Ibhalwe nguFintan Bradshaw, I-Znetwork, Januwari 25, 2023
I-Shannon Stopover
January 11th, 2023 umake ama-21st isikhumbuzo sokuvulwa kwejele laseGuantanamo Bay. Ijele kusahlala iziboshwa ezingama-35 imele isibonelo esishaqisayo sokwehluleka komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe ukuvikela amadoda athunjwa futhi ahudulwa emhlabeni wonke izindiza zokuhambisa 'ukufihla' izingosi zokuhlukumeza emhlabeni jikelele. Ezinye zalezo zindiza zokubuyisela zadlula Isiqhingi saseShannon e-Ireland. Yize i-Ireland ithi ayithathi hlangothi, umbuso uvumele izindiza zamasosha aseMelika ukuthi zisebenzise isikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon njengendawo yokumisa, yenqaba ukusesha izindiza futhi esikhundleni salokho ishaye indiva ukufundiswa kwabantu abaningi. Ngokuhambisana nalokhu amasosha ase-US akwazile ukusebenzisa uShannon ukuthutha inqwaba yamasosha nezikhali edlula e-Ireland nasezimpini zase-Iraq nakwezinye izindawo eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Kusukela ngo-2002 kulinganiselwa ukuthi cishe izigidi ezi-3 amasosha ase-US adlule eShannon.
I-Irish Resistance
January 11th 2023 futhi umake i ukuqala kwecala lokho kuyingxenye yomlando omude wokumelana nempi yase-Ireland ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi okungekho emthethweni kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon kanye nokubamba iqhaza kwe-Ireland ezimpini ezibulalayo ezingekho emthethweni kanye nokuhumusha okumangalisayo. U-Ed Horgan kanye noDan Dowling's sebelinde isikhathi eside ukuthi kuqulwe icala lokungena esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Shannon nokudweba imidwebo - INGOZI ENGIYINGOZI UNGANDINDI endizeni yezempi yase-US. Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu kusukela ku-25th Ngo-Ephreli 2017 ngenkathi u-Ed noDan beboshwa esikhumulweni sezindiza saseShannon.
Ngaleso sikhathi u-Ed wayenjalo kucashunwe njengoba echaza ukuthi izenzo zabo “zaziyingxenye yombhikisho ofundisayo - ukwazisa abantu ukuthi sinesandla, futhi ama-gardaí [amaphoyisa ase-Ireland] awaseshi izindiza zamasosha ase-US futhi kufanele enze njalo. Abawenzi umsebenzi wabo, futhi njengesakhamuzi ngizizwa ngibophekile ukubasiza benze lokhu.”
Lapho u-Ed eboshwa wanika i-gardaí uhlu lwamakhasi angama-35 olunamagama ezingane eziyi-1000 ezabulawa ezingxabanweni ezihilela i-US eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Wathi, "Uhlu oluphelele, ngeshwa, yizingane eziyisigidi kusukela ngo-1991. Uma ufuna isisusa sami, ukubulawa kwezingane e-Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan naseYemen".
Njengoba icala selizophetha u-Ed Horgan waya ebhokisini lofakazi ukuze anikeze ubufakazi futhi aphekwe ngemibuzo umshushisi. Lokhu kuqede ukuzivikela ngoMsombuluko zingama-23rd ka-Jan. Namuhla ijaji lizoqedela ukufingqa icala futhi linikeze iziqondiso kumajaji. Abahluleli bazobe sebethatha umhlalaphansi ukuze bakhulume ngesinqumo esingaba khona maduze nje kule ntambama noma kusasa Wed 25.th ngo-Jan.
U-Ed noDan, okwamanje abaphambi kwenkantolo, baphakathi komugqa omude wababhikishi kuhlanganise ogogo, abameleli abakhethiwe UClare Daly noMick Wallace, Omakadebona bebutho lase-US UKen Mayers noTarak Kauff kanye nezenzo ezisekelwe ekukholweni njengalezo ezenziwa UDave Donnelan noColm Roddy futhi ikakhulukazi nge I-Pitstop Plowshares. I-20th Isikhumbuzo sesenzo sePlowshares siyeza ngoFebhuwari 3rd . Bangaphezu kuka-38 abalwela ukuthula asebeshushiswe ngokwenza izenzo zokuthula ezingenalo udlame esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Shannon ukuze kuvezwe futhi kuzanywe ukuvimbela ukubandakanyeka kwe-Ireland ezenzweni zobugebengu bempi.
