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 Sunday March 23, 2003 11:29 by Pledge Signatories current and future - Irish Resistance Around Ireland, and around the World
 issued before the Government Buildings, Dublin, 22 March 2003, @6pm This Declaration rekindles the Spirit of Irish Resistance, and calls upon all who will uphold Law and Justice to sign the Pledge of Resistance to offer themselves for direct action against the Warmachine of the US/UK Aggressors worldwide and/or offer moral or material support to those of the Resistance who can and will do so. Violence against persons is explicitly disallowed.
2. We call upon the judicial system of Ireland to recognise and uphold the precedence of precepts of International Law over the domestic Law of the Nation of Ireland, as established at the Nuremberg Tribunal Hearings of 1945-46, namely "Individuals have duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore [individuals] have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring." To further recognise that direct physical action against the Aggressor´s Warmachine is required from and indeed a duty of the citizens in order to stop the criminal support which this government has offered to the Aggressor in the commission of this Warcrime now ongoing. That you should revoke and drop current prosecutions, completely exonerate, commend and release those people of outstanding moral character who have taken the initiative, shown the courage and integrity and a profound respect for law and human life which is so transparently lacking in the current mendacious government, by their acts of decommissioning the War-Materials of the Aggressor passing through our territory en-route to the slaughter of the hapless intended victims. These heroes of the Resistance are the Political Prisoners of a criminal government engaged in an illegal War; they are Prisioners of Conscience and Prisoners of War and we proudly salute and support them totally for their timely reminder that we should never submit to the villainy of those in Government, neither in this country nor any other. 3. We call upon the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ireland to fulfill their duty to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of this Nation from occupation by the Armies of belligerent and aggressive Imperialist Powers now stationed on our soil, and to free the land, water and airspace of, around and over this Republic from all and any incursions by those foreign armed forces. 4. We call upon the Garda Siochana to take note of the higher principles of International Law which precede the laws of the Nation of Ireland, and to forthwith cease and desist from the any intimidation, maltreatment and derogation of the law-abiding citizens of this State who are forced and provoked by the present Government to break some minor law of this land in order to hinder and prevent major crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed against foreign nations. Remember, you guardians of the law, you are each a free moral agent with your own conscience - the lapidary defence of "I´m only doing my job, taking my orders" found no creedence at Nuremberg and is equally invalid here. If you want a lawless and violent JungleWorld, then follow this government, if not then decide the best course of action for yourself personally. It is explicitly NOT your job to protect the criminals at the head of government from the application of the Law. Let it be applied fairly and equally to all. 4. We call upon the soldiery of Britain and the US to follow the heroic example of the Israeli Refuseniks, currently numbering 527 individuals, who have had the decency and courage to refuse their illegal and immoral orders to starve, torture, crush and kill the Palestinian Population of the gigantic concentration camps also known as the Occupied Westbank and Gaza Strip, and have preferred prision sentences over complicity in the crimes of their Government. You soldiers should know that the respective leadership of your Nations has led your country astray, along a barbaric Warpath of Aggression in arrogant and insolent defiance of the will of all Nations, and that the consequences of continuing with such unbridled crime will be to invite the legitimate retaliation against your homelands from those whom your Leaders have now determined to destroy and other Nations whom they wish to target in the future. 5. We notify the criminally insane Leaders of the US/UK Regimes of Aggression that they have 24 hours as and from now to remove their Troops and Weaponry from the land, sea and airspace of the Republic of Ireland, or suffer the logical consequences. You do not have the support of Ireland, only of the lickspittle lackey lieutenants to your power who head the government here, and they will very shortly be pushed adrift from the shores of this country in the wrecked remains of any part of your Warmachine remaining here after the expiration of this deadline. As and from right now you will strike the name of Ireland from any list of purported supporters of your crimes, and never dare insult the intelligence of this People nor usurp the name of this Nation again. 