Peace marchers were treated with contempt

I FELT a shudder go down my spine when the army was sent into Shannon airport to secure it for the US military.

Peace marchers were treated with contempt

An Irish civilian airport was visibly militarised to facilitate the war machine of a foreign power.

However, what happened last Saturday was even more disgraceful and makes one wonder how much respect the Government has for peaceful protesters.The broad-based Cork Anti-War Campaign is affiliated to the similarly constituted Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM)

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