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Irish mother disarms US warplane at Shannon Airport

Eoin Dubsky | 31.01.2003 17:03

Wonderful news: Mary Kelly from the Shannon Peace Camp entered airside Wednesday morning and disarmed a US Navy aircraft to the tune of 500,000 euro with a hatchet-type hammer at Shannon Airport, Ireland!

"The Government takes a hatchet to the Irish Constitution. The peace camp takes a hatchet to a US warplane. Congrats."
-- Comment left on www.indymedia.ie below story of Wednesday's wonderful news from Shannon.
Mary Kelly, the peace activist who last year risked her life to bring medical care to Palestinians trapped and under siege in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, and whom you may know from the Atlantis Community, was arrested early this morning at Shannon Airport for causing extensive damage to a US military plane with a hatchet-type hammer.

Gardai (police) are investigating damage to the US Navy C 40 Boing 737 aircraft from the 59th Fleet Logistics Squadron. They said up to 500,000 euro worth of damage was done to the plane - to the nose, the nose wheel, the hydrolics and the electrics and that the cost of the damage was likely to be revised upwards.

Such planes are used to transport troops, weapons, ammunition and explosives to the Middle East and Gulf conflicts. This one won't be going anywhere in a hurry, and is now in a hanger at the airport.

The 50-year-old woman appeared at Killaloe District Court this afternoon charged with causing damage to the US Navy plane. She was charged with causing damage to a US Navy 737 airplane, belonging to the US government, without lawful excuse.

The Court was told it was Mary's defence that she acted with lawful excuse. Mary was initially remanded in custody with consent to bail on her own surety of 5,000 euro. She was ordered to leave County Clare immediately, surrender her passport, and sign on three times a week at Skibbereen Garda Station. However, she refused to sign the bail bond and was remanded in custody to appear at Tulla District Court on 5 February.

She's in Limerick Prison right now, but you can wright her a letter of support here:

Mary Kelly
19, Inis Ealga
Shannon
Co. Clare
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)61-365871
shannonpeacecamp at hotmail.com

Eoin Dubsky
- e-mail: info@refuelingpeace.org
- Homepage: http://www.shannonpeacecamp.org

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prison Limerick

01.02.2003 03:49


a brave Irish woman called Mary
thought that war was incredibly scary
so with hatchet she damaged
a war plane undercarriage
now she's jailed 'till at least February

bad poet


I hope she finally ends up where she belongs

13.02.2003 20:20

In Jail for many years.You people are fools. Your all wasting your time, you dont think the USA has anymore planes? You think this will hamper their war effots. You people make me sick this does not help the cause it hurts it. Wake the fuck up and do something constructive

Arron


terrorist

15.02.2003 07:25

A prime example of terrorism.

bumpkusfiveal


"Terrorist"?

04.03.2003 22:40

Preemptive war is a war of aggression. It is terrorism of the worst kind. There is no evidence of Iraq attacking the USA. To continue bombing a sovereign ally nation against international law is terrorism. If Iraq ever had intentions of attacking, then they would not have waited until 9/11. Why did the U.S. wait till 9/11? Even the UN cannot authorize preemptive strike against its own Charter laws of which the U.S. is a member. (Source: UN Charter, Article 24.) UN Charter requires disputes (if any) to be solved by peaceful means. (Source: UN Charter Article 1, Chapter VI)

"Liberation of Iraq" is a false notion, because no one would be liberated, but only dead and dying from bombs, chem-bio warfare of which the U.S. has used on its own troops from the last "Gulf War" and Washington has turned a blind eye towards the suffering veterans. I submit a video of the so-called "liberation" in Afghanistan.  http://www.military.com/NewsContent?file=FL_video_121802&ESRC=marine-a.nl

Even UNICEF has reported that Iraqi children are dying because of sanctions. Mary incapacitated a plane which would have terrorized and killed more children, elderly, men and women who are frightened everyday of the continuous bombing. Mary did not do this act for herself. She did it for all of the peoples throughout the world including the Americans, because while all those nations are being dealt the blow of bombs and more experimental weapons we've yet to see, who do you think is going to disarm America? After all, the UN does call for world disarmament.

FinalCrusade


GO GIRLIE!!

28.03.2003 15:21

Go for it Mary!
Mary had every right to do what she felt the right thing
tone mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter!
Nelson Mandela was seen as a terrorist in his time!
Many myself included feelt that The War in Iraq is illegel
So I back her all the way
also shows how complaicant they USA are that their plane can be damaged so easily
Bit of a shock ro realise that alot more people hate you than you first thought!

Ron Norwich UK


Affirmative Action

09.12.2003 15:28

This action may well have contributed to saving lives and as such is not only justifiable in furthering the cause of countering US aggression, but is by nature an act of compassion, (not 'terrorism' as certain people have suggested below). I have nothing but respect for those brave enough to take such affirmative action.

Dan


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