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Failure of US surge poses questions for Irish left
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Tuesday June 05, 2007 10:40 by Cedar
Over the weekend, 14 US troops died in Iraq. Since the start of the year, US troops numbers through Shannon have increased. Yet despite efforts from elements in the broad anti-war movement, the recent general election saw little or not reference to Ireland's role in a conflict that has cost the lives of over 70,000 Iraqi civilians according to Iraq Body Count. Over the weekend, 14 US troops died in Iraq. Since the start of the year, US troops numbers through Shannon have increased. Yet despite efforts from elements in the broad anti-war movement, the recent general election saw little or not reference to Ireland's role in a conflict that has cost the lives of over 70,000 Iraqi civilians according to Iraq Body Count. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Perhaps it's time we stepped up our protests against the Fianna Fail government
determined to destroy our national tradition of neutrality. We need more peaceful protests against it in
Shannon, Dublin, and elsewhere.
Eoghan Harris was a major supporter of the Iraq war in Ireland. Theres a good biography for him in answers.com