Increase in Enemy Chopper Activity

It has recently been revealed that there has been a 46% increase in complaints about British Army helicopter activity in Occupied Ireland.

For complaints to rise by that margin that makes it obvious that the number of enemy operations has also risen.

It has also been admitted that "just some" of these enemy operations are training exercises for Afghanistan. That obviously must mean that the majority are aimed against the Irish people.

We need to ask, what sinister operations are enemy forces involved in when they are in our skies?

Human Rights activist and éirígí general secretary Breandán Mac Cionnaith said the following about this issue, “Whether it’s training for Afghanistan or actual operations in the Six Counties, there is absolutely no excuse for British army helicopter activity in Ireland.

“However, it is significant that the British government’s reviewer of its army’s activities in Ireland attributed only some of the helicopter activity to training for Afghanistan. By omission, what he is saying that the rest of the flights were down to British army operations in Ireland, against Irish citizens.

“éirígí has been saying for a long time that the British war machine is again cranking up its activities in the Six Counties. Last year, former PSNI chief Hugh Orde admitted that at least one regiment – the Special Reconnaissance Regiment – was back on a war footing on Irish soil. Now, Robert Whalley has tacitly admitted that British military aircraft are engaging in operations against Irish citizens.”

Mac Cionnaith continued: “Over the years, British military helicopters have caused great disruption to communities across the Six Counties, particularly in rural areas. These flights should be grounded immediately.

“Neither the people of Ireland nor the people of Afghanistan need the presence of the British war machine in their countries.”

Once again éirígí are on the ball in raising awareness on the illegal occupation and and they must be commended for doing so. In recent years they have been to the fore highlighting and opposing British Occupation.

In 2008 they successfully opposed the RIR homecoming. Thanks to the provocation and massive British police presence, normalisation was shattered that day. Dozens of riot clad RUC paramiliraties and dozens of armoured landrovers backed up by British helicopters prevented 500 peaceful protesters from getting to Belfast city centre.

They have also disrupted a number of enemy force recruitment events which are used in an attempt to recruit young people into a foreign army of occupation. Some of these events actually had to be cancelled due to the fear of éirígí protesting at them.

They actively resisted Armed Forces day and again were forcibly prevented by the British police from reaching Belfast City hall by hundreds of riot clad paramilitaries. Ironically former Republicans were able to hold a demonstration at the front of city hall the day before and managed to climb on the main gates to tie black ribbons on and guess what......there wasn't a peeler in sight!!!!. I wonder if éirígí activists would have been able to do that? They most likely would have got their skulls cracked if they had of tried. It's obvious who is a threat to Britsh Occupation, normalisation and the status quo.

éirígí opposed the presence of a British warship in Belfast dock at the tall ships event and actually boarded the monstrosity and held their protest on the warship. As a direct result of this protest éirígí forced the enemy forces to cancel a planned Royal Marines band parade. They also protested at the presence of a British warship docked in Dublin.

It's clear that partition is as strong as ever and the British forces are here for the long haul, they must also realise that we, Irish Republicans, are also in it for the long haul and we are not going anywhere. Some gullible former Republicans predict that Ireland will be reunified 2016, they need to catch themselves on. Nothing could be further from the truth. Britain maintains a garrison of at least 5,000 troops in the Six Counties, at least one of its regiments – the Special Reconnaissance Regiment – is back on a war footing on Irish soil, the PSNI is harassing nationalists, firing plastic bullets and raiding homes on a daily basis and MI5 is running hundreds of agents from its massive base in north Down.

Enemy chopper in South Armagh recently

Irish Republicans will continue to oppose and highlight British Occupation and as éirígí said recently “We will not allow Britain’s occupation of Irish territory to go unchallenged.”