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The Climate and Nature Bill threatens to decimate the UK economy by turbo-charging Net Zero. But where did it come from? Charlotte Gill dives in and finds a glut of Left-wing activists working furiously behind the scenes.
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Guantanamo Protest at US Embassy In Ballsbridge on 10th Anniversary

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Wednesday January 11, 2012 17:07author by Justin Morahan Report this post to the editors

Tenth anniversary shame

One Guantanamo suit, a letter to Mr Dan Rooney, a few acknowledgements, and in far away Guantanamo a hunger strike protesting a monstrous outrage against justice

On Wednesday 11 January 2012, Colm Roddy and I turned up outside the US Embassy in Ballsbridge to make our little protest on the tenth anniversary of Guantanamo prison opening by the US Government. . There were only two of us at this particular time - we stayed from 12.30pm to 2 pm. The ever ready Colm was suitably dressed in Guantanamo outfit, I was not. Colm knelt for about an hour on the street facing the Embassy

There was little reaction from the public who saw us, one man stopped for a minute, another gave the thumbs up signal, one young woman said Thank you. A boy ran across the road to get an explanation and shouted it out to his ten companions.

By a stroke of luck the Ambassador, Dan Rooney, was eating a snack and, as he returned to te Embassy flanked by two men, he walked straight towards me. As he finished reading my sign, I said "Mr Rooney, I have a letter here for you". He turned his head to one side and as one of the men moved toward me I said "Will you accept this letter from me?" handing the letter in his direction. He told the second man to take it.. And so it was delivered.

Unprepared as I was, I had had to handwrite the following letter on the way to the Embassy:

"Dear Ambassador Dan

We are protesting at the United States Embassy today on the tenth anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo prison. President Obama gave a solemn undertaking to close it - why is it still open? The shame of the Bush era clings to your President and will take many years or decades to undo.

With best personal wishes"

There were countless protests against Guantanamo prison throughout the US and the world today and possibly others in Ireland. A very dedicated group "Witness against Torture" are linked below.

Related Link: http://2012.witnesstorture.org/2012_dayeight

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   From Harringey to Dublin to D.C. "Close Guantanamo - Ten Years Too Long!"     Ciaron    Wed Jan 11, 2012 18:32 
   Pics     Justin    Wed Jan 11, 2012 20:08 
   Brandon Neely, former guard, speaks about Gitmo.     former Gitmo Guard    Wed Jan 11, 2012 21:05 
   CIA Planes     Joe Wilson    Sat Jan 14, 2012 14:07 
   round up of 10th anniversary gitmo actions     no more gitmo    Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:40 
   REPORT from D.C. - "Witness Against Torture" Trial and Demonstrations     D.C.    Sun Jan 15, 2012 14:36 


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