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Daily Ireland-Ciaron O'Reilly, Ploughshares & Plans to Demilitarise Shannon Airport!

category national | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Monday August 07, 2006 17:44author by Ploughshares Support

On Feb 3rd. 2003, the Pit Stop Ploughshares 5 carried out an act of nonviolent disarmament on a U.S. Navy War plane at Shannon Airport. In July '06, the five Catholic Workers were found not guilty of "US2.5million criminal damage without lawful excuse" by the unanimous verdict of a jury - the conscience of the commuity - at Dublin's Four Courts.

The Irish government has no popular mandate to provide a pit stop for the U.S. war machine en route to the illegal invasion of Iraq. The popular mandate is to demilitarise Shannon Airport. The Catholic Worker and friends are exploring nonviolent and direct means to bring that mandate back to Shannon Airport. See link below......

http://www.dailyireland.com/home.tvt?_ticket=VX5S4AKACK...opp=1

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LINK-ABC (Australian) Radio Broadcast of Panel with Ciaron O'Reilly on NVDA
author by OZpublication date Tue Aug 08, 2006 07:41author address author phone

Direct lik to ABC (Australian) radio broadcast of discussion on "The Ethiics of Civil Disbobedience", featuring Ciaron O'Reilly of the Pit Stop Ploughshares. The link is at the bottom of the page for 30/7/06 it will remain live for 4 week following last Sunday's broadcast.

http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/default.htm

Related Link: http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/default.htm
LINK-Denton's "Enough Rope" (OZ) Interview of Ciaron O'Reilly
author by OZpublication date Tue Aug 08, 2006 07:53author address author phone

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s166615...0.htm

Related Link: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1666150.htm
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