U-Ed noDan basekelwa izishoshovu ezimelene nempi zamazwe ngamazwe. U-Kathy Kelly, okwamanje ohlela i- INkantolo Yamacala Obugebengu Bempi Yabathengisi Bokufa, ilandisa ngecala le-Pitstop Plowshares,
'UMnu. UBrendan Nix, isikhulumi esihle nommeli, omelwe I-Pitstop Plowshareizishoshovu okwathi, ezinsukwini ngaphambi kokuba i-US iqale ukuqhumisa amabhomu e-Iraq ngo-2003, zakhubaza indiza yempi yempi yase-US Navy eyayipakwe etiyeleni laseShannon Airport. Emazwini akhe okuphetha, uMnu. Nix wakhuluma nayo yonke inkantolo: “Umbuzo uwukuthi, 'ingabe laba abahlanu babenezaba ezingokomthetho zokwenza abakwenzile?' Umbuzo uwukuthi, 'siyini isizathu sethu sokungenzi okwengeziwe?' Nizovuka ngani?”
U-Ed Horgan kanye noDan Dowling basukumele phezulu enseleleni yokususa impi yesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon, befuna ukuthi uhulumeni wase-Ireland ahloniphe uMthethosisekelo wawo futhi avimbele ukusetshenziswa kwesikhumulo sezindiza sase-Shannon ukuthutha izikhali, noma amaqhawe, noma abantu abamiselwe ukuhlushwa kwamanye amazwe. Abantu base-Ireland bangcono ngenxa yokungaguquguquki nesibindi sikaDan no-Ed. Umhlaba ubungaba ngcono uma abantu base-Ireland behlela ukugcwala okukhulu kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon, bebhikishela ihlazo lokusisebenzisa njenge-Pitstop yezempi yase-US.
U-Ed usanda kubhala ukuthi lapho edlula endaweni yokudlala lapho izingane zidlala khona ngenjabulo, uzizwa eqaphela kakhulu izingane eziyizintandane, ezigogekile, ezixoshwayo noma ezibulawa izimpi, noma kuphi. U-Ed noDan abazona izigebengu, kodwa icala labo liphakamisa imibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nobugebengu bokwephula ukungathathi hlangothi okumenyezelwe kwe-Ireland ngokusebenzela imiklamo enonya yezinduna zempi.'
Ilungu lamanje lePhalamende laseYurophu kanye nesishoshovu esivelele esimelene nempi uClare Daly, naye owaboshwa eShannon, uzwakalise ubumbano no-Ed noDan,
“Sizolilandela ngokucophelela leli cala sisuka eBrussels. Akungabazeki ukuthi uma kuqhathaniswa nesizinda se-EU eyanda impi, enenqubomgomo yezangaphandle ethobela i-NATO ne-US, ukungathathi hlangothi kwe-Ireland kuwuphawu olubalulekile kwabaningi. Ukwephulwa njalo kohulumeni abalandelanayo ngokuvumela ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke kwe-Shannon ngamasosha ase-US endleleni eya ezinkundleni zempi kuyihlazo eliphelele. Ukuma kuka-Ed & Dan ngasohlangothini lokuthula nokungathathi hlangothi kuyadingeka manje kunanini ngaphambili.”
UCiaron O'Reilly, isisebenzi esingumKatolika nelungu le-Pitstop Plowshares action, wayesenkantolo eDublin njengoba u-Ed efakaza. Ekhumbula isenzo sakhe, uzwakalise ithemba ngekusasa lokuthi ukuqhubeka nokuphikiswa kwempi njengoba kuvezwa ngezenzo zika-Ed noDan kubonisa ukuthi lisekhona ithemba ngesintu.
“NgoFebhuwari 3. Unyaka ka-2023 kuzoba unyaka wama-20 wesenzo sethu sokuqeda izikhali sama-Pitstop Plowshares esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Shannon lapho sakwazi khona ukumisa indiza yempi yase-US isendleleni eya ekuhlaselweni kwe-Iraq futhi siyibuyisele eTexas! Kuyathusa ukucabanga ukuthi bangaki ama-Iraqi nama-Afghani abulawa yizikhali namasosha adlule e-Ireland selokhu sasebenza eShannon. Izenzo ezinjengo-Ed & Dan, lapho abantu bebeka inkululeko yabo engozini phambi kwezinkantolo ngokumelana nobudlova, zingomunye wemithombo embalwa yethemba ngomkhaya wesintu.”
Leli themba yilelo elidinga ukukhuthazwa futhi likhuliswe uma sifuna ukubhekana nenkinga esondelayo yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, sigweme ukucekelwa phansi kwezikhali zenuzi futhi sivimbele izingxabano ezesabekayo ngezinsizakusebenza eziyindlala kakhulu ukuze sibe nethuba lekusasa elinenjongo lezingane zika-2017 kanye ngale kwalokho izenzo zika-Ed noDan zazifuna ukuvikela.
