Words from a Jail

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday March 16, 2003 00:22 by nuin dunlop - catholic worker

A note of Nuin Dunlops

Nuin Dunlop on American weapons of mass destruction

In protest against the imminent mass murder in Iraq Nuin Dunlop and Karen Fallon remain in Limerick Prison.

Here are some words of Nuin's - an American citizen.

We're here in support of Iraqi people who face the threat of war. We also express support for three Dominican Sisters, Carol Gilbert, Ardeth Platte and Jackie Hudson who are currently imprisoned in the US. On 6 October 2002 the three Sisters, wearing chemical weapons suits and carrying clipboards inspected a Colorado nuclear site for American weapons of mass destruction. The sisters proceeded to disarm part of a US nuclear weapons facility. The three saw through the hypocrisy of a nation intent on disarming Iraq, while ignoring its own weapons of mass destruction.

THe US harbours more chemical, biological and nuclear WMD than any other nation. THe US is the only nation to have killed civilians with nuclear weapons resulting in up to 300,000 deaths at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soon, the US military hopes to launch a 'Hiroshima effect,' pouring thousands of bombs upon Iraqi children, women and men. Media flashes call this imminent bombing a 'War on Iraq.' In reality this 'war' will be an assault on unarmed Iraqi civilians. Even if Saddam is ousted from power, even if every last Iraqi weapon is destroyed, a US attack will kill tens of thousands of innocent people.

In a nation in which 50% of the populace are under 16 years of age thousands of Iraqi children will be burned alive in the streets by US bombs. Oil fields could be turned into rivers of fire, leaving long lasting ecological damage. Soldiers, if they return, will suffer from symptoms similar to the Gulf War syndrome. Ironically, the US is asking Iraq to disarm while simultaneously planning to bomb the Irai people in a few days!

We wear chemical weapons suits in solidarity with the three Dominican sisters who face 30 years in prison for speaking the truth about US WMD. We ask the US government to:

-inspect its own arsenal of weapons which threaten international security.

-comply with UN resolution 1441, disarming all US weapons of mass destruction.

-listen to the millions of people globally who are saying a clear NO to war.

Nuin Dunlop