CAPITOL HILL. August 30,
2004 --- Presidential Candidate John Kerry, Senators
Teddy Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd and Charles
Schumer have lent their support to a campaign launched
by the Irish National Caucus to have the U.S Separtment
of Defence cancel a contract it, incredibly, gave to
Timothy Spicer, former commander of the British Army
unit that murdered unarmed and innocent Peter Mc Bride
in Northern Ireland in 1992.
The five powerful Senators have written to Secretary of
Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, urging him direct the
Inspector General to investigate how the contract came
to be awarded.( See their letter at the end).
" I am very grateful to these five Senators", said Fr.
Sean Mc Manus, President of the Irish National Caucus,
who had written to all of them asking for their
support. " They are showing sensitivity to the family
of Peter Mc Bride, and a concern for basic human rights
and decency.President Bush must do likewise . He must
cancel this contract. President Bush must decide if he
wants the respect of Irish-Americans or the gratitude of
Timothy Spicer for the fat contract. He cannot have
both."
