Peace activists travelled from all over Ireland on Sunday for an anniversary all of them hoped they would never see, as they marked 25 years since Shannon Airport…
Peace activists travelled from all over Ireland on Sunday for an anniversary all of them hoped they would never see, as they marked 25 years since Shannon Airport was handed over to the US military to facilitate its wars of aggression throughout the Middle East and beyond.
It is estimated four million US troops carrying arms have passed through this civilian airport on Ireland’s western seaboard since the then Irish Government, then led by disgraced Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, agreed to make it available to President George W. Bush for his “war on terror” in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Shannonwatch, formed in 2008, have held a vigil outside the airport every month for […]
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