Umsebenzi wase-Ireland wokumisa iiFlights zoMkhosi wase-US

NguCaroline Hurley, Iqhubela phambili, UJanuwari 30, 2023

Emva kokulibaziseka ixesha elide, kwaye uqalo olungeyonyani olufuna ukuzimasa kumatyala angama-25, uGqr Edward Horgan, owayesakuba nguMphathi womkhosi kunye nomgcini woxolo weZizwe eziManyeneyo, kunye noDan Dowling, bobabini abangabemi baseKerry, bajongana neNkundla yoLwaphulo-mthetho yaseDublin ngenxa yokulwela uxolo. Ityala laqalisa ngomhla we-11 ukuya kutsho kwelama-25^th NgoJanuwari 2023 kwaye yaphela ngokukhululwa kwabo kwisityholo soLwaphulo-mthetho loLwaphulo-mthetho.

Omabini amalungu e-Shannon Watch, echasa ukusetyenziswa komkhosi kweSikhululo seenqwelomoya saseShannon, abamangalelwa bazimela, bexhaswa ngabahlobo bakaMcKenzie, kule mfuno ithatha ixesha elide yobulungisa.

Ukusukela ngo-2001, ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezithathu zamajoni axhobileyo ase-US kunye nenani elingaziwayo lezixhobo, izixhobo zomkhosi kunye nezinye izixhobo zomkhosi ziye zahanjiswa ngeShannon, ngakumbi ukuya nokusuka kuMbindi Mpuma, apho i-US ibibandakanyeka njengemfazwe kwiimfazwe ezininzi kubandakanya i-Iraq. I-Afghanistan, iLibya, neSiriya, kunye nokubonelela ngenkxaso esebenzayo kwimfazwe yaseSaudi Arabia e-Yemen, kunye nobundlobongela bakwa-Israeli kunye nokuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo oluntu kubantu basePalestina. Ukusetyenziswa komkhosi wase-US kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya sase-Shannon kukwaphula ngokucacileyo imithetho yamazwe ngamazwe yokungathathi hlangothi kunye nokwenza ukuba uRhulumente wase-Ireland abandakanyeke ekwaphuleni iNgqungquthela ye-UN echasene neNtuthuko kunye neNgqungquthela yaseGeneva ngeMfazwe.

Isiganeko esibuzwayo senzeke kwi-Airport yaseShannon iminyaka emihlanu kunye neenyanga ezisithoba ngaphambili, ngomhla we-25th ngo-Ephreli 2017, okubangelwa amatyala amabini. Ityala lokuqala elityholwayo yaba kukungena kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya ngokuchasene neCandelo le-11 loMthetho woBulungisa boLwaphulo-mthetho (uMyalelo woLuntu) woMthetho, ka-1994 njengoko uhlonyelwe nguMthetho woTywala oBunxilisayo, ka-2008. 2(1) Criminal Damage Act, 1991.

Ethetha phambi kwetyala, isithethi sikaShannonwatch sathi: “Eli tyala alikho nje kubuchwephesha bokwaphulwa kwemithetho yamazwe ngamazwe, nangona ibalulekile. UMthetho woBulungisa boLwaphulo-mthetho (iNgqungquthela ye-UN eChasene neNtuthumbo) ka-2000 izisa iNgqungquthela yeZizwe eziManyeneyo eChasene neNtuthumbo kumthetho wolwaphulo-mthetho wase-Ireland, kunye noMthetho we-Geneva Conventions (Amendments) wowe-1998 uzisa iiNgqungquthela zaseGeneva ngaphakathi komthetho wase-Ireland.”

“Okubaluleke ngakumbi nangona kunjalo, yinyani yokuba ukuya kuthi ga kwizigidi ezihlanu abantu baphulukene nobomi babo ngenxa yezizathu ezinxulumene nemfazwe kuMbindi Mpuma wonke ukusukela ekuqaleni koo-1990. Okumangalisayo kukuba, ngoku kuqikelelwa ukuba abantwana abasisigidi basenokuba baye baphulukana nobomi babo ngenxa yezi mfazwe zingekho sikweni.”

