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Irish firms benefit from US preparations for war in Iraq

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday January 15, 2003 18:40author by Mags

from Irish Times 15.01.03, but readble here without subscribing http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/topstories/182996?view=Eircomnet

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Oil companies also benefitting
author by Luther Blissetpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 00:38author address author phone

Shannon is a refuelling stop for these aircraft. Where does this fuel come from? It must be delivered to Shannon by the oil companies. Another focus of the protest might be thise deliveries. Could the truckers union be urged not to make those deliveries? It would then be interesting if the Irish army was asked to step in to do the dirty job!
Just an idea.

Last paragraph
author by Wu Mingpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 02:12author address author phone

in that eircom story is bizarre. Is it there by accident or is it intended to suggest that in order to prevent ricin-related stabbings we have to export munitions to dictatorships?

Also, I doubt that Irish firms are getting those contracts solely because the US is allowed to violate our neutrality (can't believe I'm having this discussion!), but rather that our de-unionised and young workforce is cheaper and hence some shaggers that run Iona, SkillSoft etc can rent us out for less than the other European nations.


subsidiary
author by Wu Mingpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 02:14author address author phone

article says subsidiary staffed by US citizens got the US DoD contracts. So, where do those US citizens live. Does the company pay tax to the US or to Ireland. How much money comes back to Ireland. How cheaply are we allowing Mr.Murphy to sell our neutrality?

Looks like you've been nobbled...
author by Alanpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 11:18author address author phone

I tried the link in the above article. This is what I got directed to....

Apache Tomcat/4.0.1 - HTTP Status 404 - Not Found

post it
author by sandy nistapublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:04author address author phone

Please post the story.

Perpetual War
author by redJaDepublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:46author address author phone

The Perpetual War Portfolio
http://www.dack.com/war/portfolio/

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/24092

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