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RisenBelfast
03-12-2008, 07:06 PM
No British Withdrawal? No Royal Visits!

12/03/08

Just two weeks on from the 20th anniversary of the murders of three Irish citizens by the British army’s SAS murder squad, the head of those forces is to be paraded around the streets of a major Irish city.

IRA volunteers Mairéad Farrell, Dan McCann and Seán Savage were on active service in the British colony of Gibraltar in March 1988 when they were shot dead by the notorious British unit. All three were unarmed and attempting to surrender at the time.

The British Queen with the British ArmyTwenty years on, Elizabeth Windsor, the woman who masquerades as the ‘Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’, is to hold official ceremonies in Armagh city in a blatant attempt to normalise the ongoing British occupation of the Six Counties.

As commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces, Windsor provides ceremonial succour to all the British murder gangs that have been active against the Irish people over the last 30 years and more.

5,000 of these troops remain within the occupied area, with an undisclosed number of British military intelligence personnel also active.

Late last year, the British government officially opened its second largest MI5 base in north Down – along with intelligence gathering operations against Irish republicans, this base will become the centre of MI5 operations in the event of their London headquarters being shut down.

Against this backdrop of continuing British aggression, Elizabeth Windsor will arrive in Armagh on March 20 to preach the message of peace.

No British Withdrawal? No Royal Visits!éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson took up the theme.

“Britain’s understanding of peace in Ireland has always been one of continued occupation without resistance. This analysis was at the heart of their infamous normalisation strategy, which is now coming to fruition.

“By publicly announcing in advance a visit by Elizabeth Windsor to the Six Counties for the first time in nearly half a century, the British establishment is clearly signalling that the normalisation process is all but complete. In their view, the Six Counties is as British as Finchley and their monarch can visit at will.”

Brian continued: “éirígí won’t allow such a propaganda exercise to go unopposed. While her forces of occupation remain in Ireland, Elizabeth Windsor is not welcome in Ireland.

“We are calling on all republicans, socialists and democrats to join us in Armagh city on March 20 and resist the normalisation of British rule in this country.”

éirígí is calling on people to assemble at Irish Street in Armagh City on Thursday, March 20 from 9am onwards. Make it loud, make it colourful and give Britain the message, “No withdrawal? No royal visits!”

Keeping logging on to www.eirigi.org for further details.

http://eirigi.org/latest/latest120308.html

“We are calling on all republicans, socialists and democrats to join us in Armagh city on March 20 and resist the normalisation of British rule in this country.”

éirígí is calling on people to assemble at Irish Street in Armagh City on Thursday, March 20 from 9am onwards. Make it loud, make it colourful and give Britain the message, “No withdrawal? No royal visits!”

http://eirigi.org/latest/latest120308.html

robertemmett
03-12-2008, 07:09 PM
well done.

as an armagh person, i'll be there.

anybody else???

Foyleview
03-12-2008, 07:16 PM
well done.

as an armagh person, i'll be there.

anybody else???

will you not be in Donegal ?

robertemmett
03-12-2008, 07:19 PM
i have two weeks off at easter!!! the world is my oyster... i can do both! plus the wife is away to spain for two weeks too... total holiday :)

RisenBelfast
03-12-2008, 07:20 PM
See you there robertemmett, I'll be with a large group from Belfast.

robertemmett
03-12-2008, 07:25 PM
will you not be in Donegal ?

sure you could take a run down from donegal for the day! protest mrs windsor and then take time to dander the streets of the true capital of ireland. sure you went to dublin for the ard fheis and armagh is only half the distance and your already saving a fortune on the old bio-blend.

Clann
03-12-2008, 07:26 PM
See you there robertemmett, I'll be with a large group from Belfast.

Be there myself.

Foyleview
03-12-2008, 07:38 PM
sure you could take a run down from donegal for the day! protest mrs windsor and then take time to dander the streets of the true capital of ireland. sure you went to dublin for the ard fheis and armagh is only half the distance and your already saving a fortune on the old bio-blend.

love to but have loads of easter lilly information leaflets and lisbon treaty leaflets to give out. Easter week is also a busy week for commeration preparations and of course trying to earn a crust in between.
i m sure there will be a big turn out

East Tyrone
03-12-2008, 07:49 PM
i have two weeks off at easter!!! the world is my oyster... i can do both! plus the wife is away to spain for two weeks too... total holiday :)

Jaysis, the world is indeed your mollusc. It's well seen the auld tramp isn't trying to visit the true capital of Ulster. Might have to make a cameo appearance in the shambles meself; remind her of Benburb and Eoin Rua.

robertemmett
03-12-2008, 08:01 PM
Jaysis, the world is indeed your mollusc. It's well seen the auld tramp isn't trying to visit the true capital of Ulster. Might have to make a cameo appearance in the shambles meself; remind her of Benburb and Eoin Rua.

good man

Comrade Ryan
03-13-2008, 12:54 PM
I'll be there.

Well done.

CJC
03-14-2008, 12:10 PM
Yeah

McLiam
03-19-2008, 12:57 PM
I'll be showing my ugly mug in Armagh!

Comrade Ryan
03-19-2008, 12:59 PM
Good stuff. The more the merrier.

McLiam
03-19-2008, 01:09 PM
Any particular arrangements for getting there, or just grab the first bus to Armagh?

robertemmett
03-19-2008, 01:10 PM
Any particular arrangements for getting there, or just grab the first bus to Armagh?


i think mrs winsdor is arriving close to the mall in armagh by helicopter, perhaps you can thumb a lift from her:icon_laugh::icon_laugh:

McLiam
03-19-2008, 01:11 PM
i think mrs winsdor is arriving close to the mall in armagh by helicopter, perhaps you can thumb a lift from her:icon_laugh::icon_laugh:

¬_¬

2-3 must be funny hour.

IndependentNationalist
03-19-2008, 06:09 PM
i'd love to totally humiliate her....gebtly waving at the thousands of screaming protesters

RisenBelfast
03-19-2008, 09:25 PM
On arrangements - people are pretty much travelling with friends in cars - makes it more likely they'll not get turned back. Depending on where you are coming from I may able to make suggestions.

Remember it takes around an hour from Belfast and the assembly time is 9am.

PM me if you need advice.

slartibuckfast
03-20-2008, 08:18 AM
Was it called off or something? I took a spin over to Irish Street for 9 to see if there were many protesters and not a one was to be seen. All there is is traffic problems and cops with machine guns.

wjeilis
03-20-2008, 12:10 PM
Due to the myriad of peeler checkpoints and diversions around Armagh, it was about 9.30 before people assembled. Stayed at Irish Street for an hour then moved to Market Street/Market Place for another hour, with the Cathedral in the background and the peelers in between it and the éirígí protest. UTV, BBC and ITN filmed it and did interviews, it remains to be seen if any of these clips or interviews will be broadcast. Mightn't do to show there are those who refuse to accept partition and the normalisation process.