6. We condemn the craven complicity demonstrated by Annan, Blix and the so-called ´Weapons Inspectors´ in bending over backwards every step of the way to facilitate the charade mounted to justify the current aggression. These tame cowards and infiltrated spies have betrayed every principle they claimed to stand for and have taken their orders direct from the centres of Aggression, even to the extent of pulling out of Iraq before the commandment came through from Washington. They have abandoned the Iraqi People and the heroic Human Shields to the tender mercies of the Butchers of Baghdad, Bush and Blair, without even the faintest sigh of protest. 7. We call finally upon the Citizens and whole population of Ireland to reject the craven and mercenary mindset prevailing in the Government and large sections of the pusillanimous commercial media and to join in this Resistance to the criminal energy and flagrant corruption of the conspiritors leading the present Government. To be mindful of the great price paid in the life´s blood of heroes to free this Nation from the savage yoke of Foreign Tyranny, under which these traitors would now reposition us, and to have the courage and integrity to stand up for the principals upon which this proud and free Nation was established, to sign this Pledge of Resistance and do their utmost as individuals and collectively to free Ireland from the bloodstain of complicitly in the continuing Warcrime of Aggression and to assist the people of all other nations in following such example. Signatories to the Pledge of Resistance: Eoin Rice ? Margaret Hatz Notes: ? denotes illegible or incomplete signatures. If your name appears misspelt or you wish to sign the Pledge, state so in a comment here with your full name and an e-mail address for verification. This Declaration and Pledge of Resistance will be moved to a more permanent address a.s.a.p., hopefully with a link from the frontpage of ie.indymedia.org |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14This Pledge is not signed/endorsed by any members of IMC Ireland presently Active editorial collective. See open and transparent editorial and general Mailing lists if you don't take my word for it.
The guy getting people to sign this yesterday in Dublin had the address www.indymedia.ie across the top of it in big black writing - I confronted him about this and demanded that the address be removed - He wasn't being too quick about it so I took it upon myself to tear off the mention/use of name indymedia- IMC does not belong to anybody acting in a unilateral fashion - they can write here yes obviously and are welcome as are members of Gardai, Spin Doctors, Priests, Spies, Kids, Political representatives etc. but noone can take it upon themselves to misrepresent the open space that is IMC.
http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/61_folder/61_articles/61_sixties.html
of nutters ,who are now noted by Garda SB.Not exactly the 1916 proclimation either.
Is there any way to sign this pledge and/or get in touch with these people without swopping email addresses and phonenumbers over an open website? As someone else has pointed out there's not much point in pledging to take action if the SB know who we are and where we can be contacted!!
...afraid to identify yourself? Put up your address and I'll send on a spine!
I didn't sign this, but considered it. Now that I see that these people have had their names spammed on the internet, I am glad I didnt sign it.
I dont think most of these people knew what was going to be done with their names.
this is poor organisation, someone needs to be responsible for this
The thing is overlong, extremely badly worded, utterly lacking in dignity, the person who organised and posted it does not give a name, and I doubt if any of the signatories studied it in detail before signing it.
I do not see the point of it, the people have spoken on Feb 15, and on March 20, and March 22, and on various other dates. Our wishes have been ignored by our "waffling nortside taoiseach", and indeed by the rest of the ff party (remember the "una voce" philosophy of the "earl of Kinsealy?")
As for people being afraid of their names being known by the Gardai, they seem to have an inflated sense of the threat that they pose to the state.
They could always attend demo's with a cardboard box over their heads, there are a few faces which I would be happy not to have to look at.
I belive that the gentleman who recieved these signatories told these people that he was publishing this letter and the signatures on IMC IRL. But I also think he should probably make this clear himself by posting here.
First off, responsibility has and will be assumed.
Organisation may not have been optimal to date but has already improved and will continue to do so as more people get active and local networks build-up.
The idea is to have a co-ordinating centre through which Resisters can get info and be directed to other signatories in their areas to form affinity groups for the autonomous planning and execution of Direct Decommissioning.
All those who signed know what it is about and that their FULL NAMES were asked for, specifically for publication.
Any members of the general public who feel strongly about the current situation are welcome to sign and participate in, plan and support the upcoming actions.
