"He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." Einstein
-ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT TO OPEN BOOK OF CONDOLENCES THIS WEEKEND FOR VICTIMS OF BLAIR'S WARS.
-MAJOR MOBILISATION UNDERWAY FOR PROTEST DURING BLAIR DUBLIN VIST
The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) has announced it will open a book of condolences this weekend in Dublin for the victims of Tony Blair's military actions and foreign policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.
The book of condolences will be gathered in Dublin's city centre in the coming week as part of the preparations for a major demonstration on Saturday September 4th during Mr Blair's visit to Dublin to launch his memoirs.
The book of condolences will be located near Eason's, as this is where Mr Blair is due to hold the book-signing event on the morning of September 4th.
The demonstration on that day will assemble at 11.00am at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, before marching to Eason's where Tony Blair's book signing event will be taking place.
The protest will focus on Tony Blair's key role in launching the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and devastated both countries.
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1. Conference AN INDEPENDENT IRISH FOREIGN POLICY A Future?
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th September 2010 The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland Admission €10 for conference or €5 per session.
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Session 1:- Friday 3rd September 7.30pm
Registration: 7.00 - 7.30pm Opening Address: Jimmy Kelly, Irish Regional Secretary, Unite the Union
IRELAND AND THE UNITED NATIONS
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"Tony" Blair as war criminals due their actions which led their countries into an illegal war and occupation of Iraq, and the killing thousands of civilians throughout the occupation.
As John Pilger has reported: “Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley compared the status of George W. Bush with that of Pinochet. “Outside [the United States] there is not the ambiguity about what to do about a war crime,” he said. “So if you try to travel, most people abroad are going to view you not as ‘former President George Bush’ [but] as a current war criminal.”
Rumsfeld has twice been indicted for war crimes in Germany.
Will Tony Blair be prosecuted for his Iraq war crimes?
The serial lying Tony Blair used to bounce Britain into an illegal war has now been proven beyond dispute. But instead of being held to account for the carnage in Iraq which killed over one million civilians, Bliar has pocketed at least £20 million since he left office. Is it wishful thinking to believe that one day he will be collared for his war crimes?
Tony Blair must be prosecuted, not indulged like his mentor Peter Mandelson. Both have produced self-serving memoirs for which they have been paid fortunes. Blair’s will appear next month and earn him £4.6 million.
Now consider Britain’s Proceeds of Crime Act. Blair conspired in and executed an unprovoked war of aggression against a defenseless country, which the Nuremberg judges in 1946 described as the "paramount war crime." This has caused, according to scholarly studies, the deaths of more than a million people, a figure that exceeds the Fordham University estimate of deaths in the Rwandan genocide.
The news that the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is to sign copies of his newly published memoirs at Eason’s in O’Connell St Dublin on September 4th has prompted the Galway Alliance Against War to call for him to be arrested for war crimes – specifically “for his unprovoked war of aggression against the defenceless people of Iraq”.
http://wardiary.wikileaks.org/
WikiLeaks today released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan.
The Afghan War Diary an extraordinary secret compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The reports describe the majority of lethal military actions involving the United States military. They include the number of persons internally stated to be killed, wounded, or detained during each action, together with the precise geographical location of each event, and the military units involved and major weapon systems used.
About 20 activists from the IAWM, supported by members of the IPSC and others, carried out a surprise peaceful blockade of the Israeli Embassy from 7.30am this morning. This is the sixth time that the Embassy has been blockaded since the nine Turkish peace activists were murdered by Israeli commandos on 31 May.
Activists arrived to find a solitary Garda who enquired what was going on. When activists told him of their intention to blockade the Embassy and prevent the Israeli Ambassador from entering he expressed surprise that a bulletin to that effect had not been issued!! He quickly called for Garda reinforcements.
The activists covered all the entrances to the Embassy with colourful banners, look-alike military watch towers, placards, and Palestinian flags. The main entrance was completely closed off by the activists who stood in front of it. There was huge solidarity from passing motorists who beeped their horns in support. A German tourist stopped to offer support and made a big donation to the movement. Some neighbours came to join the protest.
IRISH ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT
Will Tony Blair be prosecuted for his Iraq war crimes?
