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Irish Peace Activist Blocked from Entering US

HeadlineApr 07, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security has blocked an Irish peace activist from entering the United States. Damien Moran was scheduled to speak today in Colorado Springs about US plans to build a missile defense system in Poland. After he landed at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Damien was reportedly interrogated about his role in a 2003 action when Irish peace activists sabotaged US military property at Shannon Airport in Ireland.

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