Crowe facilitates Leinster House discussion with American peace activist<\/p>\n
Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, facilitated a cross-party discussion in Leinster House with the renowned American peace activist, Ann Wright, on Thursday.<\/p>\n
After the meeting Deputy Crowe said:
\u201cFirstly I would like to thank Ann for coming to Leinster House to talk with members of the D\u00e1il and Seanad about her peace activism and her thoughts on the current wars being fought around the world and contemporary imperialism.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would also like to thank the Peace And Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and the Irish Anti-War Movement for facilitating and arranging Ann\u2019s visit to Ireland.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnn served in the American military for 29 years, retiring as a colonel, and she also served for 16 years in the Foreign Service of the US State Department. She courageously resigned her position in the US State Department in direct protest to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. She is one of the highest government officials to resign in protest.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince her resignation she has become one of the most prominent peace activists in the US. She was also aboard Challenger 1, which was part of the 2010 Freedom Flotilla to Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cI, along with other members of the Oireachtas, had an open and frank discussion with Ann. It was a quite timely discussion to have as we have seen successive governments erode Ireland\u2019s neutrality, and a growing entanglement of Ireland in NATO and EU military alliances. Sinn F\u00e9in firmly opposes all attempts to erode Irish neutrality.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to wish Ann all the best on her trip around Ireland, in which she will also visit Belfast, Galway, and Shannon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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