Posted By: June 19, 2014
Neon Emerson. Irish News (Belfast). Thursay, June 19, 2014 A PICTURE that did the rounds on the internet four years ago showed lines of people outside an American Star Wars convention, all dressed as Imperial Stormtroopers. The caption read: ‘Fascism. You really think it’ll be this obvious?’ We could do with a similar reminder about […]
Posted By: May 15, 2014
The noted Belfast columnist wonders if another British leader is playing the Orange Card. Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, May 14, 2014 ON THE evening of 30 April as Gerry Adams was being taken into custody in Antrim David Cameron was hosting a cosy reception in the garden of 10 Downing Street for the DUP’s […]
Posted By: March 13, 2014
Richard Haass warned that “the passage of time will not by itself heal Northern Ireland’s society”. Photo: PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images By Raf Sanchez, Washington TELEGRAPH. 12 Mar 20142 Comments Northern Ireland’s path to peace and prosperity is far from assured and violence is likely to return unless its political factions are able to deliver progress, the former US peace envoy has warned. Dr […]
Posted By: March 13, 2014
Dr Richard Haass mark.rainey@newsletter.co.uk NEWS LETTER ( Belfast).13March 2014 Unionists have urged an influential Congressional committee in Washington to hear their side of the story following the failure of the Haass talks on political progress. Earlier this week, politicians on Capitol Hill heard briefings from those affected by loyalist and state violence, Amnesty International and the former police ombudsman for Northern […]
Posted By: March 12, 2014
March 11, 2014 Prepared statement by Richard N. Haass President Council on Foreign Relations and Former Independent Chair Panel of Parties in the Northern Ireland Executive Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging […]