Ray was around in the fall of 1962 and watched the Cuban missile crisis up close and personal. He served as an Army Infantry/Intelligence officer from 1962-1964 and then joined the CIA AS AN ANALYST (never had to overthrow any governments or ship kidnapped people thru Shannon). During Ronald Reagan's first term (1981-85) he briefed Vice President Bush, the Secretaries of State and Defense, and other very senior officials in the morning with the President's Daily Brief. He was chief of the Soviet Foreign Policy Branch of CIA, had three of my analysts supporting the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) in Geneva and Vienna, and was in Moscow in May 1972 to take part in the ceremonies marking the signing of the ABM Treaty -- the pillar of strategic stability until Bush Junior walked out of the treaty. VIPS and Ray are now focusing very much on the new acerbic tone in U.S.-Russia relations, the intense public campaign to blame Russia for everything, and THEY ARE EXPOSING, WITH FORENSICS TO BACK THEM UP, THE FACT THAT "THE RUSSIANS HACKED LAST YEAR'S ELECTION" IS AS FRAUDULENT AS THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OF 15 YEARS AGO.
The Legend of the Russian Hack
from the most recent to the VIPS Memo to President of July 24, 2017 (not to mention several earlier ones, including op-eds by Bill and Ray in the Baltimore Sun, over the past year)
Former NSA experts, now members of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), say it wasn’t a hack at all, but a leak—an inside job by someone with access to the DNC’s system.
The Peace & Neutrality Alliance and Irish CND protests outside the Embassy of the United States of America in Dublin, and we would have done the same outside the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea if they had one in view of the very real possibility of a nuclear war between the two states which would lead to the deaths of millions of people not only in Korea but the entire region. We call for inclusive direct negotiations of all the parties involved.
Speech by Lynn Boylan, Sinn Fein candidate for the Dublin Constituency of the EU Parliament (Word doc).
THE SHANNON AIRPORT VIGIL 13/10/13 Connolly Media-Group http://vimeo.com/77093252 Shannon Watch
On the 13th Oct 2013 the yearly trip to Shannon airport was held by PANA to demonstrate against the use of the airport as a hub for American troops and equipment since 2001.
The EU/US/Israeli axis is planning to go to war with Iran, a war which
will be much worse that the Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan wars.
PANA intends to do all it can to stop the war. Download:Attacks_in_Iran.pdf and What_War_With_Iran_Might_Look_Like.pdf
The US Army and Shannon Airport
International Solidarity Campaign
President Obama and US troops in Shannon Airport
Since 2001 the Peace & Neutrality Alliance in Ireland has campaigned against the use of Shannon Airport by US troops during war in accordance with international law as stated in the Hague Convention of 1907.
Support the Irish peace movement’s campaign to terminate the use of Shannon Airport by US troops on their way to and from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Peace & Neutrality Alliance was established to advocate an independent Irish foreign policy, maintain Irish neutrality and promote a transformed United Nations as the organisation through which Ireland should pursue its security concerns.
It is open to all groups and individuals that accept our objectives.
Subscribe to PANA newsa free email bulletin that will keep you informed about our current campaigns.
Since 1996 PANA has campaigned against the integration of Ireland into the US/EU/NATO military structures,
and in particular, the use of Shannon Airport by the US military on their way to and from their wars in Afghanistan,
Iraq and Pakistan.
In 2009 Ed Horgan, International Secretary of PANA was granted a 10 year visa to visit the USA. In January 2010 it was revoked after Ed had received an invitation to speak at a conference in Duke University, North Carolina on torture and extradition. After intensive lobbying Ed was granted a 3 month visa to attend the conference. This was a victory for the Irish and US peace movements. It was a defeat of those in favour of war and who seek to destroy free speech.
(Powerpoint presentation of Ed's address to the conference).
Part of that campaign is to for the first time actively seek to increase our individual membership. Please download
this membership form, print out a few and distribute to your friends. These horrific wars will continue and the use
of Shannon Airport in them will continue forever unless there are people willing to join PANA and/or other peace
groups in large enough numbers to end them. Its up to you.
New posters available, click on the image above.
* PANA AGM
The AGM of the Peace & Neutrality Alliance was held on Saturday, December 4 in the Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Here is the text of two of the speeches from the AGM:
1. Building the New Republic by Roger Cole, Chair of the Peace & Neutrality Alliance
2. Scrap Trident by Alan Mackinnon, Chair of Scottish CND
A pro-EU defence of Irish Neutrality by David Alvey
This was first published as a two part series in the September and October 2017 issues of the Irish Political Review
Ed Horgan, International Secretary of PANA address two major international conferences in Denmark and Switzerland in August and September 2017. Following on from the two conferences PANA attended Brussels, they are a further indication of PANA's commitment
to working with other peace groups in other states as part of our analysis that working for peace is both an international and national struggle.
