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Prepared statement by Dr. Richard Haass

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 […]

UUP’S DOCUMENT SHOWS ANGUISH AND FRUSTRATION

Posted By: March 12, 2014

“They can’t see it because the only history is the one they believe in. There is no place for an alternative view of the world. They want to force their view on everyone else and will not move until that happens. Hence the tragic demand to re-run Drumcree, a cause lost 15 years ago.” Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, […]

Violence could re-emerge warns Haass

Posted By: March 12, 2014

David Young.Irish News.(Belfast).Wednesday, March 12, 2014 RICHARD Haass yesterday expressed concern over a potential return to serious violence unless issues from the past are dealt with. The former US diplomat, whose efforts to negotiate a deal on long standing disputes on flags, parades and the toxic legacy of the Troubles ended on New Year’s Eve without consensus, insisted that […]

Halt to Hamill case quashed

Posted By: March 11, 2014

  NOTE: On April 22, 1999, the Irish National Caucus arranged for Robert Hamill’s sister Diane to testify on Robert’s case before the House International Relations Committee. By happy coincidence — on the same day as this new Congressional Hearing — today’s Irish News reports developments in the Hamill case, one of the worst in […]

IRISH-AMERICANS WELCOME CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

Posted By: March 09, 2014

CAPITOL HILL. Sunday, March 9, 2014 — Irish-Americans greatly welcome the Congressional Hearing: “The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today: Attempting to Deal with the Past” before the House Subcommittee on Human Rights, Tuesday. March 11, 2014. (See Witnesses below). Fr. Sean Mc Manus, president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, explained: ” This will […]

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