Irish troops out of Shannon!

national | anti-war / imperialism | opinion/analysis Friday December 17, 2004 00:16 by Appeal

An appeal to the Irish Defence Forces at Shannon Airport

Ever since the major disarmament actions in Jan/Feb 2002 there has been an Irish military presence at Shannon Airport. Their mission? To ensure the unfettered use of the airport by the US military.

Each day that Irish soldiers guard US military flights they are accessories to America's criminal wars.

The cops, airport police and other FBO folks who work alongside the Irish troops aren't exactly in the same situation. Whether the laws of war are upheld or not internationally doesn't concern their profession.

The Irish soldiers on the other hand rely on these international norms for their own safety. It's in their personal interests to stop the "disappearing" and torture of POWs, for example.