Umsebenzi Wase-Ireland Wokumisa Izindiza Zezempi ZaseMelika

NguCaroline Hurley, LA Progressive, Januwari 30, 2023

Ngemva kokulibaziseka isikhathi eside, futhi kwaqala amanga amaningana adinga ukuthamela amacala angama-25 ngaphambi kokuqulwa kwamacala, uDkt Edward Horgan, owayenguMkhuzi webutho lezempi kanye nomlindi wokuthula weNhlangano Yezizwe, kanye noDan Dowling, bobabili abadabuka eKerry, babhekene necala eNkantolo Yesifunda Yamacala Obugebengu yaseDublin ngenxa yokulwela ukuthula. Icala liqale ngomhlaka-11 laya ku-25^th NgoJanuwari 2023 futhi kwaphetha ngokuthi bakhululwe ecaleni Lokulimaza Ubugebengu.

Womabili amalungu e-Shannon Watch, ephikisana nokusetshenziswa kwezempi kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon, abamangalelwa bazimele, besekelwa abangane bakaMcKenzie, kulokhu kufunwa ubulungiswa okwathatha isikhathi eside.

Kusukela ngo-2001, ngaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zamasosha ase-US ahlomile kanye nenani elingaziwa lezikhali, izikhali kanye nezinye izikhali zempi ziye zahanjiswa ngeShannon, ikakhulukazi ukuya nokubuya eMpumalanga Ephakathi, lapho i-US ihileleke njengempi ezimpini eziningana kuhlanganise ne-Iraq, I-Afghanistan, i-Libya, ne-Syria, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngokusekela okusebenzayo kwempi yase-Saudi Arabia e-Yemen, nokuhlukunyezwa kwe-Israel kanye nokuhlukunyezwa kwamalungelo abantu kubantu basePalestina. Ukusetshenziswa kwezempi yase-US kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon kungqubuzana ngokusobala nemithetho yamazwe ngamazwe yokungathathi hlangothi kanye nokwenza uHulumeni wase-Ireland abe nesandla ekuphuleni i-UN Convention Against Torture kanye ne-Geneva Conventions on War.

Isigameko okukhulunywa ngaso senzeke e-Shannon Airport eminyakeni emihlanu nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ngaphambili, ngo-25th April 2017, okubangele amacala amabili. Icala lokuqala elisolwayo elokwephula umthetho esikhumulweni sezindiza ngokuphambene neSigaba 11 soMthetho Wezobulungiswa Bobugebengu (I-Public Order) ka-1994 njengoba uchitshiyelwe uMthetho Wotshwala Oludakayo, wezi-2008. Eyesibili kwakuwukulimala kobugebengu ngokubhala umbhalo endizeni ye-US Navy ngokuphambene neSigaba. 2(1) Criminal Damage Act, 1991.

Ekhuluma ngaphambi kokuqulwa kwaleli cala, umkhulumeli weShannonwatch uthe “Leli cala alibhekiseli nje kubuchwepheshe bokwephulwa kwemithetho yamazwe ngamazwe, nakuba le nto ibalulekile. Umthetho we-Criminal Justice (UN Convention Against Torture) Act 2000 uletha i-UN Convention Against Torture emthethweni wezobugebengu wase-Ireland, kanye ne-Geneva Conventions (Amendments) Act 1998 futhi iletha Izivumelwano Zase-Geneva ngaphakathi komthetho wase-Ireland.”

“Okubaluleke kakhulu nokho, iqiniso lokuthi abantu abafinyelela ezigidini ezinhlanu balahlekelwe izimpilo zabo ngenxa yezizathu ezihlobene nempi eMpumalanga Ephakathi kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Ngokushaqisayo, manje kulinganiselwa ukuthi izingane eziyisigidi kungenzeka ziye zalahlekelwa ukuphila kwazo ngenxa yalezi zimpi ezingenasizathu.”

Ngesikhathi u-Edward Horgan eboshwa esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Shannon ngo-25th April 2017, wanikeza ifolda esikhungweni se-Garda esiboshiwe. Yayinamagama ezingane ezingaba ngu-1,000 XNUMX ezashona eMpumalanga Ephakathi.

