Irish Anti-War Movement has nothing to say about Georgia!

[kerrynorth]

They really should just call themselves the Irish Anti-Western Democracy Movement. Their website is full of "US out of Shannon", support for the people of "Berma"(?), the Hijab and Racism in Ireland, and wait for it, Israel threatens a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Yet nothing about the ACTUAL invasion of Georgia by Russia, the news obviously has not reached the inhabitants of Indymedia.

If it were the US doing the attacking they would be jumping up and down at breakneck speed. Maybe I am being a bit unfair and they might not know the address and directions to the Russian Embassy? Or maybe they know their way to the Russian Embassy only too well - to collect their monthly paychecks!

http://irishantiwar.org/

Even PANA seem to be struck dumb. Their website is full of stuff except with anything to do with the current events with Russia and Georgia. Not advocates of peace in the Caucusus then?

http://www.pana.ie/index.html

Looks like the like of Boyd-Barrett and Cole are showing their true colours here!

[Clanrickard]

They really should just call themselves the Irish Anti-Western Democracy Movement. Their website is full of "US out of Shannon", support for the people of "Berma"(?), the Hijab and Racism in Ireland, and wait for it, Israel threatens a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Yet nothing nothing about the ACTUAL invasion of Georgia by Russia, the news obviously has not reached the inhabitants of Indymedia.

If it were the US doing the attacking they would be jumping up and down at breakneck speed. Maybe I am being a bit unfair and they might not know the address and directions to the Russian Embassy? Or maybe they know their way to the Russian Embassy only too well - to collect their monthly paychecks!

http://irishantiwar.org/

Even PANA seem to be struck dumb. Their website is full of stuff except with anything to with the current events with Russia and Georgia. Not advocates of peace in the Caucusus then?

http://www.pana.ie/index.html

Looks like the like of Boyd-Barrett and Cole are showing their true colours here!

Good man! Anybody who has ever listened to these cretins knows they are anti-American and anti-Western. PANA is full of bearded lefties and treehuggers and diall-a-trendy-cause types.

[Bogwarrior]

Of course the flip side of that question is why do the Establishmant parties actively support U.S military ventures when there is no threat, yet not Russian actions when there is a threat.
did you really have to start a new thread to ask this question. There are a few ongoing.

[Jargongrad]

Of course the flip side of that question is why do the Establishmant parties actively support U.S military ventures when there is no threat, yet not Russian actions when there is a threat.
did you really have to start a new thread to ask this question. There are a few ongoing.

Valids points.

[NotDevsSon]

PANA has long been a complete joke. As for the Irish Anti-War Movement, they always have been the Irish Anti-American Movement. Unless America is involved they have no interest in the issue!

[CelticAtheist]

They really should just call themselves the Irish Anti-Western Democracy Movement. Their website is full of "US out of Shannon", support for the people of "Berma"(?), the Hijab and Racism in Ireland, and wait for it, Israel threatens a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Yet nothing nothing about the ACTUAL invasion of Georgia by Russia, the news obviously has not reached the inhabitants of Indymedia.

If it were the US doing the attacking they would be jumping up and down at breakneck speed. Maybe I am being a bit unfair and they might not know the address and directions to the Russian Embassy? Or maybe they know their way to the Russian Embassy only too well - to collect their monthly paychecks!

http://irishantiwar.org/

Even PANA seem to be struck dumb. Their website is full of stuff except with anything to with the current events with Russia and Georgia. Not advocates of peace in the Caucusus then?

http://www.pana.ie/index.html

Looks like the like of Boyd-Barrett and Cole are showing their true colours here!

Good man! Anybody who has ever listened to these cretins knows they are anti-American and anti-Western. PANA is full of bearded lefties and treehuggers and diall-a-trendy-cause types.

I take offence to that.
I'm a bearded leftie, and I'm most definitely not anti-Western....

[stewiegriffin]

Its probably a little more complicated than most folks realise . Do you expect them to take a position without knowing the facts ?. Also last time I checked there were no Russian or indeed Georgian troops moving through shannon . This is a silly cheapshot thread .

[Pax]

There's already a long and involved thread on this where the Irish anti-war movement is mentioned and taken silly potshots at by people who couldn't a give a rat's ass about a non-western or 'UnAmerican' loss of life. Starting a new thread is childish.

the news obviously has not reached the inhabitants of Indymedia.

Incorrect.

Here's an indymedia thread started on Saturday which is currently high up in the comments page. (note indymedia is not primarily a comment based site)

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/88626

Yet nothing about the ACTUAL invasion of Georgia by Russia,

Two client states, one supported by the US and another by Russia are at war. The US client state, Georgia, invaded Ossetia first with the assent of the US and Russia retaliated. It is highely likey that the Bush administration gave its permission to Georgia for the action as it is currently transporting Georgian troops from Iraq for the purpose. BBC newsnight just confirmed that the US are flying troops back from Iraq.

Russia was already there in South Ossetia on a 'peacekeeping' mission and is now retaliating. No hands are clean on this. The majority of the civilian deaths seem to be South Ossetians but Georgian civilians are now being hit.

Given that the US is funneling troops in to exacerbate the situation and making things worse at the Security Council* if there's any protesting to be done then it should involve a ramping up of protests outside Shannon and outside the Georgian, Russian, Israeli and US embassies. Not to mention the UK and the usual "willing" poodles, given their actions at the UN Security council.

* (
Russia has sought a peace deal through the UN Security Council, but the "council concluded it was at a stalemate after the United States, Britain and some other members backed the Georgians in rejecting a phrase in the three-sentence draft statement that would have required both sides “to renounce the use of force,” council diplomats said." )


One thing that's most amusing is how the usual PD, blue-shirt crowd are talking about aggression against a southern 'democratic' neighbour. And yet they've never have a problem when the US does much worse in Latin America!

Unsurprising really given that your usual PD, blue-shirt doesn't give a rats ass about anyone but themselves and think 100s of non-western lives are equal to one western one.

[Universal_001]

It's not trendy to protest when Americans aren't involved.

[Starkadder]

On a lighter note, all these Russia threads are causing numerous "Meet a Russian Bride"
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