NguDavid Swanson
Bafowethu nodade abathandekayo base-Ireland, inxusa lenu e-United States u-Anne Anderson ukhulume eNyuvesi yaseVirginia ngoLwesibili ntambama.
Ngemva kokubonisana nesinye sezakhamizi zakho ezinhle okuthiwa uBarry Sweeney, ngambuza lokhu: “Njengoba uhulumeni wase-US eqinisekisa uhulumeni wase-Ireland ukuthi zonke izindiza zamasosha ase-US ezifakwa eShannon azikho empini futhi aziphethe izikhali noma izikhali, futhi njengoba Uhulumeni wase-Ireland uphikelela kulokhu ukuze uhambisane nenqubomgomo yendabuko yase-Ireland yokungathathi hlangothi, kungani umnyango wezokuthutha wase-Ireland cishe nsuku zonke ugunyaza izindiza ezivamile eziya embuthweni wezempi wase-US ukuthi zithwale amasosha ase-US ahlomile emisebenzini yezempi, izikhali, nezikhali ngesikhumulo sezindiza sase-Shannon. ngokwephula ngokusobala imithetho yamazwe ngamazwe yokungathathi hlangothi?”
Inxusa u-Anderson uphendule ngokuthi uhulumeni wase-US “emazingeni aphezulu” wazise i-Ireland ukuthi ihambisana nomthetho, futhi i-Ireland ikwamukele lokho.
Ngakho-ke, izinga eliphakeme kakhulu likahulumeni wase-US lithi umuntu omnyama umhlophe, futhi i-Ireland ithi "Noma yini oyishoyo, master." Ngiyaxolisa, bangane bami, kodwa ngayo yonke inhlonipho efanele, inja yami inobudlelwane obungcono nami kunabo nina ne-United States.
Sake saba nowayengumengameli ogama lakhe linguRichard Nixon owagcizelela ukuthi uma umengameli enza okuthile akukho emthethweni. Ngokusobala, u-Anderson uthatha umbono we-Nixonian ngombuso kaTrump.
Manje, ngiyaqonda ukuthi iningi lenu lingase lingavumelani nesikhundla sika-Anderson, kodwa wakubeka kwacaca ukuthi akanikezi igundane ingemuva lokho enikucabangayo. Phakathi nokuphawula kwakhe uphakamise ukuthi ukhetho oluqhubekayo lwaseFrance nolunye ukhetho lwakamuva lwaluthi - ngiyabonga! - "equkethe igagasi le-populism." Nina, bafowethu nodadewethu, ningabantu abaningi. Ingabe uqukethwe ngendlela efanele?
Ngabuza u-Anderson umbuzo olandelayo. Wayekhulume esekela ushwele noma uhlobo oluthile lokuphathwa okungcono kwabokufika base-Ireland abangenazo izincwadi ezisemthethweni e-United States. Ngambuza ukuthi uyaqaphela yini ukuthi inzondo yabantu bokufika e-United States ibhebhezelwa yikho konke ukufudumala, lapho isikhumulo sezindiza iShannon kanye ne-Ireland zihlangene khona. Ngithole ukugqolozela.
Ngakho ngambuza ukuthi i-Ireland yayingeke yini isisize ngokuba isibonelo sokuthula. Ngithole ukubukeka sengathi ukholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ngibaleke endaweni yokukhosela. Wamemezela ukuthi uzodlulela kumbuzo olandelayo. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi u-John F. Kennedy, ayesebenzise kuye u-90% wamazwi akhe, naye ubengawugwema lo mbuzo ongafanelekile.
Vele, u-Anderson ubengashongo neze isikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon enkulumweni yakhe yokuvula, ngaphandle kokuphawula ukuthi u-Saint JFK wayesukile lapho ukuze angaphinde abuye. Akazange aziqhenye ngendima yase-Ireland ezimpini ezingapheli ezicekela phansi iMpumalanga Ephakathi futhi ezisongela umhlaba. Wancamela ukwedlula yonke indaba ngokuthula. Kodwa lapho ebuzwa ngakho, uvele wathi noma yini eshiwo yi-US isemthethweni, futhi wayishiya kanjalo.
Ngabe uke wezwa ezinye zezinto uDonald Trump athi zisemthethweni? Uma kungenjalo, ujabulile ngempela.
