Incineration 4 Thatcher
Henry Winkler | 09.08.2006 14:00
Derry Anti-War Coalition, have been throwing computer equipment and files out of first floor windows of Raytheon's offices in Northern Ireland. Israel has been using their 'products' to bomb Lebanon.
Their Paveway bombs, of which the release mechanism is made by Brighton based war criminals EDO ( there's nowt like objective reporting ), have also been used to kill over 100,000 civillians in Iraq. Other Raytheon missiles have been used to murder civillians in Sudan and Afghanistan.
Raytheon is the world's largest missile manufacturer and fourth largest weapons manufacturer and shares are booming.
An Phoblacht reported that when the company opened around 7 years ago in Derry, the Raytheon chairman, Daniel P Burnham said he "was delighted to be able to assist economic development in the North by "promoting peace and prosperity".
Come again. By selling missiles? Still, they did create 150 jobs....
The Raytheon factory in derry doesn't actually physically manufacturer the misisles but the software.
BBC report and film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4776051.stm
Their Paveway bombs, of which the release mechanism is made by Brighton based war criminals EDO ( there's nowt like objective reporting ), have also been used to kill over 100,000 civillians in Iraq. Other Raytheon missiles have been used to murder civillians in Sudan and Afghanistan.
Raytheon is the world's largest missile manufacturer and fourth largest weapons manufacturer and shares are booming.
An Phoblacht reported that when the company opened around 7 years ago in Derry, the Raytheon chairman, Daniel P Burnham said he "was delighted to be able to assist economic development in the North by "promoting peace and prosperity".
Come again. By selling missiles? Still, they did create 150 jobs....
The Raytheon factory in derry doesn't actually physically manufacturer the misisles but the software.
BBC report and film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4776051.stm
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09.08.2006 14:14
A justified protest against a vicious war machine
Anti-war protesters this morning occupied American arms manufacturer Raytheon's Derry office, with nine people barricading themselves into the building and decommissioning vital equipment including computers.
According to the anti-war activists involved, the computer system was "completely disabled". It is understood that thousands of documents and dozens of computers were burned and thrown from windows by members of a group that entered the building at 8a.m. this morning.
Among those in the premises to protest against the world's largest missiles manufacturer was veteran socialist and civil rights campaigner Eamonn McCann.
Anti-War Ireland commends the Derry anti-war activists for their action and believes that it was entirely justified.
Dr Fintan Lane, a spokesperson for Anti-War Ireland, said:
"Raytheon is an integral part of a war machine that is killing innocent men, women and children daily in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. The brutality of war has been brought home to us again in the past few weeks by the vicious onslaught by the Israeli military on the Lebanese and Palestinian people."
Lane continued: "Direct action and civil disobedience have always been a part of the anti-war tradition. When human lives are at risk, it is entirely justifiable to take non-violent direct action to protect life. Armed groups in Northern Ireland have been implored to decommission on many occasions and this is a logical extension of that process. Raytheon has been decommissioned and we applaud those who acted in defence of human life."
"Anti-War Ireland believes that mass mobilisations, such as marches, are essential in our efforts to stop the imperial killing machines. However, we also believe in the tactical deployment of direct action and civil disobedience. What happened today was a peaceful act in pursuit of justice."
PRESS RELEASE ENDS
To contact Anti-War Ireland, phone 087 1258325
Related Link: http://www.antiwarireland.org
Anti-war protesters this morning occupied American arms manufacturer Raytheon's Derry office, with nine people barricading themselves into the building and decommissioning vital equipment including computers.
According to the anti-war activists involved, the computer system was "completely disabled". It is understood that thousands of documents and dozens of computers were burned and thrown from windows by members of a group that entered the building at 8a.m. this morning.
Among those in the premises to protest against the world's largest missiles manufacturer was veteran socialist and civil rights campaigner Eamonn McCann.
Anti-War Ireland commends the Derry anti-war activists for their action and believes that it was entirely justified.
Dr Fintan Lane, a spokesperson for Anti-War Ireland, said:
"Raytheon is an integral part of a war machine that is killing innocent men, women and children daily in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. The brutality of war has been brought home to us again in the past few weeks by the vicious onslaught by the Israeli military on the Lebanese and Palestinian people."
Lane continued: "Direct action and civil disobedience have always been a part of the anti-war tradition. When human lives are at risk, it is entirely justifiable to take non-violent direct action to protect life. Armed groups in Northern Ireland have been implored to decommission on many occasions and this is a logical extension of that process. Raytheon has been decommissioned and we applaud those who acted in defence of human life."
"Anti-War Ireland believes that mass mobilisations, such as marches, are essential in our efforts to stop the imperial killing machines. However, we also believe in the tactical deployment of direct action and civil disobedience. What happened today was a peaceful act in pursuit of justice."
PRESS RELEASE ENDS
To contact Anti-War Ireland, phone 087 1258325
Related Link:
http://www.antiwarireland.org
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