Labour's Cllr Keith Martin says the deployment of the warship LE Orla in Broadhaven Bay as part of the State's security provision for the Corrib gas project "was a gross overreaction by the government which would only escalate tensions and costs in relation to the situation in Rossport."The patrol ship, LE Orla was stationed in the bay yesterday evening, as Shell E&P Ireland prepares to start offshore pipelaying with its 300m (984ft) ship, Solitaire.
"The fact that protesters have been using canoes to deliver messages to the pipelaying ship and that protesters were preparing to swim out in wetsuits to the ship does not warrant the deployment of a warship in the bay."The Gardai have their own speed boats and sub-aqua division and can deal with any breaches of the law. The positioning of the warship LE Orla in the bay is a misuse of our navy and a completely disproportionate reaction. Its like using a hammer to swat a fly. The involvement of the military in any "policing" matter should be a last resort.
"The Government should be de-escalating the situation in Rossport not involving the military. I have asked Labour's Spokespersons on Justices and Defence to take the matter up with the Government."
2 comments:
Suprised councillor? What have you been doing thus far?
You intend to raise it with the government? Are you joking us? I am not suprised the slightest that Shell is able to get the Irish Navy serve for them against whoever attempts to stop this project . Your party's spinless inaction in preventing this in the first place is what you should be raising with Labor. You didn't think it would happen here that ruthless corporations like Shell can hire the entire security forces of a country to go ahaed with yet another illlegal profit project. They hired this state for this project to use all its resources, services and powers. Do a bit of reading councillor, start with the violence against people in Niger Delta, Kurds who were poisoned by Shell with oil rafinery waste in mid 1990s in Diyarbakir, Turkey are to count a few. It is simply a case of our turn has come.
Your headline grabbing exercise is not likely get applauds neither from the activists nor from the community who endure harrasment, intimadition and violance on daily basis. We were pushed, pulled, kicked and verbally abused by Garda this morning while you were typing away your self-righteous condemnation. Your condemnation delivers nothing to prevent Shell to invade public land, pollute the environment and bully any opposition to it to this extend.
by Sevinch Karaca - WSM-Personal Capacitypublication
If you keep attacking people who support the Rossport Five you will have no-one left on your side.
A little less conversation from the likes of you would probably help your cause!
KM
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