Labo bethu abangaphandle kwe-Ireland, futhi ikakhulukazi labo bethu abase-United States, banomthwalo wemfanelo ocindezelayo nophuthumayo wokuboleka konke ukusekelwa esingakwenza kubafowethu nodadewethu base-Ireland abamelana nezimpi zase-US.
Naphezu kwesimo se-Ireland sokungathathi hlangothi ngokusemthethweni kanye nesimangalo sayo sokuthi ayizange iye empini kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1922, i-Ireland yavumela i-United States ukuthi isebenzise i-Shannon Airport ngesikhathi seGulf War futhi, njengengxenye yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi umfelandawonye wabazimisele, phakathi nezimpi. okwaqala ngo-2001. Phakathi kuka-2002 nanamuhla, angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2.5 amasosha ase-US adlule esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Shannon, kanye nezikhali eziningi, kanye nezindiza ze-CIA ezisetshenziselwa ukudlulisa iziboshwa ezindaweni zokuhlushwa. I-Casement Aerodrome nayo isetshenzisiwe. Futhi, naphezu kokungelona ilungu le-NATO, i-Ireland ithumele amasosha ukuba abambe iqhaza empini engekho emthethweni e-Afghanistan.
Ngaphansi kwe-Hague Convention V ebisebenza kusukela ngo-1910, nalapho i-United States ibiyingxenye yayo kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi ngaphansi kwe-Article VI yoMthethosisekelo wase-US iyingxenye yomthetho ophakeme wase-United States, "Ama-Belligerents awavunyelwe ukuthutha amasosha. noma uhide lwezikhali zempi noma izimpahla kuyo yonke indawo yaMandla angathathi hlangothi.” Ngaphansi kweNgqungquthela Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yokulwa Nokuhlukunyezwa, lapho kokubili i-United States ne-Ireland beyingxenye yayo, futhi eye yafakwa ezigebengwini eziphoqelelwe ngokukhetha kakhulu kuKhodi yase-US kusukela ngaphambi kokuba uGeorge W. Bush asuke e-Texas aye e-Washington, DC, noma yikuphi ukuthinteka ekuhlukunyezweni. kufanele kuphenywe futhi kushushiswe. Ngaphansi kokubili kwe-UN Charter kanye ne-Kellogg-Briand Pact, kokubili i-United States ne-Ireland abe amaqembu kusukela ekudalweni kwabo, impi yase-Afghanistan kanye nazo zonke ezinye izimpi zase-US kusukela ngo-2001 bezingekho emthethweni.
Abantu base-Ireland banesiko eliqinile lokumelana ne-imperialism, elaqala ngisho nangaphambi kwenguquko ka-1916 okuyiminyaka eyikhulu kulo nyaka, futhi bafisa ukumela uhulumeni wentando yeningi. Kunhlolovo yango-2007, ngo-58% kuya ku-19% baphikisana nokuvumela amasosha ase-US ukuthi asebenzise i-Shannon Airport. Kunhlolovo ka-2013, ngaphezu kwama-75% asekela ukungathathi hlangothi. Ngo-2011, uhulumeni omusha wase-Ireland wamemezela ukuthi uzosekela ukungathathi hlangothi, kodwa awuzange. Esikhundleni salokho iqhubekile nokuvumela amasosha ase-US ukuthi agcine izindiza nabasebenzi esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Shannon, kanye nokuletha amasosha nezikhali njalo, okuhlanganisa namasosha angaphezu kuka-20,000 kakade kulo nyaka.
Ibutho lase-United States alinaso isidingo se-Shannon Airport. Izindiza zayo zingafinyelela kwezinye izindawo ngaphandle kokuphelelwa uphethiloli. Enye yezinjongo zokusebenzisa njalo isikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon, mhlawumbe inhloso enkulu, kungenzeka kube nje ukugcina i-Ireland ingaphakathi komfelandawonye wokubulala. Kuthelevishini yase-US, abamemezeli babonga “amasosha” ngokubuka lesi noma leso senzakalo sezemidlalo esikhulu esivela emazweni angu-175. Amasosha ase-US kanye nalabo abenza inzuzo ngeke babone uma lelo nani lehla laya ku-174, kodwa umgomo wabo, mhlawumbe injongo yabo eyinhloko kanye nomgomo wabo wokushayela, ukukhulisa leyo nombolo ibe ngu-200. Ukubusa okuphelele komhlaba wonke kuyinhloso ebekwe ngokucacile yezempi yase-US. Uma isizwe sesengezwe ohlwini, zonke izinyathelo zizothathwa, nguMnyango Wezwe, amasosha, yi-CIA, nanoma yibaphi ababambisene nabo, ukuze kugcinwe leso sizwe ohlwini. Uhulumeni wase-United States wesaba i-Ireland engenazo impi yase-US ngaphezu kwalokho esingakucabanga. Umbutho wokuthula womhlaba wonke kufanele uwufise kakhulu kunalokho esikwenza, okuhlanganisa nesibonelo esingasetha eScotland, Wales, England, kanye nomhlaba wonke.
