” Afri, in common with other campaigning groups, has long been concerned about what it sees as the growing militarization of both Irish and European Union (EU) policies and actions. In the Irish context, this trend is evident in the usage of Shannon Airport as a critical staging post for the transit of US troops and supplies involved in the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, in the Government’s refusal to act upon the strong evidence that Irish airports have been used for the US policy of ‘extraordinary rendition’ – the kidnapping and torture of individuals accused of terrorist involvement; and in the growing foothold being established in the Irish economy by companies involved in the commercial arms trade.”
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