Boycott Bush

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday March 14, 2003 13:11 by Jim Monaghan

Many independent TDS have called for a boycott of Bush

A Cháirde,
See below a statement calling for a Bush Boycott -
:
Dear Madam,
In view of the Bush Administration's expressed intention to start an unjustified, illegal and inhumane war against Iraq, we the undersigned call on the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, other Irish politicians and Government representatives, not to meet with President Bush in the United States over the coming St. Patrick's Day events.
Signed:
Paudge Connolly TD
John Gormley TD
Tony Gregory TD
Joe Higgins TD
Finian McGrath TD
Patricia McKenna MEP
Catherine Almond, Solicitor
Ivana Bacik, Law School, Trinity College Dublin
Moirin Moynihan, Solicitor
Peter Mullan, Solicitor
Conor O Briain, Solicitor
Dara Robinson, Solicitor
Ailbhe Smyth, WERRC, UCD
Irish Anti-War Movement
Joe Higgins brought this up in the Dáil today - and the Five Seven Live programme on RTÉ Radio 1 carried his excellent speech and Ahern's reply. The Socialist Party deputy suggested that if Ahern insisted on going ahead with this revolting meeting, he should present Bush with red fuschia rather than shamrock - bright red to symbolise the colour of the blood that will be shed by innocent Iraqis in the imminent imperialist war.
I hope the example set here can encourage people at other levels to campaign for a boycott of all government/embassy representatives from the USA and Brtish governments - cancel any invitations to public events, picket and heckle them, and so on.