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Just released and Mick Wallace is tweeting pictures of US military craft at Shannon

The Wexford TD is continuing his campaign to stop Shannon from being used as a US military airbase.

JUST HOURS AFTER his release from garda custody, TD Mick Wallace has taken to Twitter to continue his protest against US military use of Shannon Airport.

The Wexford deputy and his Dáil colleague, Clare Daly, were arrested this afternoon while attempting to inspect two US military aircraft.

They were held by airport security until gardaí arrived and were taken to Shannon Garda Station, were they were held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

They have since been released and a file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Following his release, Wallace has started tweeting pictures from the airport, urging the Irish government to start searching the planes when they land.

Wallace and Daly were on the tarmac to highlight what they feel is lax inspection of US military movements through the County Clare airport, according to Shannonwatch.

The pair were close to a Hercules C130 transport aircraft when they were spotted by Irish Defence Forces staff who were guarding the plane.

Following her release, Daly took to the airwaves as part of the protest.

She said she is “resolute” in her attempts to rid Ireland of US military operations.

“I believe it’s our function to represent human rights and justice in every opportunity we can. The government is slavishly adhering to an American agenda.”

Additional reporting by Paul Hosford

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly released after being arrested at Shannon Airport

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    Mute stuohy
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:09 PM

    “Irish government to start searching the planes before giving them the green light to land.”

    Before they land. Do the Air Corps have the ability to board planes in mid air and search them? Do they call them Air ninjas? That be awesome.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:24 PM

    My thoughts exactly!!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:28 PM

    Wallace will be tasked with carrying out halo jumps onto US jets.

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    Mute R H Beige Lark
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:39 PM

    In fairness that wasn’t what Wallace said, the journalist has misquoted – what he said is visible in his tweet in the article.

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:45 PM

    The man is a moron.. i hope the people of Wexford throw him out… its like watching the crazy cat lady from the Simpsons.

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    Mute Paul Dunne
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:55 PM

    he will top the poll next time out we are a commical lot when we enter a polling booth

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:18 PM

    There are easier ways to join the mile high club.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 4:57 PM

    Will be a big loss to Shannon if they stopped off elsewhere.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:01 PM

    # Blood Money.

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    Mute David Healion
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    I suppose the loss to the local economy in Shannon is comparable to hundreds of thousands dead in Iraq thanks to those troops and aircraft.

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    Mute Johnny Five
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:04 PM

    Ya David, because the US are unable to find another airport, right? Bluntly speaking, we don’t have much of a hand in anything. If it isn’t Shannon, it would be somewhere else.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:07 PM

    “A loss “??, time to get your head out of the sand, these are warmongers who using the airport, who have lied about the contents of the plans, there is no right here only wrong, fare play to these for actually standing up to these people. Maybe you should read up on the subject before you say any other stupid comments.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:11 PM

    Sorry Peter, but not all of us are hopeless romantics who like to rail against the imperialistic nation of Amerikkka. Maybe you should set up a drum circle to protest against it.

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    Mute Bobby
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:20 PM

    Come down from the trees Peter. Fool…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:47 PM

    @Peter you’re living in an alternate reality obviously..

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    Mute Paul Dunne
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:57 PM

    correct Bobby but Mick and Claire are on the guts of 100k and expenses so they don’t give a fcuk

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    Mute glenoir
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:53 PM

    So it’s ok to send armed forces through

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    Mute Norman Wyse
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:26 PM

    Typical Irish begrudgery.

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    Mute Niall Higgins
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    Jan 14th 2015, 1:57 PM

    Ya but y should america be allowed land but not russia

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    Mute Conor Conneally
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:06 PM

    It’s common knowledge American aircraft use Shannon as a refueling depot for its aircraft but so most other Nations taking cross Atlantic flights. Shannon is the last major airport before the Atlantic it makes sense for planes to refuel there and they pay the Irish state for use of its airport facilities and Air space. It creates jobs and business for the airport and generates a significant degree of soft power that curries favour with the worlds largest economy and our greatest non European partner.

