Seanad debates
Thursday, 6 February 2003
Iraq Crisis: Statements (Resumed).
I do not blame the young demonstrators who are worried about war in this tense situation. I blame those who orchestrated and organised the campaign but who remain in the background. Last summer I saw bills posted in Dublin advertising protests at Shannon Airport and offering free transport to those who were willing to go and agitate there. The Green Party and the Labour Party are now running scared. We have heard little from local Labour Party Deputies on the matter. Deputy O'Sullivan, in particular, who is very vocal on other issues has been very quiet on this one while her party colleague, Deputy Higgins, makes impassioned speeches on the tarmac. However, he then denies all responsibility for those who do criminal damage to aircraft and wind up in prison. I have not seen the Green Party or the Labour Party rushing to sign bail bonds for demonstrators when they find themselves in prison, as some are at present.
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