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Monday May 14, 2007 16:32

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Trevor Sergeant's opposition to incinerators outweighs his opposition to Irish complicity with US military

Trevor Sergeant, leader of the Green Party in Ireland, has refused to take a firm stand on the issue of US troops utilising Shannon Airport during an interview with Pat Kenny (RTE, Monday 14th May 2007).

Sergeant stated that, though against the use of Shannon by the US military, his opposition does not at this moment amount to a precondition for Green Party participation in a coalition. According to Sergeant, the Green Party membership will decide on its criteria for coalition after the election results are in. Until then, there are NO preconditions. Except that five minutes' earlier, during the same interview, Sergeant was categoric that Green Party opposition to the building of an incinerator in Cork harbour consitututes a precondition for its involvement in coalition.

One can't help but draw the following conclusions:
1. Sergeant, in common with much of the Green Party, is a one-issue activist: environmentalism. Other issues – including Irish complicity in the destruction of Iraq and Afghanistan – are of lesser importance.
2. Sergeant – in common with every politician (that's EVERY politician) running for election to the Dail – is prepared to fudge "principals" and policies in order to garner votes.

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Comments (26 of 26)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Sinn Fein and Shannon	MF	Mon May 14, 2007 16:47
2	Is Sinn Féin to be trusted on this issue? I don't think so.	anti-war	Mon May 14, 2007 17:39
3	Sargent bares the knife	Seán Ryan	Mon May 14, 2007 17:56
4	sickening	karen fallon	Mon May 14, 2007 17:57
5	April the 16th 2006	unmanageable	Mon May 14, 2007 18:26
6	Not his fault	MichaelY	Mon May 14, 2007 18:37
7	The answer is simple	bagsnatcher	Mon May 14, 2007 18:43
8	Bagsnatcher is correct, unfortunately.	The Insider	Mon May 14, 2007 19:53
9	NO THE SOCIALIST PARTY	SP supporter	Mon May 14, 2007 21:21
10	havent you heard of strategy?	strategist	Tue May 15, 2007 07:43
11	'Strategy' ? Or 'Wishful Thinking' ?	Sharon .	Tue May 15, 2007 09:32
12	Promises promises	paul o toole	Tue May 15, 2007 09:45
13	Statement from Ted Tynan, Workers Party candidate in Cork North Central	Workers Party (Cork)	Tue May 15, 2007 11:11
14	adressing the article itself.....	karen fallon	Tue May 15, 2007 20:32
15	He probably has a wish list of things	john mcdermott	Tue May 15, 2007 20:38
16	Green Party activist in Dublin signs pledge	MichaelY	Wed May 16, 2007 12:30
17	don't forget	greenie	Thu May 17, 2007 04:12
18	Anti-War groups should send out notices and press releases	Deirdre Clancy	Fri May 18, 2007 19:43
19	deirdre who do we vote for then?	confused	Sat May 19, 2007 02:20
20	why is there not an equivalent "don't vote FF" shannon thread?	UncleWar	Sat May 19, 2007 02:36
21	Criticism can be constructive and positive	MichaelY	Sat May 19, 2007 09:10
22	Clarification	Deirdre Clancy	Sat May 19, 2007 18:16
23	Don't see may options in Limerick East	M	Sat May 19, 2007 18:49
24	here's a compromise	confused	Wed May 23, 2007 03:34
25	Spoil Your Vote	Abstainer	Wed May 23, 2007 08:49
26	"end the use of Shannon Airport by US military"	From Green Party Manifesto 2007	Wed May 23, 2007 20:26

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