    Its Win-Win

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:17 PM

    I totally agree with your comment. If Steptoe Wallace has his way we would all be going back to making tools from bone the big tick lump. Get on your donkey there Steptoe

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:48 PM

    It’s common knowledge that many countries use airports for refuelling. I don’t think they’re objecting to allowing aircraft to refuel at airports however….

    What other states use Ireland as staging points for military activity in other countries, Conor? Should we open up Ireland as a staging ground to any takers? The Russians might be interested…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:08 PM

    Actually Russian military flights do occasionally pass through Shannon.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:15 PM

    going where Avina?
    genuinely interested

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:23 PM

    Neverneverland

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:26 PM

    Don’t know Sean, that information is never published (the same for US flights).

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:36 PM

    could we put mikey on one?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:37 PM

    PLenty of military flights overfly Ireland every year. But most don’t land. Unless military flights, they are not allowed carry munitions.

    There were only 2 Russian flights cleared in all of 2012.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:44 PM

    Sean, Google it. There’s a video of a Russian antonov landing at Shannon.
    The Russians have been flying through Shannon for decades.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:57 PM

    Anyone naive enough to think US military planes unload all there munitions if landing at Shannon need there heads examined, probably the same idiots who took the US at there word that the Carrier JFK did not have nukes onboard when visiting Dublin back in the 90′s.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:59 PM

    After all the recent breaches how on earth is security still so lax at Shannon that even these two idiots can get so close to the aircraft? God help them if a real terrorist decided to have a go. Get your sh!t together guys.

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    Mute seamus mcdermott
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:01 PM

    Those are civil aircraft, Declan, not military aircraft.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:01 PM

    And the big one is Ukrainian, not Russian.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    He comes back from the world cup and does this. Does he know what’s his job is?

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    Mute Jamie McCormack
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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:25 PM

    Would the people who voted for him not have been aware of his anti-war stance?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:40 PM

    MAYBE but did it play much of a role? Think back to when he ran what was the NO1 issue ECONOMICS and the plight of the middle class worker, the other big thing he ran against was the corruption of an entrenched establishment…so to act in his constituents interests on those issues he’d be better off campaigning for publicly funded elections, elimination of USC, elimination of the property tax, a 10 year freeze on water charge hikes, universal health and education…a few troops coming through Shannon they don’t care they really don’t…it does not affect their lives, and those that do care about international policy want him ….CRAFTING INTERNATIONAL POLICY! Not acting like a teenage rebel who is ”like…so against the establishment..MAN!”

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:42 PM

    They probably weren’t aware that he is a tax dodger.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 9:04 PM

    That’s not the issue Doctor, stay with the programme.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:01 PM

    I would much rather the US military than the Russian or Iranian equilivent.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:03 PM

    Since when was the last time that Iran has invaded another foreign country?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:04 PM

    I can understand russian. But Iranian??? What did Iran ever do to anybody outside their own soveriegn terrirory on the same scale as previous atrocities by the Us and Russia?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:08 PM

    This just shows the hypocrisy of many in the anti-war movement, I’ve often agreed with them (esp in the case of Iraq) but they NEVER protest anyone but the US and Israel NEVER.

    The US is winding down it’s war in Afghanistan, it’s basically ended it’s war and most of it’s presence in Iraq. The drone programme has some issues sure but who is the one doing most of the civilian killing ATM? Russia and Isreal…and where are they? Running after planes carrying US troops who, before they do a raid in Afganistan, now have to get on a bullhorn and invite the people inside out, that’s how careful they’ve got about civilian causalities….