Thina, ngaphandle kwe-Ireland, sazi kanjani noma yini mayelana nalokho amasosha ase-US akwenzayo e-Ireland? Impela asikufundi kuhulumeni wase-US noma kubuntatheli base-US. Futhi uhulumeni wase-Ireland akazithathi izinyathelo ezisebenzayo zokuveza lokho akwaziyo, okungenzeka ukuthi akuyona yonke into. Siyazi esikwaziyo ngenxa yezishoshovu zokuthula ezinesibindi nezizinikele e-Ireland, ezimele umbono weningi, zisekela umthetho, zingasebenzisi ubudlova, futhi zisebenza ngezinhlangano eziningi, ikakhulukazi. Shannonwatch.org. Lawa maqhawe azuze ulwazi olungaqondile, amalungu akhethiwe futhi anxenxa amalungu esishayamthetho sase-Ireland, angena emagcekeni e-Shannon Airport ukuze abuze umbuzo futhi adonse ukunaka futhi abhekane nokushushiswa kobugebengu ngenjongo yokuthula. Ukube bekungebona bona, izakhamizi zase-United States - isizwe esiqhumisa amabhomu amanye amazwe ngegama lentando yeningi - ngabe azi ukuthi kwenzekani. Ngisho namanje, abantu abaningi e-United States abazi lutho. Kufanele sisize sibatshele. Ngisho nabasekeli bempi baseMelika abasekeli uhlaka oluphoqelekile, okungenani kuze kube yilapho bona ngokwabo sebebadala kakhulu ukuba bafaneleke. Abaningi kufanele bazimisele ukuphikisa ukuphoqa i-Ireland ukuthi ibambe iqhaza ezimpini engafuni ukuba yingxenye yazo.
Uma ezokuthutha zamasosha ase-US ziqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-Shannon Airport, nakanjani kuyokwenzeka inhlekelele lapho. Yebo inhlekelele yokuziphatha yokubamba iqhaza ekubulaweni kwabantu abaningi e-Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, njll, iyaqhubeka. Inhlekelele yesiko lokudala umbono wokuthi impi ijwayelekile iyaqhubeka. Izindleko zezezimali eziya e-Ireland, ukungcoliswa kwemvelo nomsindo, "ukuvikeleka" okuthuthukisiwe okuqeda inkululeko yomphakathi: zonke lezo zinto ziyingxenye yephakheji, kanye nobandlululo oluthola inhloso kubabaleki ababalekela izimpi. Kodwa uma isikhumulo sezindiza sase-Shannon sisinda ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi yase-US ngaphandle kwengozi enkulu, ukuchitheka, ukuqhuma, ukuphahlazeka, noma ukubulawa kwabantu abaningi, kuzoba okokuqala. Amasosha ase-US afake ushevu futhi angcolisa ezinye zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu e-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele. Ubuhle obungenakuqhathaniswa be-Ireland abuvikelekile.
Bese kuba khona i-blowback. Ngokubamba iqhaza ezimpini ezingakhiqizi ezidala ubuphekula bamazwe ngamazwe, i-Ireland izenza isisulu. Lapho iSpain iba yizisulu yaphuma empini yase-Iraq, izenza iphephe kakhudlwana. Ngenkathi iBrithani ne-France ziba yizisulu, baphindela kabili ekubambeni iqhaza kwabo ebuphekula-obukhulu-kakhulu-obungaphathwa-lelo-gama, okwenza i-blowback eyengeziwe futhi yajulisa umjikelezo ononya wodlame. Iyiphi indlela i-Ireland engayikhetha? Ngeke sazi. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi kungaba ukuhlakanipha ukuthi i-Ireland ihoxe ekubambeni iqhaza kobugebengu esikhungweni sempi esiyingozi ngaphambi kokuba impi ibuyele ekhaya.
