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Anti war activists begin trial in Dublin that could see them banged up for years

Joss | 07.03.2005 23:48 | Anti-militarism | World

The Pitstop Ploughshares are a group of five anti war activists who in February 2003 disarmed a US Navy Plane. Within a month of their action, 3 of the 4 US contractors using Shannon Civilian Airport, left Ireland. They began their trial today, which will last over a week, and could see them landed with ten years if found guilty.

You can follow the progress of the trial and get all the background information, as well as info on solidarity actions and vigils at www.indymedia.ie or at www.warontrial.com

Karen Fallon is amongst the activists on trial. Karen is a British Trident Ploughshares activist, who lived at Faslane Peace Camp for three years before her action at Shannon, and has taken numerous disarmament actions. Her bail conditions, following her release from three months remand, have meant that she could not leave Ireland to come home to see friends and family in Scotland.

Lets bring her home. PITSTOP PLOUGHSHARES - Not guilty!

Joss
- Homepage: http://www.warontrial.com

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08.03.2005 10:16


the action:

"In the early hours of Monday 3 February 2003, five members of the pacifist Catholic Worker Movement cut their way into Shannon Airport, Ireland. The peace activists poured human blood on the runway that has been servicing U.S. military flights, troop and munition deployments to U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Qatar. They constructed a shrine on the runway to Iraqi children killed and threatened by U.S./British bombardment and sanctions. The shrine consisted of copies of the Bible and Quran, rosary and muslim prayer beads, flowers, photographs of Iraqi children and Brigid's crosses. They then began to take up the runway, working on its edge with a mallet.

The activists approached the hanger housing a US Navy plane under repair. They painted 'Pit stop of death' on the hanger's roller door, and began the dismantling of the hanger. They then entered the hanger to disarm the repaired US warplane. The plane in question according to Ciaron was the same plane as Mary Kelly hit with a hatchet in the recent past. They then prayed together.

Karen Fallon, Deirdre Clancy, Ciaron O'Reilly, Damien Moran & Nuin Dunlop. The five activists were arrested by Gardai."


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