Irish politicians face Christmas jail time for trying to inspect US war planes

[nationalize the fed]

Source: RT

Two members of Ireland’s Dáil (parliament) face Christmas in the clink for trying to inspect US military aircraft at Shannon airport.

Independent TD (MP) Mick Wallace and United Left TD Clare Daly used a rope ladder to gain access to a restricted area of Shannon Airport in July 2014.

They suspected the US of carrying weapons through Ireland, a neutral country that is not part of NATO, and were arrested as they approached two US planes on the taxiway guarded by police and the Irish army.

The pair contested charges of trespassing on the grounds that they were inspecting the planes for humanitarian reasons and to highlight Ireland’s lack of neutrality...

Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/324029-irish-politicians-planes-war/

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Sep 23, 2015: Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport about request by US Military Planes to land at Shannon airport.

Clare Daly Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/claredalyirl

[Sherman A1]

1. K&R

Interesting.

[ManiacJoe]

2. Other-than-RT link:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/christmas-in-jail-for-tds-clare-daly-and-mick-wallace-34243078.html

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3. Lucky they are alive.

Anyone who has been on a an active AFB knows you DO NOT CROSS the RED LINE! The guys guarding it have one mission.

[Quackers]

4. I went through Shannon, Ireland on my way to Iraq.

All of our weapons shipped out two months before us in shipping containers. For me personally, I didn't have any weapons until we passed through Kuwait.