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:11 PM

    Iran is also one of the very few countries that cares about the Gaza and this is because their government leaders have not being “paid off” by Israel.

    http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/21/372187/iran-hospitals-ready-to-admit-gazans/

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:15 PM

    Frank: Iran is also well known for its human rights abuses… But that’s grand as long as they oppose the US and Israel, am I right?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:21 PM

    And Jaysus, did you actually link to Iranian Press TV? It’s a state-owned network that operates as a mouthpiece for the Iranian Govt.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:36 PM

    Frank don’t be naive they ‘care’ about Gaza in the sense that they support the idiotic Hamas strategy (without which Israel would be seen as a morally bankrupt rogue state, but they are dumb enough to keep firing those rockets) because it undermines (through it’s reaction which gets bad press, and in general) a strategic competitor Geo-politically…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:47 PM

    Frank, by proxy. That’s a word youike to use all the time and against the USA.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:49 PM

    Frank, Hamas gets it’s rockets from Iran that they then fire into Israel.
    But don’t let the truth get in your way.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:16 PM

    ,…and why do you think they fire those rockets from housing estates Frank? why do you think they advise Palestinians to ignore Isreali text messages and leaflet bombs to leave Hamas-dense areas? They know the retaliation will = civilian causalities and thus force more moderates into their camp, it’s the very same reason the Isreali PM continues to feed into the cycle of violence despite it clearly just causing more violence…forces moderates into his camp politically.

    The latter thinks this will eventually get him enough support to force a unilateral solution, and the former thinks it will radicalize enough people to bring the fight to the Israelis and bleed them dry to end the occupation…why must we ignore the reality that both sides leaders currently are cynical political actors why do people insist on portraying one side as angels and the other demons? It does not help your own brain or the public discourse to have that kind of black and white mindset.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:06 PM

    Iraq????

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:05 PM

    Here we go again sideshow bob and his loud assistant couldn’t go the straight forward cop on route!! Lock them up with that other nut case!!! They were voted in so they could use their power to do things like get planes searched legally but hey lets just go the crusty publicity seeking way and break into shannon airport!!! Here’s to Wexford morans that voted him in

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:13 PM

    It’s time the Irish people copped on to Goldilocks & dumped him out of the Dail for been a tax cheat!!! It’s hard to believe is sidekick socialist stands beside him considering her outspoken views on any wrongdoing ! Comical in fact….

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:23 PM

    Toner I’d have either of them any day over any of your Blueshirt cronies. It’s a shame more of our TD’s aren’t opposed to imperialism.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:26 PM

    Calm down Jamie. Your Che t-shirt is showing.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:32 PM

    Imperialism? You’re being a bit melodramatic there Jamie, I can see where you might say that with Israel since they’re literally stealing land and colonizing it but where are most of these planes coming from?
    -NATO bases in Eastern Europe (half of them are not combat troops at all) refueling before the final leg
    -Iraq (a force that is now just protecting the embassy and rarely goes out on the street)
    -Afghanistan where the terrorist group that launched a massive attack on their country was based and sheltered, where the masterminds behind those attacks were found right across the border from it, they elect their own government now (such as it is) , the US is reducing it’s presence there slowly, most of the activity there is special forces raids now where they are going after very specific targets. Nobody has conquered any land, it’s not even neo-imperialism since there are not any major resources there.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:59 PM

    Ryan, Israel is the US’s dog on a leash. If you think that the US is reducing its presence there, think again. The job was done in Iraq – which demonstrated that no state that can’t withstand the US and chooses to go against its wishes will be punished no matter what. They dismissed international law and the institutions that exist to protect it, fooled their own populace with lies, discredited those friendly nations that opposed them, wrote a new book on foreign policy and backed this up with the will to do whatever they liked.

    The current Israeli action has been sanctioned by the US and works well as another test case against world public opinion. They know the protests will die down to a defeated sulk and their propaganda is more than capable of dealing with it – it is very well versed at this stage.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:55 PM

    Really Ryan, Iraq has no resources and Afghanistan isn’t strategically important? Nobody has conquered any land he says. Ryan are you for real?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:00 PM

    Boring Jamie or whoever you are tonight,you operate under many guises on this site targeting anyone who does not see things in your idiotic ways a blue shirt – what a child! You actually sound desperate ? Are you ok pet?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:03 PM

    RH It’s the other way around, the US is the dog, and Israelis, through AIPAC and how it uses the power of money / campaign donations to keep an iron grip on US politics, is the owner.
    But it’s not their soldiers seizing Gaza so you can’t say it’s US Imperialism in a war the US is not directly involved in.
    They sell arms to them sure, give them aid but Israel would be doing this without that.

