The Menwith Hill spy base near Harrogate in North Yorkshire is the largest electronic monitoring station in the world. Run by the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States, it is one of a global network of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) bases, which monitors the world's communications and relays information to NSA HQ at Fort Meade in Maryland, USA.
The information processed there is important to the war machine of the US and the countries it sponsors.
As part of maintaining a voice of protest at this foreign invasion of our countryside a vigil is held outside the base between 6 and 8 pm every Tuesday.
This week’s gathering was poignant as it marked one week since the death of Matthew Cornish, killed in Basra on August 1st. Matthew was the eldest son of Anni Rainbow, joint coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB). Anni herself was unable to attend but more than seventeen others, including people from Rhythms of Resistance Sheffield, kept sad and angry watch. A time of silence was kept, during which traffic was halted, in commemoration of Matthew.
Information about Matthew Cornish -
http://tinyurl.com/fma7n
CAAB - http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/caab
Rhythms of Resistance Sheffield - http://www.rhythmsofresistancesheffield.org.uk/
As part of maintaining a voice of protest at this foreign invasion of our countryside a vigil is held outside the base between 6 and 8 pm every Tuesday.
This week’s gathering was poignant as it marked one week since the death of Matthew Cornish, killed in Basra on August 1st. Matthew was the eldest son of Anni Rainbow, joint coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB). Anni herself was unable to attend but more than seventeen others, including people from Rhythms of Resistance Sheffield, kept sad and angry watch. A time of silence was kept, during which traffic was halted, in commemoration of Matthew.
Information about Matthew Cornish -
http://tinyurl.com/fma7n CAAB -
http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/caab Rhythms of Resistance Sheffield -
http://www.rhythmsofresistancesheffield.org.uk/ 
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What about Saddams genocide of the Kurds?
09.08.2006 12:14
Supportter of the Kurds
What about Turkey and Iran?
09.08.2006 12:32
If you think that the US is going to deliver you a free and independent Kurdistan then take a look at Lebanon and Iraq and Afganistan -- this is what US freedom and democracy looks like.
The enemy of my enemy is NOT NECESSARILLY my friend!
no states - no nations
Kurds DID oppose the Iraq war
09.08.2006 14:37
I remember attending a demonstration in Manchester in March 2003, when not only were Kurds present, but one of the speakers was a Kurd. He opposed Saddam, sure, but did not think an aggressive invasion was the way to go.
Pity Bush and Blair wouldn't listen.
Copernicus
What Indeed about the Kurdish Genocide
09.08.2006 18:37
The worst of the offences against the Kurds were committed well before the current Gulf War (The Halabja poison gas attack for example was in 1988, before even Desert Storm) These attacks were not ended by the current gulf war, they were curtailed when the US government stopped surplying Iraq with weapons (often of 'mass destruction') infact the Halabja attack was used as evidence that Iraq had these 'weapons of mass destructions'. The worst attacks on the Kurds took place when Iraq was the US's proxy ally against Iran and as the US stopped supporting Iraq so the attacks against the Kurds were reduced. Being against the current war in no way implies any support for the Iraqi stance on the Kurds. In fact the anti-war protests are aimed at one of the main supporters of Iraq's aggression against the Kurds!
Mark
Kurds in the UK
09.08.2006 19:40
Rhythms of Resistance Sheffield action samba band includes a person or Iraqi Kurdish origin who is seeking asylum in the UK who is very enthusiastic in participating in actions which oppose US/UK military action.
RORS
what about the 1000s of Iraqis? why did he go to war?
10.08.2006 15:24
Some soldiers have refused to go to war on a point of conscience. I so wish US soldiers in Iraq would do the same - that way you can save the lives of innocent people, stop an illegal invasion, save yourself and your family.
If you do it for money, you are no different to the mercenary Sir Mark Thatcher, knighted by the Queen and those other despicable figures that stand for the values of Blair.
NOTOWAR
NOTOWAR response
19.08.2006 22:06
They DO NOT get to choose what wars they fight to protect this, that is the goverments job.
your right that they defend is to protest the war, mine is to say you are disgracing YOUR troops and the memorys of all thoose that have fallen in the name of the country, union flag and all who it represents
support YOUR troops