Xa u-Edward Horgan ebanjwe kwi-Airport yaseShannon ngo-25th ka-Ephreli 2017, wanikela ifolda kwigosa laseGarda elibambayo. Yayinamagama abantwana abamalunga ne-1,000 XNUMX abafe kuMbindi Mpuma.

Izigidi zabantu zibulawa ngolwaphulo-mthetho kwiimfazwe ezingekho mthethweni ezingafanele zenzeke. Ubuncinci isigidi sabantwana abaswelekileyo ngenxa yezizathu ezinxulumene nemfazwe kuMbindi Mpuma ngokubanzi ukusukela ngo-1990.

Ngaphandle kokuqinisekisa le migaqo iphambili, uKhuseleko lufake isicelo sokuba amatyala achasene nabo agxothwe ngezizathu ezahlukeneyo zobugcisa ezibandakanya: ukuqeqesha okanye ukusebenzisana namangqina otshutshiso, imiba emalunga nokuba semthethweni koNcedo kwimigaqo yaMandla oLuntu, umthetho phantsi koKhuseleko lwaseIreland. Abasebenzi bemikhosi kunye namalungu e-Garda Siochana babesebenza kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya sase-Shannon nge-25th ka-Epreli 2017, ukuboshwa ngokungafanelekanga kwabamangalelwa ngexesha nasemva kokubanjwa, ukulibaziseka okungafanelekanga kweminyaka emihlanu kunye neenyanga ezilithoba ekuziseni ityala, ukusilela ukubonisa ubunini kunye neenkcukacha zaso nasiphi na isityholo. Umonakalo wenqwelomoya yase-US ebandakanyekayo, ukungaphumeleli kotshutshiso ukubonisa ukuba abamangalelwa banetyala, ukusilela kotshutshiso ukuvelisa umqhubi wenqwelomoya yoMkhosi wase-US owabandakanyiweyo kwincwadi yobungqina, kunye nokusilela ukubonisa ukuba inqwelomoya yase-US Navy Isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseShannon nge-25th ka-Epreli 2017 sasinemvume yokuba kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseShannon ngenxa yokuba sisemkhosini. okanye ukuzilolonga emkhosini.

Umcuphi weSajini wayesele enike ubungqina bokuba le graffiti ayizange ibangele iindleko zemali. Uninzi ukuba ayilulo lonke uphawu luye lwacinywa kwinqwelomoya ngaphambi kokuba ihambe kwakhona iye kuMbindi Mpuma. Amagama athi "Ingozi Ingozi Musa Ukubhabha" yayibhalwe ngophawu olubomvu kwi-injini yeenqwelomoya ezimbini zoMkhosi woMkhosi wase-US ezifike zivela kwisikhululo somoya sase-Oceana Naval eVirginia kwaye zachitha ubusuku obubini eShannon ngaphambi kokubhabha ukuya kwisikhululo somoya e-US. kwiPersian Gulf.

Ezi zicelo zaphikiswa lutshutshiso lukarhulumente emva koko zagwetywa yiJaji. Into eseleyo yayikukuba umkhuseli enze izitatimenti zokuvala, kwaye iJaji ishwankathele kwaye iyalele iJury.

Ukuthetha emva kwetyala, isithethi sikaShannonwatch sathi "Ngaphezu kwezigidi ezithathu zomkhosi wase-US oxhobileyo oye wadlula kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseShannon ukusukela ngo-2001 usendleleni eya kwiimfazwe ezingekho mthethweni kuMbindi Mpuma. Oku kukwaphula ubundilele baseIreland kunye nemithetho yamazwe ngamazwe engondilele.”

Ukusetyenziswa kweCIA yeSikhululo seenqwelomoya iShannon ukuququzelela inkqubo yayo yoguqulelo olungaqhelekanga olukhokelele ekuthuthunjisweni kwamakhulu amabanjwa kwaqinisekiswa enkundleni. U-Edward Horgan wanika ubungqina bokuba umkhosi wase-US kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-CIA kwe-Shannon kwaphula imithetho yase-Irish kuquka i-Geneva Conventions (Amendments) Act, 1998, kunye ne-Criminal Justice (UN Convention Against Torture) Act, 2000. Ngokuchasene noko ubuncinane be-38 ukutshutshiswa yabalwela uxolo ukususela ngo-2001, akukho matshutshiso okanye uphando olululo lwenzekile ngenxa yokwaphulwa komthetho okhankanywe ngasentla wase-Ireland.

