Thursday, January 16, 2003

Pressure on Sinn Fein grows Tommy McKearney After his clever little intervention in the debate about IRA disbanding, William Hay MLA and member of the DUP may in time become known as 'Slick Willie'. Playing what on the surface might be read as a reasonable role in the current impasse that has resulted in the suspension of the Stormont institutions, William Hay suggested that his party might well consider working with Sinn Fein at some time in the future. He added, however, that the Sinn Fein party would have to make some adjustments to its constituency. In short, the party would have to be seen to distance itself from the Provisional IRA. [Fourthwrite: Pressure on Sinn Fein grows] Comments: Google It! 9:36:36 AM

Holy Cross pipe bomb "Anyone could have walked up to the gate and been blown to pieces. To me it was meant for the parents and children. I just wish someone would come out and tell us why." [Saoirse: Holy Cross pipe bomb (original), Holy Cross School pipe bomb (permalink)] Comments: Google It! 9:36:30 AM

Progress comes slowly at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry Fern Lane At a press conference held by the families in the days before the Saville Inquiry moved to London, John Kelly said that he believed that it was the point at which things would really "get going" and, on behalf of the families of the dead and the wounded, he begged all those involved on the British side to, finally, tell the truth. [AP/RN: Progress comes slowly at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry] Comments: Google It! 9:31:27 AM

'Ghastly people' killed their own - soldiers Fern Lane In a statement to the Bloody Sunday inquiry on Tuesday a former Lance Bombardier in 22nd Light Air Defence Regiment said that he did not believe that all of the dead been shot by the British Army. Soldier INQ145 claimed that "At least four dead bodies were already in the Rossville flats before the afternoon of January 30, 1972. This was common knowledge at the time. I remember being at the RUC station at Strand Road, having something to eat after coming off duty at 6pm that evening. There were two soldiers in the police station and they said in relation to the shooting of Jack Duddy that he had been shot by 'one of his own'." [AP/RN: 'Ghastly people' killed their own - soldiers] Comments: Google It! 9:31:20 AM

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