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SUMMARY:PROTEST AGAINST WARMONGER BIDEN’S VISIT
DESCRIPTION:\nNO TO US IMPERIALISM | DEFEND IRISH NEUTRALITY | JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE\n\n\n\nWednesday 12th April @ 5pmGPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1\n\n\n\nTo protest US President Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland, political parties, solidarity organisations,students and anti-war activists will gather at the GPO at 5pm on Wednesday 12th April tohighlight the dangerous and destructive nature of US militarism for people and the planet.WARMONGERINGIn response to its declining economic dominance, Biden is strengthening US imperialism’smilitary presence around the globe. In Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the US seeks toconfront its main economic and political rivals; most notably through a proxy war with Russia inUkraine, and increased tensions with China. Aside from killing, maiming and destruction, thebusiness of war is a key driver of climate change, pushing us ever closer to environmentalcatastrophe.Twenty years ago Biden was one of the main drivers of the war on Iraq. As chair of thepowerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he and George W. Bush persuaded the public toback the war. Biden holds responsibility for the thousands of deaths and for devastation of Iraqand the surrounding region since the invasion. Today US imperialism continues itswarmongering in the Middle East; most recently through providing bombers and weaponry tothe Saudi Arabian dictatorship as it continues a brutal war against the people of Yemen.In Latin America, US-backed coups and attempted-coups continue, as do inhumane US-ledblockades and sanctions. These have resulted in the immiseration of millions of working classpeople; in particular in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.IRISH NEUTRALITYBiden’s visit cannot be separated from successive Irish governments’ undermining of ourneutrality. They aim to draw closer to NATO and already have full-on involvement with EUmilitary operations. They seek to get rid of Ireland’s neutrality, despite the fact that themajority of Irish people are in favour of keeping it. Meanwhile, US troops, weapons andmilitary vehicles continue to pass through Shannon Airport on a regular basis, en route toraining death and destruction upon the peoples of the world.PALESTINEThe US is the world’s most consistent political and financial backer of the IsraeliApartheid regime and occupation of Palestine. This has not changed under Biden. Frombombing Gaza, to illegal settlements, to mass incarceration of political and child prisoners, tomurderous invasions of Palestinian cities, Biden has defended Israel to the hilt, including at the\n\n\n\nUN Security Council. Biden is a self-proclaimed Zionist, and has pushed throughout his politicalcareer for unconditional US support for the Apartheid state. It is beyond hypocritical for Biden tocome to Ireland to discuss peace while ensuring the Israeli war machine is free to continue theethnic cleansing of Palestine.For these reasons and more, we ask you to join us to say that warmonger andImperialist-in-Chief Biden is not welcome in Ireland!Supporting OrganisationsIrish Anti-War MovementIreland-Palestine Solidarity CampaignCuba Solidarity ForumStudents for ChangePeople Before ProfitCommunist Party of IrelandConnolly Youth Movement\n
URL:https://communistparty.ie/en/events/protest-bidens-visit/
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