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Full facts must see light of day

Posted By: October 23, 2015

Irish News Editorial( Belfast). Thursday, October 22, 2015 Allegations of the most disturbing nature have long centred around the activities of the British agent known as Stakeknife, unmasked 12 years ago as the high-ranking IRA member Freddie Scappaticci.This is a case which goes to the heart of the shadowy world of collusion, the involvement of the state in serious crimes including murder […]

Report refused to let Robinson off hook

Posted By: October 23, 2015

Newton Emerson.Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, October 22, 2015 There is a surprising amount to be learned from what looks like a statement of the obvious. The report of the paramilitary assessment panel, published by secretary of state Theresa Villiers this week, was written by MI5 and the PSNI. The three members of the panel were […]

‘Scappaticci was protected – he’s still a protected species – and I don’t see that changing’

Posted By: October 22, 2015

Allison Morris. Irish News(Belfast).Thursday, October 22, 2015 CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INQUIRY: Shona and Marc Moreland, whose mother Caroline, inset, was abducted and shot by the IRA and, right, Frank Mulhern, whose son Joseph Mulhern was shot by the IRA in July 1993 Pictures: Mal McCann IRA victim Caroline Moreland, murdered in 1994 The daughter of […]

WHILE the now defunct Independent Monitoring Commission didn’t always get it right, at least its reports were comprehensive.

Posted By: October 21, 2015

Allison Morris.Irish News( Belfast). Wednesday, October 21, 2015 The government-ordered assessment of paramilitary activity was a masterclass in stating the obvious. That the UDA is fragmented and some areas continue to be involved in violence is hardly shocking news. That the UVF leadership has only ‘limited control over its membership’ and in some cases is […]

PRESIDENT RICHARD L.TRUMKA, AFL-CIO, TO RECEIVE WORLD PEACE PRIZE

Posted By: October 20, 2015

 Seoul/Washington. October 15, 2015. The World Peace Prize Awarding Council (WPPAC) has announced that Richard L. Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, is to receive its World Peace Prize-Top Honor on February 3, 2016. The Seoul, South Korea-based Founder and Master Planner of the World Peace Prize, Rev. Dr. Han Min Su, said: “Our Washington office, […]

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