Enkundleni, u-Edward Horgan wafunda kwifolda enamaphepha angama-34, enamagama abantwana abamalunga ne-1,000 1991 abasweleke kuMbindi Mpuma, awayebaphethe kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya ukubonisa isizathu sokuba bangene. Yayiyinxalenye yeprojekthi ebizwa ngokuba yi-Ning the Children awayeyenza kunye nabanye abalwela uxolo ukuze babhale kwaye badwelise uninzi lwabantwana abafikelela kwisigidi ababhubhileyo ngenxa yeemfazwe ezikhokelwa yi-US kunye ne-NATO kuMbindi. EMpuma ukusukela kwiMfazwe yeGulf yokuqala ngo-XNUMX.

Abantwana abalishumi babulewe kungekudala ngaphambi kwesenzo sabo soxolo se-2017, xa uMongameli wase-US osanda kunyulwa uTrump wayalela umkhosi okhethekileyo we-US Navy Seals ukuhlasela kwilali yaseYemeni, eyabulala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30 yabantu nge-29th kaJanuwari 2017 kubandakanya uNawar al Awlaki, oyise kunye nomntakwabo. wabulawa kuhlaselo lwangaphambili lwase-US eYemen.

Kwakhona kudweliswe kwifolda yayingabantwana be-547 basePalestina ababulawa kwi-2014 yokuhlaselwa kwe-Israel eGaza. Amagama eesethi ezine zabantwana abangamawele ababuleweyo afundwa. Uhlaselo lokuzibulala lwabanqolobi olwenziwe kufutshane ne-Aleppo ngomhla we-15 ku-Epreli 2017, apho ubuncinci abantwana be-80 babulawa kwiimeko ezimanyumnyezi, kwakhuthaza u-Edward noDan ukuba benze isenzo sabo soxolo kwiintsuku ezilishumi kamva ngenxa yokuba babenesizathu esisemthethweni sokuzama. ukuthintela ukusetyenziswa kweSikhululo seenqwelomoya iShannon kwizenzo zenkohlakalo ngolo hlobo nokukhusela ubomi babanye abantu ingakumbi abantwana ababulawa kuMbindi Mpuma.

INkundla yamadoda asibhozo nabafazi abane yazamkela iingxoxo zabo zokuba basebenze ngesizathu esisemthethweni. UJaji Martina Baxter unike abamangalelwa inzuzo ye UMthetho wokuLingwa ngetyala leTrespass, phantsi komqathango wokuba bavume ukubotshelelwa kuXolo kangangeenyanga ze-12 kwaye benze umnikelo obalulekileyo kwi-Co Clare Charity.

Ngeli xesha, ngexesha lovavanyo eDublin, inkxaso yeIreland kwiimfazwe eziqhubekayo zase-US kuMbindi Mpuma yayiqhubeka ibuyela kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseShannon esisetyenziswe kakubi ngokwasemkhosini. NgoMvulo we-23 kaJanuwari, inombolo enkulu yokubhaliswa kwenqwelomoya yomkhosi wase-US i-C17 Globemaster 07-7183 yafakwa i-refueled kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya i-Shannon ivela kwi-McGuire Air base eNew Jersey. Emva koko yahamba yaya kwi-airbase eJordan ngoLwesibini kwindawo yokumisa i-refueling eCairo.

Umzabalazo wokuthobela umthetho osekelwe kumalungelo world beyond war qhubeka.

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Emva kokusebenza kulawulo lwezempilo lwaseIreland iminyaka engama-20, uCaroline Hurley sele eza kufudukela kwindawo yokuhlala eTipperary. Ilungu le World Beyond War, amanqaku akhe kunye nokuphononongwa kuye kwavela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kubandakanya Arena (Awu), Iincwadi Ireland, I-Village Magazine, Uphononongo lweDublin lweeNcwadi, nakwezinye iindawo.