June 28, 2005

There's been a lot of reckoning about the cost of Bush's illegal war in Iraq. That's right, as of two days ago, when the public withdrew support for Mr. Bush's war (not President Bush, as he stole that, too). More than 50% of the population says that it was Mr. Bush who provoked Saddam into war. More than 50% of the population do not support him. This should be an interesting night.

When reckoning the cost of the illegal war in Iraq, we count 1,700 US killed in action, more than 25,000 Iraqi civilians killed, and a cost to US taxpayers of something to the tune of $200 Billion. But there are more costs people don't consider, especially the American people.

But there are some other costs. Ireland pays 10,000 Euros a day for military overflights. Ireland has paid grandly for the US use of Shannon Airport for its illegal CIA torture flights -- in complete violation of our neutrality. The US has cost Ireland plenty, sending its uniformed soldiers on holidays in County Clare in complete violation of our neutrality. Ireland has paid and paid. 10 Million Euro over the past five years for military overflights. That's right FIVE years. How can that be? We were told the war started in March 2003. Maybe it's time to go over the books again. Maybe there's more information to come from an island nation of 5 million souls who have watched in horror as their country was used to facilitate George Bush's illegal war.
( Source: Irish Times, June25, 2005; "Paying 10,000 Euros a day for US military overflights has not really registered on the Irish taxpayers' radar" By Tom Clonan.

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Anti-War Group Stands Trial
By Mairead Carey
http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/news/antiwarg
roupstandstrial.asp

Courtesy of Grace Reid