Wed 11am Vigil at Spire, Against U.S. Warship Visit to Dublin

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Tuesday May 18, 2004 12:51 by Pit Stop Ploughshares & Dublin Catholic Worker dublincatholicworker at yahoo dot co dot uk 087 918 4552

DU Firing USS La Salle Involved in Both Wars Against Iraq Comes to Dublin

A vigil against Wednesday's visit of the U.S. warship USS La Salle to Dublin - will be held at the Spire Wed 11am - 1pm.

Pit Stop Ploughshares & Dublin Catholic Worker will host the vigil. Hope you can make it. Contact us for more info on 0879184552.

The Irish sea and Dublin's shores will be
greeted by a very significant piece of the US Navy's arsenal this Wednesday, May 19th.

The links below will give you more info. on the background and military
engagements (albeit from the US Navy's perspective) of the Sixth Fleet and
the USS La Salle more specifically. In July 1972, USS LA SALLE replaced USS
VALCOUR in Kuwait and began Maritime Interception Operations in support of
United Nations sanctions against Iraq. During a ceremony to mark the
relieving of it's wartime Captain Haley and the commisioning of the
flagship's new Captain, the guest speaker Rear Adm. Stanley Bozin,
Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean, "praised Haley's leadership of the La
Salle crew during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. USS La
Salle was the operating platform for Sixth Fleet, and its embarked staff and
crew had a role in coordinating air strikes from ships in the
Mediterranean".

The C-40A plane we disabled at Shannon was known to have been destined to
land at Sigonella US Naval Airbase in Sicily, Italy, which provides critical
logistical support for the Sixth Fleet. The Sixth Fleet has explicitly
hailed it's role in Operation Enduring 'Torture' in Iraq.

*Due to work commitments Pit Stop Ploughshares & Dublin Catholic Worker will hold a vigil for peace and against this warship visit at The Spire from 11am- 1 pm, Wednesday May 19th.

**The IAWM will be holding a protest at 6 pm Wednesday on the East Link Bridge (see below or check their website for more info).

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/6th%20Fleet

http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/dstorm/ds1.htm

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**The Irish Anti-War Movement will be holding a protest on the East Link Bridge at 6pm

Emergency Protest East Link Bridge on Wednesday 19th May at 6pm

The Irish Anti-War Movement condemns the arrival of the USS La Salle,
from the US Sixth Fleet into Irish waters. The ship is stationed in
Alexandria Basin on a supposedly "goodwill visit" and claims that its
area of responsibility includes the North Atlantic.

The IAWM further notes that the missile system on the USS La Salle is
capable
of firing 3,000 uranium bullets per minute. Depleted uranium weaponry
has brought an increase in cancer rates in both Iraq and the Balkans.

info@irishantiwar.org