ShannonWatch is an initiative of peace and human rights activists to document the shameful use of a civilian Irish airport (Shannon) by the US for the purposes of waging war and committing human rights abuse. Visit our Flight Reports section for monthly logs of the war machinery and CIA flights passing through Shannon. |
Shannon Airport, Co. Clare, IRELAND has been used for many years as a US military refueling base, and is thus directly involved in the ongoing killing, suffering and displacement of innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan. The airport is also a refuelling stop for planes used by the CIA to illegally transport prisoners to locations where they are tortured or "disappeared". |
Latest News5 Feb: Shannon Airport's Ongoing Involvement in War Needs to be Challenged 24 Jan: Over Three Flights A Day Carrying U.S. Weapons of War Through Ireland 13 Jan: Plane grounded at Shannon – Garda action highlights inconsistency of inspection policy 05 Jan: The Real Cost of US Military Use of Shannon Airport 21 Dec: Shannon Airport may still be a Stop-off for Illegal Rendition Flights 14 Dec: Global Injustices and Violations of Civil Liberties Go Hand in Hand at Shannon 15 Nov: Convicted Criminals Assisted by the Irish Authorities Shannonwatch ReportsIrish Complicity in CIA Rendition: CIA Plane Movements Through Irish Airports (Updated: 9 Feb 2009) Presentation on the use of Shannon Airport for war, renditions and munitions transportation (March 2009)
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Sunday February 14th is Valentine's Day, when love
and not war should be celebrated. But at Shannon it is war,
not love that prevails. Over 5,000 U.S. troops a week - and
their weapons transit through every week. Join us at
Shannon from 2pm to 3pm on February 14th to voice your
opposition (beside the airport entrance).