[NYTr] Shannon Airport Must Be Demilitarized

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Sinn Fein - Nov 3, 2004
http://www.sinnfein.ie/news/detail/7165

Shannon Airport Must Be Demilitarised

by Bairbre De Brzn MEP

Sinn Fiin MEP for the Six Counties Bairbre de Brzn has called for
an end to the use of Shannon Airport as a staging area for US
forces involved in the occupation of Iraq. She was speaking at a
press conference in Dublin this morning (3rd of November) called to
announce a demonstration at Shannon on the 13th of November. The
press conference was organised by PANA, NGO Peace Alliance and the
Irish Anti War Movement.

Ms De Brzn said:

"The invasion and ongoing occupation of Iraq is unjustified and
unacceptable.

"The most recent comprehensive survey of casualties, conducted by
John Hopkins University and published in the Lancet, since the US
and British invasion of Iraq last March, conservatively estimates a
death toll in excess of 100,000.

"As a neutral state, the 26 counties should not facilitate the use
of our airspace or of Shannon Airport by those actively involved in
the fighting. I call on the Irish government to put an end to the
use of Shannon Airport as a staging area for those involved in the
occupation of Iraq

"I am asking people to turn out for a peaceful demonstration at
Shannon Airport on Saturday week, November 13th, to defend our
position of neutrality and to oppose the use of the airport as a
staging post for war.

"Sinn Fein has consistently opposed the war in Iraq and will
continue to campaign for troops to be withdrawn and for sovereignty
to be returned to the Iraqi people." ENDS

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