War planes for some, fun for others

THE Salthill Air Show, which takes place on June 24, is rapidly becoming an arms exhibition and military showcase.

Not only will the Eurofighter Typhoon warplane be seen for the first time in public outside of Britain, but the air show’s website informs potential exhibitors, “We only seek displays that have relevance to the air show; for example, military-related exhibitors.”

On top of that, the attendance of the US Air Force’s Thunderbirds demonstration squadron is a propaganda coup for Bush’s Iraq war. These Thunderbird pilots have already boasted in the media how, before becoming Thunderbirds, they all had combat experience over Iraq and some over Afghanistan. However, they don’t elaborate as to the number of “kills” they may have notched up or how many innocent men, women and children they may have killed.