Press Releases & Updates 2003

On 3rd February 2003, as part of ongoing resistance at Shannon Airport, the Pitstop Ploughshares disarmed a US warplane, painted "Pit stop of death" on the hanger’s roller door, and began the dismantling of the hanger. They also broke up some the runway and built a shrine to the children of Iraq killed by US/UK actions.

The 24th June court hearing may be a pre-trial but it has not been made clear as yet! At some time there will be a jury trial, with members of the jury being made up from the people of County Clare. This is where Shannon airport is located and it dominates the local economy, so the possibility of prejudice seems to be a realistic assumption.

Karen, who has not been allowed back to Scotland, says:

"We are still under very severe bail restrictions at this time and with only three weeks to the trial we need all the help we can get!

A High Court decision was made recently which stated that the people should not be able to take the government to court in regards to it’s international relations and the decisions arising from them!

And also that domestic law overrides international law !(Ed Hourigan vs the Sovereign State of Ireland)

This does not make our legal status very secure but all we can do is try."

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