    You won’t get me arguing with you on the Iraq war, but the planes going through Shannon are not supporting the Iraq war (it’s over) and they are not supporting the Gaza operation either so that’s a flimsy reason to protest them.

    @Jamie I didn’t say Iraq has no resources, I said Afghanistan does not have any significant resources, and they are there as a direct result of being attacked, would you, as the US President have sat there and done nothing while they sheltered and funded and equipped the people attacking your country?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:11 PM

    Toner I’ve always been myself you nameless troll. People who post here can testify to that. You just don’t like my opinions, and I don’t like yours. But I use my real name because I can stand by what I post on here. The very first time I posted in Jan last year, I intended making up a username. Next thing I’d posted a comment and my own was there. That’s how good I am with FB etc.. anyway I thought “so be it” and I’ve posted under my name ever since.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:27 PM

    Also, I know now how to change my username and picture and become anonymous, but that would feel cowardly now at this stage, plus I’d get called out eventually. There was someone posting here a couple of years ago, went by the name “The Viscount”, and said one day that you shouldn’t post a comment online that you wouldn’t be prepared to wear printed on a t-shirt all day. I’ve stuck by that mantra. Inky you’ve been many trolls on here, your hypocrisy is laughable. Sneerable actually.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:28 PM

    Ok Jamie whatever you say, aren’t you so brave! There’s a good lad now.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:38 PM

    Not brave at all really. Not my definition of brave anyway. No I’m just refuting your accusation Inky. As a matter of fact, you thinking I post under many guises should probably be taken as a compliment. Thank you Mr Toner.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:01 PM

    Jamie your such a self important tool!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:10 PM

    Inky I am opinionated yes. This is a comments section after all. I won’t let you or anyone else try and undermine my views with false accusations. I only use my name.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 10:54 PM

    Yawn…..

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 11:31 PM

    Oh you really are a bitter little pill aren’t you Stinkey. Big brave male/female behind the keyboard aren’t you… Pet !!!!.
    Now how about that smile Stinkey.

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:19 AM

    Tired inky baby? snuggle up under the bridge and catch 40 winks and you’ll be right as rain.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:30 PM

    Milk (I’m above the law) Wallace seeking publicity again. Is there any law he wouldn’t consider breaking

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:03 PM

    Yeah the law that states I will pay back all the monies I owe to the Irish state/people

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:05 PM

    Only in Ireland – “A file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.” They were clearly trespassing. Why weren’t they charged?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:39 PM

    Because they want to be?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:42 PM

    Because the Gardai are not allowed charge somebody directly if the case will generate significant media interest.

    A file must be sent to DPP for directions on how to proceed.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:26 PM

    Trespassing isn’t necessarily a crime

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:05 PM

    Most of the trespassing laws involve trespassing to commit an offense like theft, assault or to put someone in fear, that may be another reason, in this case she could claim she was not there to commit an offense.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:14 PM

    I have no problem with US using Shannon airport.
    Press Like to show your support

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:03 PM

    I totally disagree with Mick. If we want Shannon to be viable we need to turn it into a permanent US airbase. This would generate alot of jobs and money.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:03 PM

    Your an idiot

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:05 PM

    *You’re

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:12 PM

    And you are a rat

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:14 PM

    Thors Big Hammer .. and make it into a Drone base while they are at it.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:18 PM

    It’s actually not a bad idea, it’s time we had an up or down vote on neutrality or NATO membership, if we choose the former no foreign military forces ought to be on our soil at all, if we choose the later, Shannon would make a great NATO air base, we’d finally have a REASON to expect them to help us if we ever needed it, and we’d finally have air cover over our territory, something we are totally naked to now which could leave us in the lurch for any number of scenarios.
    NATO membership does not have to mean being a US puppet, France and Germany didn’t let the yanks use their bases, even purposed NATO bases, for the Iraq war, we could still disagree with them when we want and our hypocrisy would finally be over.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:44 PM

