Dublin rally hits U.S. military
Thousands of people from all over Ireland
marched and rallied in the streets of Dublin March 20,
expressing their solidarity with the people of Iraq and
Palestine. Speaker after speaker blasted Prime Minister Bertie
Ahern for allowing U.S. military planes to stop in Shannon
airport in violation of the neutrality clause in Ireland's
constitution. The planes have transported military equipment to
Iraq and brought home body bags with the remains of U.S.
servicepeople.
Promising Ahern a fate similar to that of Aznar in Spain,
speakers included parliamentarians from the Labor, Socialist
and Sinn Fein parties, as well as groups representing students,
labor and Ireland's growing Arab and Muslim communities.
George W. Bush plans to visit Ireland June 24 and 25 for a
U.S./European Union summit. Washington has demanded a huge U.S.
military presence for the visit and immunity from prosecution
if any demonstrators are shot. The Irish Antiwar Movement,
which sponsored the protest, called on people to reserve seats
on a "mystery bus" to the yet-undisclosed location of Bush's
visit.
Demonstrations were also held in Cork, Belfast and other
Irish cities.
--Martha Grevatt
Reprinted from the April 1, 2004, issue of
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