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A new verite/essay film by Eamonn Crudden in association with Revolt Video.
The film documents the emergence of the various Irish anti-war movements after 2002, when it became a national scandal that the Irish government were facilitating the US war effort by allowing them unfettered and unchecked access to Irish airports, especially Shannon Airport. All the more a scandal because Ireland is supposed to be a sovereign and neutral country.
This film shows how and why these movements have failed and will undoubtedly be of use to activists around the world.
Despite the bleak content of the film it will inspire even the most disheartened and will have people wet themselves with laughter.
The film is narrated and edited by Eamonn in a style that is uniquely Irish - this allows him to spread his message without causing offence to those on either side of the war debate.
A new masterpiece from the filmmaker who brought you "Berlusconi's Mousetrap."
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I edited the film. It's a feature length documentary from Ireland which is a reflection on the buildup and collapse of resistance to the Invasion of Iraq in Ireland and has international relevance. It is really about the phenomenon of Feb 15th 2003 more than anything else. It compares that to a number of spectacular direct actions at an Irish airport where activists decommissioned a US warplane - the only place in the world where that happened during that period. I have no resources to promote it in a traditional way and am hoping for an active audience to help it find an audience beyond Ireland. Please have a look at it and if you find it interesting or useful or provocative - use the blogs or forums or networks you are involved in to spread awareness of its existence on the net.
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Nov 29 2007, 06:16 CET
Story goes on: http://indymedia.ie/article/85297
Gardai last night arrested Conor Cregan and retired army commandant Edward Horgan while they were observing suspected CIA jet N478GS at Shannon Airport.
This aircraft is listed in the European Parliament’s TDIP report as allegedly being involved in the CIA "extraordinary renditions" programme, under which civilians suspected of terrorism have been abducted and transported to destinations outside the United States, where they have been tortured.
Cregan and Horgan, who have been observing and reporting on suspicious aircraft landing at Shannon for five years, were in the public observation tower at the airport, acting on a tip-off. When the aircraft landed at 1.30 am, the two human rights activists called the Gardai to ask them to search the aircraft for victims of the CIA torture programme.
But instead of searching the aircraft, the Gardaí asked the two law-abiding activists to leave. When they persisted in attempting to identify and observe the aircraft, they were arrested at approximately 1.40 am under the Air Traffic and Navigation Act, section 33.1.
This incident follows a familiar pattern in which the Gardaí at Shannon refuse to investigate aircraft that are known to have been chartered by the CIA and whose flight logs suggest that they have been used to transport abducted prisoners for purposes of torture. Most recently, Cregan and Horgan sighted CIA jet N475LC at the airport on 30 October. They immediately asked Gardai to investigate, but the Gardaí refused.
Michael D. Higgins, TD, raised the issue in the Dáil yesterday and received the usual denial by the government. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Gardai last night arrested Conor Cregan and retired army commandant Edward Horgan while they were observing suspected CIA jet N478GS at Shannon Airport.
This aircraft is listed in the European Parliament’s TDIP report as allegedly being involved in the CIA "extraordinary renditions" programme, under which civilians suspected of terrorism have been abducted and transported to destinations outside the United States, where they have been tortured.
Cregan and Horgan, who have been observing and reporting on suspicious aircraft landing at Shannon for five years, were in the public observation tower at the airport, acting on a tip-off. When the aircraft landed at 1.30 am, the two human rights activists called the Gardai to ask them to search the aircraft for victims of the CIA torture programme.
But instead of searching the aircraft, the Gardaí asked the two law-abiding activists to leave. When they persisted in attempting to identify and observe the aircraft, they were arrested at approximately 1.40 am under the Air Traffic and Navigation Act, section 33.1.
This incident follows a familiar pattern in which the Gardaí at Shannon refuse to investigate aircraft that are known to have been chartered by the CIA and whose flight logs suggest that they have been used to transport abducted prisoners for purposes of torture. Most recently, Cregan and Horgan sighted CIA jet N475LC at the airport on 30 October. They immediately asked Gardai to investigate, but the Gardaí refused.
Michael D. Higgins, TD, raised the issue in the Dáil yesterday and received the usual denial by the government. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Nov 30 2007, 10:54 CET
I left Ireland about 8 years ago but was gutted when I found that Ireland had given up it's long standing status of neutrality.
Feb 26 2008, 18:43 CET
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