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The spread of British hypocrisy, from Gerry Adams and Northern Ireland to Syria

Posted By: May 13, 2014

    BY ROBERT FISK – Belfast Telegraph,12 MAY, 2014 The law is the law is the law. So I was taught as a child. But it’s all baloney. Take the case of Gerry Adams, “arrested” and then released after chatting to the Northern Ireland police – I notice the cops did not use the […]

PSNI decision on MRF shootings ‘travesty of justice’

Posted By: May 13, 2014

  Press Release — Pat Finucane Center   13 May  2014 The decision by the PSNI [ Police Service of Northern Ireland] not  to fully investigate shootings carried out by the secret plainclothes British  army unit, the Military Reaction Force, is a ‘travesty of justice’ according to  the PFC. Following a BBC Panorama programme broadcast in […]

PLEASE, PLEASE, SHED LIGHT ON THE DARK SIDE

Posted By: May 10, 2014

Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, May 10, 2014 SOLVING political problems is the preserve of politicians. Building trust in policing is a matter for all of us. so while the political fall-out from the arrest of Gerry Adams is likely to be resolved, to some extent, after the elections, allegations concerning the integrity […]

Prosecutors in Gerry Adams case may have to consider public interes

Posted By: May 08, 2014

If evidence is sufficient, it would be entirely proper for deputy DPP to take into account impact of charges on peace process Joshua Rozenberg • The Guardian.com, Tuesday  May 6, 2014  Nobody should have been surprised when Gerry Adams was released without charge on Sunday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland may think it has enough evidence against the Sinn Féin president to justify […]

OH FOR SOMEONE WITH THE GUTS TO TACKLE PAST

Posted By: May 08, 2014

“In the meantime the inertia of Dublin and London is entirely responsible for last week’s dangerous circumstances. Unfortunately neither the NIO[ Northern Ireland Office] nor the Department of [Irish ]Foreign Affairs has a politician with the guts, principle or imagination to take the matter in hand and act to prevent similar danger to peace erupting next month or next year.” Brian Feeney, Irish […]

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