United States Mairead Maguire

1 united states

1.1 iraq , afghanistan
1.2 criticism of president barack obama
1.3 confrontations law

united states

mairead maguire outspoken critic of u.s. , british policy in middle east, particularly in iraq , afghanistan. has been critical of u.s. president barack obama’s leadership. activism in u.s. has brought confrontations law.

after accepting invitation 2012 nobel summit in chicago, changed mind because event hosted u.s. state department, , me nobel peace laureates should not hosted state department continuing war, removing basic civil liberties , human rights , international law , talking peace young people. that’s double standard

maguire said in 2013 interview ever since 40-day fast , arrest outside white house in 2003 (see below), whenever come america, i’m questioned background is.

in 2015, maguire spoke democracy in sit-down interview titled, no violence, yes dialogue, included 2 other nobel peach prize laureates, jody williams , leymah gbowee. maguire discussed desire end militarism , war, , build peace , international law , human rights , democracy.

iraq , afghanistan

mairead maguire voiced strong opposition u.n. sanctions against iraq, alleged have resulted in hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, calling them unjust , inhuman, new kind of bomb, , more cruel weapons. during visit baghdad argentinian colleague adolfo pérez esquivel in march 1999, maguire urged then-u.s. president bill clinton , british prime minister tony blair end bombing of iraq , permit lifting of u.n. sanction. have seen children dying mothers next them , not being able anything, maguire said. not soldiers.

in aftermath of al-qaeda s attacks on u.s. in september 2001, became clear u.s. retaliate , deploy troops in afghanistan, maguire campaigned against impending war. in india claimed have marched hundreds of thousands of indian people walking peace. in new york, maguire reported have marched 10,000 protesters, purportedly including families of 9/11 victims, u.s. war planes en route strike taliban targets in afghanistan.

in period leading march 2003 invasion of iraq, mairead maguire campaigned vigorously against anticipated hostilities. speaking @ 23rd war resisters international conference in dublin, ireland in august 2002, maguire called on irish government oppose iraq war in every european , world forum of part. on 17 march 2003, st. patrick s day, maguire protested war outside united nations headquarters with, among other activists, frida berrigan. on 19 march, maguire addressed audience of 300 people in chapel @ le moyne college in syracuse, n.y. armies advanced weapons of mass destruction facing iraqi people have nothing, told crowd. in s language, s not fair. around time, maguire held 30-day vigil , began 40-day liquid fast outside white house, joined members of pax christi usa , christian church leaders. war got under way in days followed, maguire described invasion ongoing , shameful slaughter. daily sit, facing mecca in solidarity our muslim brothers , sisters in iraq, , ask allah forgiveness, said in statement press on 31 march. maguire later remark media in u.s. distorted news iraq , iraq war carried out in pursuit of american economic , military interests. in february 2006 expressed belief george w. bush , tony blair should made accountable illegally taking world war , war crimes against humanity.

criticism of president barack obama

maguire expressed disappointment selection of u.s. president barack obama winner of 2009 nobel peace prize. extraordinary efforts strengthen international diplomacy , co-operation between peoples, said, , yet continues policy of militarism , occupation of afghanistan, instead of dialogue , negotiations parties conflict. [...] giving award leader of militarised country in world, has taken human family against war, rightly seen many people around world reward country’s aggression , domination.

after declining meet dalai lama during visit u.s. in 2008, citing conflicting travel schedules, obama declined meet exiled tibetan spiritual leader again in 2009. maguire condemned considered obama s deliberate refusal meet dalai lama, calling horrifying.

speaking @ carl von ossietzky medal award ceremony in berlin in december 2010, maguire imputed criminal accountability president obama violation of international law. when president obama says wants see world without nuclear weapons , says, in respect of iran , alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, option [sic] on table, threat use nuclear weapons, criminal threat against iran, under world court advisory opinion. nuremberg charter of 8 august 1945 says threat or use of nuclear weapons criminal, officials in 9 nuclear weapons states maintain , use nuclear deterrence threat committing crimes , breaking international law.

confrontations law

mairead maguire twice arrested in united states. on 17 march 2003, arrested outside united nations headquarters in new york city during protest against iraq war. later month, on 27 march, 1 of 65 anti-war protesters briefly taken custody police after penetrating security barricade near white house.

in may 2009, following visit guatemala, maguire detained immigration authorities @ houston airport in texas detained maguire number of hours, during time questioned, fingerprinted , photographed, , consequently missed connecting flight northern ireland. insisted must tick box in immigration form admitting criminal activities, explained. in late july same year, maguire again detained immigration authorities, time @ dulles international airport in virginia, on way ireland new mexico meet colleague jody williams. in may, delay resulted in maguire missing connecting flight.