    I jus dun kare

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:45 PM

    Who took the jam out of your donut

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:04 PM

    The pair of them should grow up and get busy with their constituents needs…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:11 PM

    Think Ms Daly has always been anti troop movements through Shannon no doubt her constituents were aware of that when they voted her into the Dail?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:15 PM

    Yes Kerry, I’m sure it’s top of their minds. After that, the whistleblowers then world peace. Social welfare issues are probably way down their list of priorities…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:21 PM

    Kerry I’m sure they were aware of it take it from someone who has ran many campaigns for people, odds are they voted for her based on her views on public services and the economy rather than anything else, foreign policy rarely ranks anywhere near the top of voter concerns in Ireland and it’s NEVER a tie breaker for who you will vote for in Dail elections.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 4:58 PM

    He’s right.
    I don’t want munitions for foreign wars coming through our country. It’s not right.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    It makes us part of terrorism

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    Me either. See you at Shannon airport in about two hours? Give us a lift over the fence and I’ll investigate.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:05 PM

    Most of those planes don’t carry munitions, they carry troops.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:13 PM

    You don’t like these foreign wars, but you love your comfy Western life, don’t you?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:16 PM

    Yeah I do. And I’m really grateful for what I have. But the USAs support for Israel no matter what atrocities they commit sicken me. So I don’t want them here. I don’t support the wars they’re funding so no. I don’t want their military here in our supposedly neutral country.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:22 PM

    G’wan the Luke. That’s some great grandstanding. A beast for the green thumbs so you are.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:36 PM

    Dozens of countries use Shannon..

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:36 PM

    Not for military operations.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 8:52 PM

    Most of these are not military operations either, they just under troop transports made even in peace time between bases in CONUS and EU.

    We’ve never hide a referendum on neutrality, defined what the Neutrality means or why we have it and that’s led to confusion.
    People talk about the policy like its sacred its not we just fell into it. During WWII it was felt we were still too close to independence to be in a war on Britain side, specially with partition. When NATO forms people don’t seem to remember this but we proposed a separate lines between USA n Ireland, they said we have to join the full NATO or nothing at all..so wed have to b UK allies so we stayed non aligned and when the troubles started we wanted to be a UK ally less.

    The policy is Bourne of childish anti Britishness and willingness or perceived inability to invest tree branch military as NATO membership would require

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    I don’t understand this, the rendition programme was terminated years ago so what are they saying? They don’t believe them? Even wiki-leaks seems to have confirmed it’s stopped.
    Besides which the rendition teams used Lear Jets not C-130s, those are usually used for military personnel, often special forces, maybe a NOC operative of the CIA might be hitching a ride…rarely prisoners, and if it is prisoners it’s usually HVD’s that have been captured who are known terrorists.
    Besides THAT they’re probably operating under the Vienna Convention which means they CAN’T be searched..

    So lets assume the yanks are lying (it would not be the first time)…it’s still not their job…their job is to craft policy not to act like some anti-war college student, they should be working on domestic issues or if they really care about foreign policy campaigning to reform our hypocritical and contradictory neutrality policy.
    They know they’re not going to get to the plane and even if they did the Americans would not let them board…so why bother? You know even if innocent people are not getting rendered you still can’t stop it, so your place is not on that tarmac it’s in the Dail trying to reform our policy on a macro level.

    This is just childish nonsense unbecoming of national leaders.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:05 PM

    They were looking to get attention.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:59 PM

    Pinkie Wallace obviously feels like he missed out on the whole college student thing…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:02 PM

    The majority carry troops (with their personal weapons with them, that has been acknowledged already). The majority are governed under the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation.

