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| Attack of the Hibernian Moonbat |
| 2006-06-30 |
| (hat tip A Tangled Web) SIX United States soldiers on their way home from service in Iraq were placed under citizen's arrest after an anti-war activist (Hibernian Moonbat) spotted them walking around a town in their uniforms. Shannon-based "peace activist" Conor Cregan aka dingbat said yesterday that he briefly detained the six on Thursday afternoon after finding them walking on the Limerick Road leading out of Ennis. "I placed the soldiers under citizen's arrest because these soldiers are not supposed to be walking freely on the streets of Ireland in uniform. It is a breach of the Irish Constitution and Irish neutrality,"he said. The six were part of a group of 238 troops who were forced to stay overnight on Thursday in due to technical problems experienced by their aircraft at Shannon airport. They were staying at the West County Hotel in Ennis and met Mr Cregan near the hotel on a public footpath. He said yesterday: "I immediately called for the six to stop and said to them 'I am placing you all under citizen's arrest. Do not move'." The men remained on the footpath as Mr Cregan contacted emergency services. "I was put through to Ennis garda station, but the garda on duty made light of the matter," Mr Cregan said. Green party leader Trevor Sargent said yesterday that US troops walking in uniform in this country "was a flagrant breach of Irish neutrality. An army of another country can't flaunt itself in uniform and it was an important gesture by the anti-war activist to ensure that the law is being upheld," Mr Sargent said. So, this is how Ireland treats US soldiers fighting against the Islamic killers in Iraq? Sickening. Cregan was lucky he wasn't swotted like the pesky little flea he transparently is! |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 Yeah, but ed, that's cash money. That never, ever violates neutrality.....especially dollars. Heavens, no. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-06-30 21:28 |
| #5 Rep. Rothman Helps Secure $10.8 Million in U.S. Aid for Ireland As a member of the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) helped secure $10.8 million for the International Fund for Ireland, a private organization that promotes economic and social growth in Ireland. This U.S. economic aid to Ireland was allocated through the Foreign Operations spending bill for Fiscal Year 2007, which the House approved Friday, June 9 on a vote of 373-34. Since joining the Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations in 2001, Rothman has helped secure $100 million in foreign aid for Ireland. As a long-time supporter of Ireland, Rothman is a member of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, a congressional organization that focuses on issues related to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-30 19:14 |
| #4 Best free riders in the EU and have the economy to prove it. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-30 12:41 |
| #3 "I immediately called for the six to stop and said to them 'I am placing you all under citizen's arrest. Do not move'." "What happens if we move? You gonna whack us with a leprechaun or something?" "Maybe it's some kind of bizarre Irish welcoming ceremony or something." "But he said he was arrestin' us!" "Whadda we do now, Sarge?" "Okay, Kowalski, get out your cell phone and . . . um . . . call in an airstrike. Yeah, airstrike, that's it, that's the ticket!" "But we can't call in an--" "Shhhh! Baker! Not so loud! Ixnay! Ixnay!" "But we can't--" "Yeah, but Mickey McMoonbat doesn't know that we can't!" "Oh, oh! Oh! This is gonna be funny!" "Shhh! Shhh!" "Kowalski, call in that A-10, on the double! And tell 'im we want depleted uranium." "Sir, yes sir! . . . Hello, operator? Can you connect me to the duty officer at Eglund Air Force Base? . . . ." "I was put through to Ennis garda station, but the garda on duty made light of the matter." "Can you hold just a minute, laddie? Good. . . . Hey, Cap'n O'Crahey, come here!" "What is it, Mickey?" "It's that damned fool Conor Cregan again." "What's he ravin' about this time? More black helicopters? Another unicorn sighting?" "He says he's just arrested six Yanks for violating Irish neutrality." "Ah, faith and begorrah, he's a queer one, he is. Must've had too much o' the Guiness again." "Well, what do I tell him?" "Tell him you'll report it to the Foreign Minister and he should go home and sleep it off." |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-06-30 12:40 |
| #2 Ireland needs more muslim immigrants. About 4 million "Palestinians" should do it. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-30 12:32 |
| #1 If it wuz me, my foot would be briefly detained up his ass... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-30 12:25 |