Izigidi zabantu zibulawa ngobugebengu ezimpini ezingekho emthethweni okungafanele neze zenzeke. Okungenani izingane eziyisigidi sezishonile ngenxa yezizathu ezihlobene nempi eMpumalanga Ephakathi kusukela ngo-1990. Lezi zingane zifanelwe indawo ephephile efanayo nejatshulelwa izingane ezingenazo impi.

Ngaphandle kokugomela le migomo emikhulu, uMnyango Wezokuvikela wafaka isicelo sokuthi amacala abekwe wona ahoxiswe ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene zobuchwepheshe ezihlanganisa: ukuqeqesha noma ukubambisana kofakazi bokushushisa, izindaba eziphathelene nokuba semthethweni kosizo lwemithethonqubo ye-Civil Power, umthetho ngaphansi kwawo i-Irish Defence. Abasebenzi bebutho kanye namalungu e-Garda Siochana bebesebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Shannon ngomhla zingama-25 kuMbasa wezi-2017, beboshwa ngokungafanele abamangalelwa ngesikhathi nangemva kokuboshwa, ukubambezeleka okungadingekile kweminyaka emihlanu nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ekuqulweni kwecala, ukwehluleka ukufakazela ubunikazi nemininingwane yanoma yiziphi izinsolo. ukulimala kwendiza yase-US Navy ehilelekile, ukwehluleka ukushushiswa ukufakazela ukuthi abamangalelwa bangena ngokungemthetho, ukwehluleka ukushushiswa ukukhiqiza umshayeli wendiza ye-US Navy eyayifakwe encwadini yobufakazi, kanye nokwehluleka ukufakazela ukuthi indiza ye-US Navy eyayikhona. I-Shannon Airport ngomhla zingama-25 ku-Ephreli 2017 yayinemvume yokuba se-Shannon Airport ngenxa yokuba semsebenzini wezempi. noma ukuzivocavoca kwezempi.

Usayitsheni ongumseshi wayesefakazile kakade ukuthi umbhalo awuzange ubangele izindleko zezimali. Iningi uma kungewona wonke amamaki ayesuliwe endizeni ngaphambi kokuba iphinde isuke eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Amagama athi “Danger Danger Don Not Fly” ayebhalwe ngophawu olubomvu enjinini yezindiza ezimbili ze-US Navy ezafika zivela e-Oceana Naval Air Station eVirginia futhi zachitha ubusuku obubili eShannon ngaphambi kokundizela esiteshini sezindiza saseMelika e-US. iPersian Gulf.

Lezi zicelo zaphonselwa inselelo abashushisi bombuso base behoxiswa yiJaji. Okwase kusele ukuthi ummeli wabasolwa enze izitatimende zokuvala, futhi iJaji lihlanganise futhi liyalele iJury.

Ekhuluma ngemuva kwecala, umkhulumeli weShannonwatch uthe “Amasosha ase-US ahlomile angaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu adlule eShannon Airport kusukela ngo-2001 esendleleni eya ezimpini ezingekho emthethweni eMiddle East. Lokhu kwephula ukungathathi hlangothi kwase-Ireland kanye nemithetho yamazwe ngamazwe yokungathathi hlangothi.”

Ukusetshenziswa kwe-CIA kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon ukuze kube lula uhlelo lwayo lokuhumusha olungajwayelekile oluholele ekuhlukunyezweni kwamakhulu eziboshwa kwaqinisekiswa enkantolo. U-Edward Horgan unikeze ubufakazi bokuthi amasosha ase-US kanye ne-CIA ukusetshenziswa kwe-Shannon kwakwephula imithetho yase-Ireland kuhlanganise noMthetho we-Geneva Conventions (Amendments) Act, 1998, kanye ne-Criminal Justice (UN Convention Against Torture) Act, 2000. Ngokuphambene okungenani nokushushiswa okungama-38 wezishoshovu zokuthula kusukela ngo-2001, akukho ukushushiswa noma uphenyo olufanele olwenzekile ngokuphulwa komthetho oshiwo ngenhla wase-Ireland.

