Galway Cosantoiri Siochana : "Ireland's complicity in US war crimes is THE election issue?

by Pushkin Thu May 24, 2007 17:23

Just wanted to know if when the election is over and the respective parties go around and collect their posters, will the people who did this go back and cover the graffitti up? I live in the area and it really is an eyesore, Westside is in bad need of a refurbishment, this kind of thing only adds to the run-down look. Thanks.

by Edward Horgan Fri May 18, 2007 22:54

Thank you Galway for improving the election posters in your region. We now have only a few days to do likewise in the rest of the country.
Please remember that it is not just the Government parties that are prepared to facilitate the US militarisation fo Shannon.
Edna Kenny told Vincent Browne, in this weekends Village Magazine that "If your question is, the day after the goverment is formed, will US flights through Shannon will be stopped, then the answer is no." Apart from the dreadful grammar and English, this is one of the most spineless statements of the election campaign so far. Kenny has the cheek to quote various US presidents including JK Kennedy, and lecture us on democracy which he cites as "rule of the people, for the people, by the people", and to talk of his vision for leadership.
at least 58% of the Irish people are opposed to US military and CIA use of Shannon. Yet today there were two US fighter aircraft at Shannon and several flights of US troop-carriers.

It is already clear that there will be no change of Government policy regardless of who leads the Government after next Thursday.
It is also clear that we must continue to speak out on the abuse of Shannon airport but that words alone are no longer enough.
From now on, and especially from 24th May onwards, words are no longer enough.
Unless we do something to prevent US military and CIA abuse of Shannon airport, then we are complicit by our inactions.

by Jamie Fri May 18, 2007 00:22

This country has a lot to answer for. Today it is aiding the Americans to wage their underhand imperalistic campagin. 60 years ago it was sheltering Nazis on the run. Thank god there are people like you who help the rest see the reality of what goes on. Keep up the good work!

by michael Fri May 18, 2007 00:17

Great to see yeir keeping to the streets of Galway. Great stuff.

by admirer Thu May 17, 2007 23:29

Well now that's nice. I think I will have to pick up a brush and do my bit to cover some of the local posters over in my neck of the woods.
Fair play to ya.

by supporter Thu May 17, 2007 23:25

Thanks for this good initiative. Well done.

by Anarchist - Dublin Thu May 17, 2007 21:18

Nice work..

by Mary Kelly Thu May 17, 2007 17:16

to the elbows of Galway adbusters for painting in the violent realities avoided by these disgusting politicians. Its a relief to have the truth spelt out , bustin through the cloud of anasethesia we are daily injected with by these clo(w)nes and their new world order. Go n eiri an obair!

by TD - CS Thu May 17, 2007 17:04

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Michael D in missionary position for the electoral shafting of Ahern on the 24th?.