"Don't Get Back on that Plane" Soldiers: Seek Asylum in Ireland

[Khaotic]

CounterPunch, February 8, 2005
"Don't Get Back on that Plane" Soldiers: Seek Asylum in Ireland
By HARRY BROWNE

The chain of violence and corruption that connects the United States with Iraq includes an airport in the west of Ireland. For more than two years, as reported previously in Counterpunch, the Irish peace movement has been trying to break the chain. Having failed, so far, to do that, campaigners now hope to turn Shannon Airport into the weakest link.

A group of activists, including several of the 'Pitstop Ploughshares' who face trial next month for their 'disarmament' of a US Navy plane in 2003, have called for American military war resisters to seek official refuge while their planes refuel and they are let wander through the lounges of this relatively small civilian airport.

http://www.counterpunch.org/browne02082005.html

[paineinthearse]

1. Want to bet the "security" changes immediately?

Now that the cat is out of the bag, so to speak, the soldiers either will not be allowed off the planes, or they will be under strict control in "safe" areas.

[MADem]

2. They'll route the aircraft south

Azores, Rota, Sigonella, Aviano, Germany....

Shannon is a lovely little airport. Reminds me of the old airports, years ago.

[Catch22Dem]

3. Exactly...don't expect Shannon to be a stop in the future.

You're right, it's a great little airport.