From: "Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 18 Dec 2001 12:23:21 -0000 Subject: [pttp] Anti War Protest at Shannon Airport Anti War Message Rings in Ears of US Marines at Shannon Airport -from Ainriail - The Irish Anarchist [This report is online with another, over a dozen photos and links to more reports and photos of the Shannon demo at http://struggle.ws/wsm/news/2001/shannonDEC.html ] Men, women and children have been bombed and gunned to death by US forces in Afghanistan and on Saturday 15th of December men women and children from the four corners of Ireland gathered at Shannon airport to protest at the use of that facility as a stop over and refuelling point for US death squads. About 70 people took part, far less than at the Dublin anti-war parades, there were no passionate speeches from politicians and only one paper seller. This was a direct action protest not a carnival. Some people did infiltrate the terminal which was pretty empty, but a solid phalanx of airport police and Gardai meant that any mass entrance was impossible. A protest took place outside the terminal first with the outlines of bodies being drawn on the ground slogans chanted etc. A minutes silence was observed for the dead of the war and then word filtered through that US marines were reboarding their plane. The protesters proceeded to the fence near the plane and let the US marines know what we thought of them. Nervous airport police and Gardai became more aggressive pushing and shoving a number of the protestors. Some of the barbed wire atop the fence became detached. One courageous soul legged it across the margins towards the plane but was tackled to the ground and arrested. Another protestor was arrested when Gardai pushed some people to the ground. There was a stand off for about 20 minutes and then we withdrew in an orderly fashion the message given and a marker put down. What we could have done with 3,000 people will remain in the realms of speculation until those opposed to war realise that direct action is the way forward. Solidarity with those charged with offences as a result of the days events will be needed all those concerned with justice should keep in touch with this. [This report is online with another, over a dozen photos and links to more reports and photos of the Shannon demo at http://struggle.ws/wsm/news/2001/shannonDEC.html ] _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
