bertie & the other criminals."

As I said, I have a lot of respect for the Greens, in fact I have a load of respect for them. I don't mean to be harrassing them but was just expressing my dissapointment about their attitude to the March 1st demo.

I understood they were against it in principle becuase of the direct action and not just because their conference was going on at the same time.

Maybe I am wrong on this?

I didn't and am sure no one did expect Sargent & Co to abandon their own party conference. But I did expect them to come out and publicly (in the media, i.e.) support the peacful march. By which, from all the accounts I've heard, they didn't.

But again I reiterate my strong support for the Green's and my admiration of the likes of McKenna, Sargent, Gormley & Boyle.

by King Mob Thu Mar 13, 2003 15:15

But again I reiterate my strong support for the Green's and my admiration of the likes of McKenna, Sargent, Gormley & Boyle.

-Anonymous

Wow with the bland support of a nameless individual theres no stopping them is there

by Emperor Mob Thu Mar 13, 2003 23:47

Yes king Mob and it is the bland and banal critics like you who will deter them?

Do you honestly think you will ever influence anybody by your sad posts?

by Alex Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:53

That sad, sad, little individual is not worth responding to.