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SDLP Youth To Oppose Bush Visit

category national | anti-war / imperialism | press release author Friday June 13, 2008 17:17author by SDLP Youthauthor email liam.mcnulty at sdlpyouth dot comauthor phone 07749330303

SDLP Youth will take part in the upcoming demonstrations to protest at the visit of US President George W. Bush on Monday 16th June.

Announcing the decision to protest, SDLP Youth Campaigns Officer Liam McNulty said:

"As the party of civil rights we will not be welcoming the visit of a man whose contribution to rights and liberties includes the Patriot Act, illegal wiretapping, 'extraordinary rendition' of terrorist suspects and Guantanamo Bay."

"We opposed the war in Iraq and believe that George Bush has unleashed a humanitarian disaster on the people of that country, has radicalised young men across Europe in a way which harms our own national security, has fundamentally damaged stability in the Middle East and has done untold damage to the global economy."

"SDLP Youth puts great importance on social justice and we are resolutely opposed to Bush's policies which can be summed up as tax breaks for the rich and tax burdens for the poor. For all their socialist rhetoric we are dismayed at the decision of Sinn Féin's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to extend an invite to visit the North of Ireland to such a man."

"We would call on any right-minded person to join us in our protest on Monday to oppose the President's visit and for politicians to consult their consciences before extending the hand of friendship a man many consider to be a war criminal."

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Ah but what about the Grownups ?
author by Mike - Judean Popular peoples frontpublication date Sat Jun 14, 2008 13:59author address author phone

When I turn up at the rallies on Monday Will I see SDLP kiddies hanging around with the Shinner kiddies outside making lots of noise while inside the SDLP grown ups join the Shinner grownups for a cup of tea with Mr Bush ?

Anti occupation
author by edepublication date Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:43author address author phone

Party of civil rights ehh, well how was ur civil right to one man one vote on the lisbon treaty, who knows the stoops might have swayed it for the yes.. The sdlp's sister party labour are part of George bush's war of terror, plus john hume supported Internment in Ireland, john hume also brought raytheon to Ireland

No to Bush
No to Bush

No
author by SDLP Youthpublication date Mon Jun 16, 2008 20:44author address author phone

The SDLP neither invited nor met George Bush, unlike Sinn Fein.

Good on SDLP Youth
author by Markypublication date Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:00author address author phone

Now just call them what they are Provos they dont deserve teh name Sinn Fein!

stoopy
author by edepublication date Tue Jun 17, 2008 23:42author address author phone

Gordon brown invited bush, but i suppose it go's to show how out of touch ur leaders are, as we have just seen on lisbon..
Did john raytheon hume not invite a missile factory to derry? did he not meet with clinton who supports and supported when in government the action's of his troops and Nobel hume sponsored unguided missiles. Bye the way has he said anything about the joint firstministers office meeting bush.

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