    The point is Ryan, one law (or lack thereof) applies to the US, and another is applied to us mere citizens – owners of our own country.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:05 PM

    You know even if innocent people are not getting rendered you still can’t stop it”
    - Not if everyone had your attitude – do u think it is/was ok for Shannon to be used for torture flights .
    Shannon is still part of US war of terror – and if that is ok with Irish – ok – but it is aiding and abetting biggest terrorists on globe – USA .

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:10 PM

    PS – in the opinion of many US is biggest threat to world peace – se Gallup poll results
    ”According to a global survey of 66,000 people conducted across 68 countries by the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WINMR) and Gallup International at the end of 2013, Earth’s people see the United States as the most significant threat to peace on the planet. The U.S. was voted top threat by a wide margin, receiving 24 percent of the vote. Pakistan was a distant second with 8 percent, followed by China (6 percent). ”
    http://zcomm.org/zmagazine/uncle-sam-top-menace-to-peace-onand-earth/

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:24 PM

    Personal firearms are carried, but ammunition is not.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:09 PM

    @Jim are you mad…of course were ok with the war on terror, who the hell would be against it?
    I can see being against the broad, vague and open ended war on a tactic/noun Bush declared but it’s been redefined as a war against anti-US Islamic terrorism like AQ so why would you be against that? You could be against certain tactics (like signature drone strikes) but the war itself? You’d have to be mental.
    We know all too well what damage terrorism can do from our own history so if anyone should be supporting it we should.
    As for the morality there are nearly 50 airports or air bases they could use they can’t all be taken off the list, the way to fight this issue is to argue and campaign for a change in national policy not go plane by plane KNOWING you won’t even get to the plane that’s just stupid.

    Yeh I’d agree with the Gallup point they do have a blood soaked history with their foreign policy but that does not translate to it being inherently evil to let a US plane transit our territory as I said half of them are non combat troops coming back from bases in Europe who were nowhere near any warfare.

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 11:47 AM

    As for the morality there are nearly 50 airports or air bases they could use they can’t all be taken off the list,”- why not – that’s the mentality of the guards at Auschwitz- if u don’t gas them – someone else will .
    ”Yeh I’d agree with the Gallup point they do have a blood soaked history ”
    Sadly it is not history – it is the present – and compared to US – how many jets have ISIS – and US bankrolls AQ – when it suits it .
    the main point is that US are main terrorist – and yes so are ISIS and many minor groups – but compared to what US does – they ere small- . Even the US 9/11 was small compared to what US did from Vietnam – to Afghanistan.
    where will u or anyone campaign for a change of National policy of US – given that the media are controlled by those who want war

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 11:58 AM

    If its a war on Terror instead of what it really is a war of Terror – why don’t US attack Israel ??
    Oh – it actually funds Israeli Terrorism – and Saudi etc etc etc

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    Jan 14th 2015, 2:11 PM

    The isrealis arent terrorists u special child

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:10 PM

    Their job is to represent those who elected them, not swan off to the World Cup when they should be working or breaking the laws if the state that they, as TD’s, help to formulate.

    They should both resign their seats immediately. In fact Wallace should have done it any number of times already.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:13 PM

    Mick Wallace is a muck savage that’s all there is to it. Just look at the way he dresses in the dail it’s our front line and he’s dressed like a rag and bone man. Now bear in mind I come from north inner city dublin that’s saying something. Shannon needs as many planes as possible stoping there to
    Keep the airport afloat. So steptoe Wallace bugger off and leave the airport alone

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:43 PM

    They could be rescuing babies from them planes and I’d still want to punch them in the face. Pair of cocks…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:23 PM

    Worzel Gummidge and aunt Sally on another of their adventures.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:47 PM

    Mick Wallace you sir are a giant douhe!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:48 PM

    Isn’t it a pity Mr. Wallace and Ms. Daly wouldn’t help the Dublin homeless people by highlighting their plight also.
    Anything for a bit of publicity.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:55 PM

    I think it’s a pity Mr Wallace and Ms. Daly don’t use their time to help the homeless in Dublin and make people aware of their troubles in the same fashion.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:28 PM

    Him and Daly are the biggest jokes in Irish politics along with flash Gordon’s Mortal enemy,Ming, now they are arrested trying to board or take photos of US military planes in Shannon …..?
    I think personally since every one thinks they are “at it” so to speak maybe they were just trying to join the mile high club……commando style lol but on a more serious note why oh why are us hard paying tax payers paying those two morons and all they do is embarrass the country morning noon and night????