Enkantolo, u-Edward Horgan ufunde kufolda enamakhasi angu-34, enamagama ezingane ezingaba ngu-1,000 1991 ezishone eMpumalanga Ephakathi, ayewafake esikhumulweni sezindiza ukuze abonise ukuthi zingeneleni. Bekuyingxenye yohlelo olubizwa nge-Naming the Children yena nezinye izishoshovu zokuthula ababelwenza ukuze babhale futhi babhale ohlwini abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ezinganeni ezifika esigidini ezashona ngenxa yezimpi ezaziholwa yi-US kanye ne-NATO Maphakathi. EMpumalanga kusukela ngeMpi yokuqala yaseGulf ngo-XNUMX.

Izingane eziyishumi zabulawa ngaphambi nje kwesenzo sabo sokuthula sango-2017, lapho uMongameli wase-US osanda kukhethwa uTrump eyala ukuhlasela kwamasosha akhethekile ase-US Navy Seals edolobhaneni laseYemeni, elabulala abantu abangaba ngu-30 ngo-29th January 2017 kuhlanganise noNawar al Awlaki, uyise nomfowabo. babulawa ezitelekeni zangaphambili ze-drone zaseMelika eYemen.

Okunye okubalulwe kule folda yizingane ezingama-547 zasePalestine ezabulawa ngo-2014 ukuhlasela kwa-Israel eGaza. Kufundwe amagama amaqoqo amane ezingane ezingamawele ezibulewe. Ukuhlasela kwebhomu lokuzibulala kwamaphekula okwenzeka eduze kwase-Aleppo ngomhla ziyi-15 kuMbasa wezi-2017, lapho okungenani izingane ezingama-80 zabulawa ezimeni ezinyantisayo, nakho kwakhuthaza u-Edward noDan ukuthi benze isenzo sabo sokuthula ezinsukwini eziyishumi kamuva ngesisekelo sokuthi babenezaba ezingokomthetho zokuzama. ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Shannon kulezo zenzo zonya futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuvikelwe izimpilo zabanye abantu ikakhulukazi izingane ezibulawayo eMpumalanga Ephakathi.

Ijaji labesilisa abayisishiyagalombili nabesifazane abane bamukele izimpikiswano zabo zokuthi benze izaba ezisemthethweni. IJaji uMartina Baxter linikeze abamangalelwa inzuzo I-Probation Act ngecala le-Trespass, ngaphansi kombandela wokuthi bavuma ukuboshelwa ekuthuleni izinyanga eziyi-12 futhi benze umnikelo obalulekile ku-Co Clare Charity.

Khonamanjalo, phakathi nokuqulwa kwecala eDublin, ukwesekwa kwe-Ireland kwezimpi eziqhubekayo zase-US eMpumalanga Ephakathi kwakuqhubeka emuva esikhumulweni sezindiza saseShannon esasisetshenziswa kabi ngokwezempi. NgoMsombuluko zingama-23 kuMasingana, inombolo enkulu yokubhaliswa kwendiza yezempi yase-US i-C17 Globemaster ethi 07-7183 ifakwe uphethiloli esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Shannon isuka e-McGuire Air base eNew Jersey. Ibe isidlulela esikhumulweni sezindiza eJordan ngoLwesibili lapho kufakwe khona uphethiloli eCairo.

Umzabalazo wamalungelo athobela umthetho world beyond war iyaqhubeka.

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Ngemva kokusebenza ekuphathweni kwezempilo e-Ireland iminyaka engu-20, uCaroline Hurley usezothuthela endaweni ehlala e-ecovillage e-Tipperary. Ilungu le World Beyond War, izindatshana zakhe nokubuyekezwa kwakhe kuvele ezindaweni ezahlukene kubandakanya Arena (Awu), Izincwadi i-Ireland, I-Village Magazine, Ukubuyekezwa kweDublin Yezincwadi, nakwezinye izindawo.