Wednesday, January 22, 2003

'Freedom Five' 20 years on A celebration party was held in New York to mark the 20th anniversary of the acquittal of five Irish Republicans in a New York court. [Saoirse: 'Freedom Five' 20 years on (original), 'Freedom Five' twenty years on (permalink)] Comments: Google It! 6:33:56 AM

For Whom the Bells Toll Anthony McIntyre The political discourse as of late has pulsated with reference to policing. Much of it is based on anticipation that Sinn Fein will join the structure of the RUC. One Sinn Fein official told the Irish Times the deal was [OE]done and dusted.[base '] No doubt it is. A member of the Republican Movement who is resolutely against Sinn Fein joining the RUC recently referred to two of the party's perennial picket line participants who have been spending their Saturdays standing on the Falls Road with posters proclaiming opposition to the PSNI. "What," he asked, "are they going to do when Gerry Kelly drives down some day, gets out of his land rover and tells them to move on or he'll book them?" My response: "Move on, I suppose, and tell us it is only tactical and then accuse us of failing to grasp the revolutionary logic inherent in mere surface conservative stances." The point is both of us accept that this is the only direction in which Sinn Fein and its 'undefeated army' is going. Why an 'undefeated army' would want to join the RUC is rarely broached. Moreover, why an 'undefeated army' would continuously feel the need to point out to all and sundry that it was an 'undefeated army' seems not to puzzle only those who swallow the myth that it was undefeated. They protest too much. [The Blanket: For Whom the Bells Toll] Comments: Google It! 6:23:34 AM

Plastic bullets report calls for monitoring Relatives for Justice spokesperson Clara Reilly said a new report into the use of plastic bullets, by Independent British Military Complaints Assessor, Jim McDonald, highlights the need for a total ban on the deadly weapon. [AP/RN: Plastic bullets report calls for monitoring] Comments: Google It! 6:21:17 AM

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