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:12 PM

    Gun running in ireland , im shocked,

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 4:56 PM

    Nelson Mandela will be free !

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:30 PM

    ..what was that she said “I believe it is our duty to report human rights abuses at every opportunity” (or something to that effect)..

    I didn’t hear Wallace doing much when he was in Brazil a few weeks ago at the World Cup, he was pretty quiet then.. God know the state that country is in & the daily human rights abuses that go on under the citizens on noses,

    but to be fair maybe Wallace was sorting out his tax issues between games.. I shouldn’t be so quick to judge..

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:15 PM

    The EU is the largest economy in the world if treated as a single economy. Yes they refuel, but the question is what do they carry? What have they carried? And if they have nothing to hide, why are they not searched?

    This goes back to Seamus ‘I know nathing’ Brennan as minister for transport in the FF government. It was under his watch the flights were permitted.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:16 PM

    meant for Conor above

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:32 PM

    I agree Niall, the people demonstrated on the streets in massive numbers against the war in Iraq, and the Govt. haven’t the balls to search foreign war planes coming through our airports. They really represent us well.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:49 PM

    Jamie the Iraq war is over and we never did a tap to support it when it was going on.

    We could have sent 3000 troops, we could have sent special forces, we could have send explosives techs…we did none of that…what did we do? We refueled a few planes that were stopping in Belfast, Liverpool Airport or RAF Valley in Wales instead

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:01 PM

    How is the war in Iraq over Ryan? Because said so, or because Obama pulled troops out?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:02 PM

    *Because Bush said so

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:11 PM

    The SOF agreement expired, the troops left and the ones that are left are protecting the embassy, those are facts. The war is over, end of.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:31 PM

    Tell that to the people of Iraq, or the family of next American casualty.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 11:16 PM

    Jamie they’re gone there are no US combat troops in Iraq and not a single US soilder is on its streets…yours not entitled to your own facts, the Iraq war is over

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:42 AM

    Ryan wake up pal, Americans are still inside Iraq. This is about 2 independent TDs making a protest and I for one applaud them.

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:50 PM

    My God Ryan, you’re displaying all kinds of stupid.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:51 PM

    Another shameless publicity stunt by this tax-dodging tosspot.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:37 PM

    In any other civilised country this would be considered an act of terrorism, but here in Ireland politicians seem to be above the law and can do what ever suits their own personal agenda. Lock the the pair of them up and send out the message to other idiots who which to carry out such foolish acts !!!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:13 PM

    Them two are an absolute embarrassment!!!!!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:19 PM

    I don’t agree with Americas dirty wars, but let’s face it, Shannon would close if the US military had a base at another airport!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:03 PM

    Daly & Wallace are anti everything

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:30 PM

    Is Scare Daly still employed by Aer Lingus? Is her job being held for her ?

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:14 PM

    And do you really think there’s no weapons on board planes coming and going to war zones ya big tick ya Steptoe Wallace

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:45 PM

    Wallace is only looking for publicity.
    Couldn’t give a crap to the Irish people when he failed to pay his VAT and really represented Wexford when he was off in Brazil for the World Cup.
    Same as every politician in this country publicity and looking after himself

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 5:40 PM

    Tree hugger

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:03 PM

    Have you ever actually tried to hug a tree? Next time you have a headache try it. I doubt you will though : )

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:08 PM

    Glad to see Robin Hood and Maid Marian are representing the wishes of the people with another publicity stunt. If there are charges will Mick (penniless) Wallace get free legal aid and waste more of my taxes.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:28 PM

    Funny how all these people don’t want these planes and troops landing here and looking like we are supporting the US military , but probably have problem going to the USA for their holidays and shopping trips and supporting the US economy whose taxes fund them…..get a life they are only on a stop over not planning world domination!