A large PANA delegation attended the WPC and No to NATO -N0 to War conferences in Brussels to ensure its delegates were aware that the six counties of Northern Ireland as part of the UK, were and remain part of NATO since its foundation. The other key issue was to highlight the reality that the Republic of Ireland is not a neutral state, but a de facto US Aircraft carrier, with well over 2.5 million US landing in Shannon Airport in order to help it and its allies such as the UK, to destroy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and the Yemen. After the horrific attack in Manchester, a city with very strong Irish connections, by terrorists supported by the UK when they destroyed Libya with a four month bombing campaign and supplied the terrorists with military and financial support, we wish to make it clear that PANA was the only peace movement in Ireland that did not support the "freedom fighters". Every effort we made to condemn Libya's destruction was ignored by RTE and rest of the Irish corporate media.
The photograph above shows the Chair of PANA. Roger Cole holding up the PANA/Shannonwatch document 'Shannon Airport & 21st Century War' which was widely distributed at both conferences. It can be downloaded from this site, or a copy is available by contacting PANA on: 00 3531 (0) 2351512.
The CIA and War
Ray McGovern is a retired CIA Analyst and an expert on Russia. He was invited to speak in Dublin in early November 2016 at a public meeting, and to have a meeting with members of Dail Eireann by PANA and the IAWM. His web site is: raymcgovern.com
He was interviewed by Roger Cole on the Connolly Media Group.
"Shannon Airport is a virtual forward base of the US military"
Dr. Tom Clonan, Security Analyst of the Irish Times giving expert witness at the trial of Deputies Daly & Wallace at their trial in the Ennis Courthouse 24/2/15
Fine Gael, Fianna Fail Labour combine to ensure the defeat of the Neutrality Bill to ensure the continuing use of Shannon Airport as a US Airforce base. Read the debate and the vote.
No to War No to NATO
NATO are holding their conference in Newport in early September and peace groups in the UK have organised a major Counter-Summit in Wales & Cardiff and many other protests. Full details are available on their websites: www.cnduk.org and www.stopwar.org.uk
Speakers from Ireland are Margaretta D'Arcy, Ed Horgan and Roger Cole from PANA, Senator David Cullinane from Sinn Fein and independent Mick Wallace TD.
The best way to get there is via Rosslare-Fishgard (www.ferry.ie) or fly Dublin to Cardiff.
Shannon policy facilitates Ireland's role in Iraq crisis Opinion: The Army, born in a national struggle against imperialism, is being increasingly integrated into Battle Groups of the EU, a strategic military partner of Nato. Roger Cole
Court Report on the Trial of Margaretta D'Arcy & Niall Farrell
Shannonwatch Call for Investigation of Rendition Flights Through Shannon at Oireachtas Committee MeetingFor a copy of Shannonwatch's full submission to the Petitions Committee, click here or visit our website www.shannonwatch.org.
A Second Crimean War?
Since 1996 the Peace & Neutrality Alliance has campaigned for the right of the Irish people to have an independent foreign policy with Irish neutrality as its key component. Read more
The Minister for Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter declared his intention to carry out a review of Irish Defence Policy and asked for submissions. PANA published its submission (see attached) and was asked to discuss it with the Dept. of Defence Review Committee.
Also attached is the Sinn Fein (an affiliate of PANA) Defence Review Submission.
Since Mr. Alan Shatter is on record (see NATO Review interview) as saying that Irish neutrality is irrelevant, despite the fact that the RecC poll commissioned by PANA showed that 78% of the Irish people support neutrality, there can be little
doubt that submissions supporting neutrality will be ignored in the White Paper when published in 2014. The tide of history however, is with those of us who support Irish Independence, Democracy and Neutrality. Those who seek to restore imperialism as a permanent ideology, like Mr. Shatter, such as the Prime Minister of GB recently discovered, no longer can do so easily, despite the support of the corporate media. The dustbins of history awaits them.
The Militarisation of the EU
The EU Parlament recently (12/9/2013) approved a Report entitled: "EU Structures: State of Play and Future Prospects"
which called for a fully fledged EU Military Headquarters, stronger EU Battle Groups, more financial expenditure
on military equipment and closer relations with the NATO, a nuclear armed military alliance.
How the MEP's voted (including Irish MEP's) can be seen on: www.votewatch.eu
On July 1 for a six month period over 150 Irish soldiers are taking part in a 3,000 strong German led EU Battlegroup that can be sent anywhere in the world
including Syria or Iran to take part in a war if the EU Council of Ministers decide to do so.
The PANA discussion document "The Battle Groups of the European Empire" provides an analysis of how this happened and how the people of the different nations living in the emerging Empire need to work together to oppose it.
Another Europe is possible.
The growing links between NATO and the EU were a key feature of the NATO conference in Chicago.
One of the best sites based in the USA is STOP NATO run by Rick Rozoff.
PANA strongly recommends the site.
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