Tuesday, December 3, 2002

An acceptable level of violence It is becoming increasingly obvious that there is now an acceptable level of violence in the North. Night after night, inter communal strife continues in Belfast and elsewhere while the authorities seem incapable (or unwilling) of preventing the ongoing trouble. There is though, a regular flow of information from the police authorities telling the public that the force is overstretched trying to contain disturbances. It seems strange however, that the PSNI is unable to control the same handful of streets with more diligence. What seems even stranger is that over the past number of years one well known organisation carried out an ongoing campaign of pipe-bombing and that only a mere handful of culprits were ever caught. In contrast to the ruthless policy deployed against the Provisional IRA during its campaign, the treatment of loyalist pipebombers was pure indulgence. [Fourthwrite: An acceptable level of violence] Comments: Google It! 6:42:24 AM

Warning on move by British to introduce prison uniforms North Kerry Republican Sinn Féin An attempt by the British to re-introduce new prison uniforms for Republicans in Six County jails will be resisted by the political prisoners, a leading South Armagh speaker said when he delivered the oration at a Republican Sinn Féin commemoration in Kerry. [Saoirse: Warning on move by British to introduce prison uniforms] Comments: Google It! 6:37:57 AM

Asking the Awkward Questions Terry Harkin Over the last few weeks assisting with the IRSP's effort to expose the use - by an unreconstructed RUC - of child informers to spy on their own people. I was struck with the lack of interest expressed by the media, Policing Board and world in general. Here we were, a legitimate political party with what by any standards was a major story. It had all the elements - sleaze, child abuse, paramilitaries and crooked cops. [The Blanket: Asking the Awkward Questions] Comments: Google It! 6:34:17 AM

Garda Omerta a step too far As we go to print on Wednesday night, Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh is set to call on the Minister for Justice to hold an emergency Dáil debate to discuss the urgent need for policing reform in the 26 Counties. [AP/RN: Garda Omerta a step too far] Comments: Google It! 6:27:19 AM

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