IAWM Bulletin
A full list of candidates who signed the Peace Pledge can be found here http://www.peacepledge.ie/node/4 The Peace Pledge Since October 2001, Ireland has provided direct support for unilateral military interventions by the US and its NATO allies, most notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. This support has included the transit of 2.5 million armed troops plus additional military aircraft through Shannon Airport. It has also included the deployment of members of the Irish Defence Forces with NATO missions abroad. A neutral state is subject to certain rules and obligations under international law, in particular the Hague Convention which states that "Belligerents are forbidden to move troops or convoys of either munitions of war or supplies across the territory of a neutral Power". Ireland should not be facilitating the movement of US military cargo or troops through Shannon Airport. This and the participation of Ireland in military alliances like the NATO Partnership for Peace and European Union (EU) battlegroups should therefore be ended with immediate effect.
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IAWM PRESS BULLETIN 13 JANUARY 2016 1. Understanding the Middle East : an Introduction. Workshop - Sunday January 17, 2pm - 4.30pm. Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. 1. Understanding the Middle East : an Introduction.- Workshop- Sunday January 17, 2pm- 4.30pm- Teachers Club, Parnell Square. ''I don't know enough about the situation in Syria to make a judgment yet".....Sound familiar?? Confused about what's occurring in the Middle East? Want to learn more about the political situation in the Middle East, but don't know where to begin? Here is your chance! This Sunday January 17th at 2pm, John Molyneux will be giving a workshop 'Understanding the Middle East : an Introduction in association with the Irish Anti-War Movement. Here, we will discuss- What are the factors that have led to the current crisis? What is the legacy of Western Intervention? Is the conflict actually about Sunni and Shia sectarianism? Will Airstrikes stop Isis? Come along and ask your questions in a safe, non- judgemental space where you will have the chance to learn the facts of the region and discuss the current crisis in the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the current situation in Syria. No question is too simple or obvious- this is your time - for you to get your head around a complex political situation! 2. Unpublished letters re Saudi Arabia executions and Golan Heights and Israel 3. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement
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IAWM PRESS BULLETIN 08 December 2015
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IAWM PRESS BULLETIN 02 December 2015 1. Activists meeting this Thursday 3 December in Teacher’s Club, Dublin. 1. Activists meeting this Thursday 3 December in Teacher’s Club, Dublin NO MORE BOMBING OF SYRIA - CEASEFIRE NOW! END ARMS SALES NOW - STOP PROFITEERING FROM WARS RESTORE IRISH NEUTRALITY - US MILITARY OUT OF SHANNON NO MORE WESTERN WARS IN MIDDLE EAST The Irish Anti-War movement, in solidarity with other anti-war events in the UK, France and elsewhere, is assembling outside the Dail at 5pm on Thursday December 10th to demand of this government that it upholds Irish neutrality, refuses to facilitate, or participate in, the bombing of Syria, calls for an immediate ceasefire and withdraws permission to use Shannon by the US military. To prepare for this and future anti-war activities, there will be a meeting on Thursday December 3rd, at 6.30pm in the Teachers Club, 37 Parnell Square, Dublin. All welcome. Ireland should play no part in the current war frenzy. The claim that bombing will destroy Daesh (Islamic State) is patently false. Bombs are one of the main reasons why we are facing terrorism in the first place. Bombs predominantly kill innocent people and thus help to draw people towards Daesh both in the region and in the suburbs of European cities, where discrimination, racism and disaffection further fuels hatred of Western governments. The political vacuum left from the bombing of Iraq, which killed up to a million people, has been filled by the horror of Daesh. To repeat the same mistake now simply makes no sense.
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