Signatories were also asked for a telephone or e-mail contact, which all supplied, but these we will not publish here. For those wishing to contact us without leaving details, a representative will be outside Daíl Eireann between 10am and 5pm on Monday and Tuesday on Hunger-Strike with Caoimhe Butterly, and several people will be collecting signatures at the demonstration in Dublin next Saturday.
Alternatively, Peace Fairy, you and like-minded persons can sign here under pseudonym then SMS or voicemail this GSM box [ 0044.775.963.60.51 ] with your clear name + contact details and we will get back to you.
Remember, the Pledge is to take all necessary NVDA to smash the Aggressor´s Warmachine and/or SUPPORT those directly so engaged.
Anyone who is a signatory is invited to obtain a copy of the printed (word) document from us and replicate the action of canvassing support in their own area.
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With ref. to Indymedia
We only put www.indymedia.ie on the posters to answer peoples question as to where they could get a copy of this document, as we knew it would be first published in text form here.
Anyone who knows anything about Indymedia understands that publication implies no endorsement on the part of the IMC-collective, nor was any such implication intended.
When asked to remove the website address we immediately complied and rendered it unreadable, but continued to advise people verbally that a copy could be found here.
We understand the sensitivity of some IMC editorial group members past or present about the use of the name, particularly since it recently appeared on a poster with an image of a bomb, and regret any offence caused, but sincerely feel we have not claimed to speak in the name of IMC and so cannot have misrepresented it.
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Irish Resistance - Being Sand as opposed to Oil in the Gears of the Aggressor´s Warmachine
People should not be intimidated or frightened into hiding their wishes or identities to take part in NON-VIOLENT DIRCET ACTION.
People complain when others act anonimousy, ie. wearing scarves/balaclavas, people complain when they openly stand by their actions so that they may be accountable.
Some people are in a position to be completely open and accountable others are not,(ie.using pseudonyms on IMC which some jounos and lawyers do)
But when it comes to NVDA people are right to be open and accountable I admire those who signed this pledge and are willing to stand by their convictions (remember Nuremberg Trial).
I sincerely hope they gave permission for their names to be published!
I also hope the person who wrote this pledge comes on this site and clears up this matter!
If the authorities in this country can begin to monitor individuals based purely on their Names then it is a big Brother state that i certainly don't want to be a part of.
I give my full support to This direct Action Campaign and i have already signed the pledge.
In Spain signatures for petitions are only counted if people identify themselves with their ID number. They all have an ID there, like in many countries. People are proud to give their identification. They are against the war and don't intend to find excuse(s) not to claim it loud and clear.
Nina
I urge anyone who is posting their names to this pledge on IMC IRL to not use pseudonyms.
This creates a feeling of unease and suspicion among others who may wish to get involved.
This sends out the wrong message and I am sure it will make some of the present signatories uncomfortable. People must show that there is nothing wrong with being associated with such actions!
We should be popularising NVDA not creating a shady atmosphere around it!
Time to unlock yours and throw away the key.
Stop believing the Propaganda about the all-powerful State Panopticon. Ireland is not (yet) a NATO-State. The forces of this State are already stretched to the limit when they have to pull 40 raw recruits off the training-teat in the Guardai College in order to beef-up the illusion of security at Shannon.
There is no one author - the document is the result of a collaborative effort. All signatories consider themselves co-authors. Anyone who really needs to know who collaborated in it´s confection and presentation, etc., already knows. There is no secretivity involved. Equally, no individual is highlighted, as this is not about anyone building a political career. Let´s move on and stop looking for a proxy to project upon.
The Declaration was publicly read out at the location stated, it was made explicit that the full name was for publication on the Net and it is assumed that people who sign a Pledge of Resistance at a public political meeting are adults who can answer for themselves. They do not need a WebNanny´s mollycoddling. So quit fretting about them.
Time is too precious to waste quibbling over trivialities. Let´s get it together, connect, plan some action, hit the enemy where it hurts and move to the next target until none remain.
The tactics debate is over, people; the War and its Butchery are real, right now. So get up, get it on and get out to get them out. Everyone with will can play a part.