Pit Stop Ploughshares - Not Guilty

On 3rd Feburary 2003, five Irish Christian peace activists slipped into Shannon airbase in southern Ireland (through which 1000 US soldiers pass each day) and disabled a US war plane bound for Iraq with their household hammers. Today an Irish jury found them NOT GUILTY, accepting their defence that their action to damage property was intended to prevent a greater crime. This further strengths the precident set in England ten years ago when the Seeds of Hope Ploughshares affinity group damaged a Hawk fighter due for export to Indonesia (and likely to be used for repression in East Timor). This should encourage people everywhere to stand up against violence and conduct civilian disarmament actions.