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:33 PM

    I think the people of Wexford would elect an inanimate carbon rod to represent them in the dail if you gave it credit for building a football stadium…

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:05 PM

    ..

    .

    Fair play to Mick Wallace and Clare Daly for highlighting this issue.

    It’s quite possible that the Americans are sending arms to the disgusting murdering israeli terrorists via Shannon and this type of illegal activity needs to be highlighted and stopped.

    Great that we have representatives like Mick and Clare who are not afraid to stand up for justice and give of their time and effort to do it.

    Thanks to both of you.

    .

    ..

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 6:26 PM

    MickClaire the joined twins at it again. They could do the Ad for superglue.

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:23 PM

    Seldom if ever do I discuss politics or religion BUT im so annoyed with 2 of our ‘duly elected ‘ TD s that i just have to comment.. Mick Wallace & Clare Daly should be punished for their ILLEGAL ENTRY onto the Shannon airfield. The same as any other citizen..they had no authority to do what they did.. nor do I.. They are not the law .. Nor am I.. yet they seem to think they can break the law.. And they make ridiculous statements .. As in ‘ the government wont etc’ but THEY ARE THE GOVERNMENT or did I miss something.. As we are a democracy and all citizens are supposed to be treated equally.. They must suffer the same fate as you or I would.. The full riquers of the Law

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    Jul 22nd 2014, 7:16 PM

    People don’t realize the dangerous goods, organs and all sorts being transported on everyday flights ..

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:04 PM

    Ridiculous comments supporting these 2 apes. If it wasn’t for America anyone who was not blonde prodestian bazillion would be executed. Very short memories for the liberalistic Bullshit that goes on in this country. Nobody is interested in a fraudulent tax evader’s point of interest

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:47 PM

    Fair play to the two of them. For a long time I saw these two as attention seeking a-holes. But, with time I have grown to respect them and the positions they adopt against corruption and grotesque imperialism. It is clear that most of you have no idea how the world actually works. If you do not understand the imperial nature of the US you are at play school level in understanding global affairs. Maybe read Brzezinski’s The Grand Chessboard (he is Obama’s foreign policy adviser and the Democrat’s equivalent of Kissinger), he is explicit that post the fall of Soviet Russia the US is the dominant world power, this hard fought advantage must not be lost but expanded with the ultimate goal of a global hegemony under US rule. This is explicit. He details how and why this must be achieved and you might note the significance of Ukraine as a pivot nation. Some might see this as not being a problem because they have yet to understand the true nature of the US.
    The US is not a force for good and is the greatest purveyor of death and destruction around the world.
    Maybe read this doc and check out the signatories for an idea of how they view their role in the world: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/pdf/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf
    Read General Smedley Butlers (the Marines most decorated soldier at the time of his death) book War is a Racket written before WWII to understand this is not a new phenomenon.
    I can provide a list of all US ‘interventions’ in Latin America as an example for those interested in educating themselves, the same pattern is seen throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East etc…
    Democracy and Freedom are never the aim, in fact, the operations have been to suppress exactly those things, as they are often counter to US corporate interests.
    The sooner you clowns realise that the so-called conspiracy theorists actually have a better understanding of the world than the deception you have been sold and bought, the sooner you will understand what is going on.

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    Jul 25th 2014, 1:57 AM

    Nonsensical conspiracy theorist. The US operates on a different level, protecting their world wide interests, encouraging democracy and economic development are important. But they are the largest military and economic, and diplomatic power ever. They have no choice but to be the world police otherwise there would be complete chaos.

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 11:49 AM

    Wallace who are you trying to impress you assho/e

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    Jul 25th 2014, 1:50 AM

    Irish government would never try to question, let alone stop those flights. If they did they would come under so much pressure that they would quickly capitulate

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