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'Trump Not Welcome': Irish anti-war activists in Brussels for protest at Nato summit

The summit is much-awaited following Trump’s previous dismissal of Nato.

Belgium Trump Protests in Brussels yesterday. Matt Dunham / PA Matt Dunham / PA / PA

IRISH ANTI-WAR activists will be among an expected 10,000 protesters that will descend on Brussels today as President Donald Trump meets other Nato leaders.

A student-led protest, dubbed ‘Trump Not Welcome’, took place in the Belgian capital yesterday as Trump arrived in the city.

A second protest in front of Nato’s offices is planned for today when the summit opens.

Trump is due to meet EU and Nato leaders as part of his first foreign trip since taking office in January.

International organisations such as Oxfam and Amnesty International, and local unions and leftist political parties have indicated they will also join the demonstrations.

Ireland’s Peace and Neutrality Alliance (Pana) has sent a delegation to the city as part of its opposition to Nato and the US president.

Pana’s chairperson Roger Cole said they hope to highlight a number of “critical issues”, including:

The substantial increase in the number of US troops and military equipment passing through Shannon Airport on their way to and from various imperial wars in the Middle East.

“There is also the ever-increasing militarisation of the EU itself through the European Defence Agency with their EU battle groups, all of which is moving us closer to a European Army,” Cole said.

Trump’s presence at the Nato meeting has been much awaited after he sparked fears of an end to the transatlantic alliance when he dismissed NATO as “obsolete” while on the campaign trail.

- With reporting by © – AFP 2017

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    Mute MikejG
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    May 25th 2017, 7:10 AM

    Maybe protest about the killing of innocent children in Manchester instead?

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    Mute Karen Wellington
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    May 25th 2017, 7:51 AM

    @MikejG: protest to whom? ISIS?

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    Mute free Palestine
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    May 25th 2017, 11:51 AM

    @Karen Wellington: well Trump and his terrorists are arming training isis in Syria to over throw asad so he has clear links to Manchester attack. Plus look at how children are killed by usa and usa weapons around the world

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    Mute DPentony
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    May 25th 2017, 7:11 AM

    Wrong to call them anti-war protesters. Only anti-war & anti-violence when it suits their agenda.

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    Mute Hurt Stoogie
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    May 25th 2017, 8:18 AM

    @DPentony: anti American and anti Israel would be more accurate

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    Mute Theunpopularpopulist
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    May 25th 2017, 9:37 AM

    Bandwagoners that’s all they are.

    I will eat my words if they start protesting against non democratically elected dictators regimes regularly.

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    Mute Mike Cantwell
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    May 25th 2017, 7:48 AM

    Welcome to the “hellhole ” , were they protesting in Moleenbeek

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    May 25th 2017, 8:06 AM

    @Mike Cantwell: pretty sure they’re referring to the fact that Trump referred to Belgium as a hellhole

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    Mute Ciaran Kehoe
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    May 25th 2017, 10:54 AM

    When is the demo against Dublin city council for displaying Palestinian flag over city hall

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    Mute free Palestine
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    May 25th 2017, 11:53 AM

    @Ciaran Kehoe: lol so you agree with the slaughter of Palestinian children?? Shame on you sick sick person. What’s the difference between slaughter of Palestinian children and slaughter of children in Manchester??

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    Mute Martin Flood
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    May 25th 2017, 12:47 PM

    @free Palestine: (you forgot to include Israeli children)

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    May 25th 2017, 3:12 PM

    @free Palestine: and you forgot to say hamas are a terrorist organisation that have called for the blood of all Israeli children

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    Mute Saul Cusack
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    May 25th 2017, 11:29 AM

    Rent-a-Mob can afford to travel abroad?

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    May 25th 2017, 8:17 AM

    Fair play to these anti war activists for giving up a few days pay from to travel

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    Mute Hurt Stoogie
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    May 25th 2017, 8:19 AM

    @lavbeer: Aosdana payments are still paid. Money for nothing

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    Mute Carnac
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    May 25th 2017, 5:28 PM

    All the wars we’re fine under Obama..

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    May 25th 2017, 8:06 AM

    Who cares? Who’ll listen? Let him in, he’ll only reverse his position anyway

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    Mute Patricia Cooney
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    May 25th 2017, 8:15 AM

    @Dave O Keeffe: jobs for the boys.

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    May 25th 2017, 4:17 PM

    @Patricia Cooney: if I take out the anyway it leave a nice protest chant to counter those trying to keep him out

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    May 25th 2017, 2:16 PM

    Have them people no jobs to go to

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    May 25th 2017, 4:48 PM

    @Mick Cullen:
    Leo should check them out.

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    May 25th 2017, 7:08 PM

    Peace will never be achieved through violent means.

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