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- ↑ The Raytheon 9: Resisting War Crimes Is Not A Crime, a pamphlet by Eamonn McCann
- ↑ The occupiers claim that this was proved by the evidence gained from their occupation of the factory. "Raytheon's Military Work Exposed" Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine , an article by Eamonn McCann
- ↑ "Defence firm protesters arrested". BBC Northern Ireland Website, 9 August 2006. 9 August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ↑ "9 arrested over vandalism of Raytheon's Northern Ireland office". Boston Globe . Associated Press. 9 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ↑ News Briefs [ permanent dead link ]Sunday Tribune 2006-08-13.
- ↑ Charges against the other three seem to have been dropped, but so far no reference for this has been found.
- ↑ "Raytheon 6 cleared", Derry Journal, 11 June 2008. (accessed 2020-07-26)
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