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I should have smashed that plane

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Sunday February 16, 2003 15:44author by Eoin Dubsky - Refueling Peaceauthor email info at refuelingpeace dot orgauthor phone 00.33.1.4665.2478

USAF Hercules painted in Shannon deployed to Gulf

According to the Center for Defense Information, the US Air Force HC-130P "Hercules" warplane which I spray-painted at Shannon Airport last September has since been deployed to the Gulf for Bush's next oil war (http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/forcesinthemideast5.cfm).

While I'm filled with hope by the massive peace demonstrations in Dublin and other cities across Europe and the world, I can't help but feel that we also need to resist the military traffic passing through our countries more directly if we can.

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thats the spirit
author by weapon of mass instructionpublication date Sun Feb 16, 2003 21:51author address author phone

there is some great stuff going on in Holland with peoples weapons inspectors carrying out their own inspections of military bases etc, I think indymedia.nl has some stuff on it. The commedian Mark Thomas is doing something similar.

Hachets and wire-cutters are cheap and plentiful ..
author by Pope_On_A_Ropepublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 01:50author address author phone

.. in Ireland these days, thanks to industrious Chinese workers, but what you do with them is entirely your own business ...

You got a pasting on RTE's 'Midnight Court' this evening.
author by To Eoin Dubskypublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 02:06author address author phone

...and rightfully so. Plane-smashers like yourself were described as priviliged middle-class rich-kids, with nothing better to do with their year off, than go round smashing planes for the benefit of their won self-esteem.

Rather good description (and on national TV too).

Calling all middle-class rich-kids
author by .publication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 02:49author address author phone

If only all priviliged middle-class rich-kids were so courageous! The war machine would be on its knees.

TV comments
author by Johnpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 09:58author address author phone

And does the commentator on TV suggest that none of us should be able to look beyond our own background and community?

Right on Eoin!
author by pat cpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:52author address author phone

The turnout on Saturday has shown that far from turning people off, Direct Action has galvanised Public Opinion against the war.

Those fools on Midnight Court just speak for themselves.

Didn't see Midnight Court myself
author by Eoin Dubskypublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 11:37author address author phone

I missed the Midnight Court, but I agree: I can't think of much better I could do with my free time than resist Bush's imperialist war as it passes through Ireland.

To Eoin
author by Gypsy Bhoypublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:37author address author phone

Aye and your paster was Ryan Tubridy of that silly 2FM show.

What's that saying about kettles, pots and black.

GB

Class Action
author by bell curvepublication date Tue Feb 18, 2003 13:18author address author phone

The only answer to being called middle class is 'so what'. It's catch all bullshit that has nothing to do with anything

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