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‘Nelson files’ link British authorities to UDA death squads

Posted By: November 16, 2015

Jim McDowell. Irish Independent. Saturday, November 14, 2015Shock revelations about British army collusion with loyalist paramilitary death squads are set to rock the political institutions in Dublin and London. The fresh information is understood to focus on personal and highly incriminating files compiled by Brian Nelson.He was recruited by British Military Intelligence (BMI) to infiltrate the outlawed Ulster Defence Association at its […]

Anglo-Irish Agreement: deal was crushing blow for unionism

Posted By: November 15, 2015

Alex Kane. Irish Times.Saturday, November 14, 2015.The hall was full. Every chair in the building had been brought in from other rooms, yet there were still dozens of people huddled in the hallway and down the stairs. Someone was trying to rig up a Tannoy system to allow the growing crowd in the car park to listen to what […]

Diaspora Jews offer a rare chance for hope in the Middle East

Posted By: November 15, 2015

Irish Americans helped settle the conflict in Northern Ireland. Jewish communities could play a similar role for Israel and PalestineJonathan Freedland. The Guardian. Friday, November 13, 2015Diasporas can be trouble. Whether it was the German-Americans who agitated to keep the United States out of the war against Hitler, the Irish-Americans who bankrolled the IRA’s “armed struggle”, or the Cuban-Americans who lobbied to keep […]

Bloody Sunday soldiers would have to serve full prison terms

Posted By: November 12, 2015

Allison Morris. Irish News(Belfast). Thursday, November 12, 2015Any British soldiers convicted in relation to the Bloody Sunday murders would have to serve their sentence in full due to a legal anomaly.The loophole under Good Friday Agreement legislation means that Troubles-related offences committed before August 1973 are not eligible for early release after two years.The legislation only covers […]

Nesbitt’s tactics make opponents look goo

Posted By: November 11, 2015

Brian Feeney. IrishNews(Belfast).Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Now that Gerry Adams has returned safely from the $500 a plate Friends of Sinn Féin fundraising dinner in New York the British and Irish governments can sign off on the deal that’s been on the table since last week. Will it be today, tomorrow or Friday? It doesn’t […]

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