Friday, February 28, 2003

If Only IF only the arms had arrived. If only the rest of the country had risen with Dublin. If only Collins hadn't signed the Treaty in London. If only. [Danny Morrison, dannymorrison.com] Comments: Google It! 7:19:16 AM

Bernadette McAliskey I'm incommunicado in Mexico for a few days and look what happens.Bernadette McAliskey came to the US on a routine trip last Friday, Feb 21, and was unexpectedly detained and then deported upon her arrival. As far as I can remember she's never been convicted of any 'terrorism'-related crimes, nor... [Proceedings of the Radial Symmetry Institute] Comments: Google It! 7:15:11 AM

What Price For Britain's Support? Bernadette McAliskey was recently denied access to the US, but not until after she had already flown all the way to Chicago. Mrs. McAliskey is a great woman who virtually personified the anger and despair that Irish Nationalists felt at the start of the Troubles. She was, and still is, a source of inspiration and motivation for people who have felt oppression in Northern Ireland, and a lot of people are greatly worried about the message that her expulsion has sent to Irish Republicans and those who support Irish Nationalism. [Terry McMenamin, Fenian Ramblings] Comments: Google It! 7:13:48 AM

One For All And All For One Why Bernadette McAliskeys Expulsion from the USA Affects Us All I suppose it is high time for me to say something about why Ive been taking such an interest in the coverage of this story. Well, in my view,... [Paul Dunne, The Shamrockshire Eagle] Comments: Google It! 7:11:18 AM

A very British Coup Recent happenings in the world of Ulster Loyalism leave one with a strange feeling that there was more manipulation of the outcome than meets the eye. The chain of events that has led to the death of the powerful UDA figure John Gregg and the subsequent flight into exile of the Shankill Road's hard-line 'C' Company are reminiscent of a fast moving B-Movie. While it is still much too early to predict either a definite end to the feud or a new and less blood-thirsty departure for the UDA, the largest loyalist group is now faced with re-evaluating its old strategy of violent aggression coupled with an aversion to conventional politics. [Tommy McKearney, Fourthwrite] Comments: Google It! 7:08:38 AM

Free Inigo Makazaga from Belmarsh Gaol The Irish Republican Socialist Party has spoken out regarding the case of Iñigo Makazaga, an activist within the Basque student movement and a member of the Basque republican party. Makazaga, who served on Herri Batasuna's local committee in his Vitroria-Gasteiz community, was falsely charged in February 1996 with sabotage offenses as part of the Spanish governments ongoing attack on Basque activists. He was arrested and jailed, during which time he was subjected to physical abuse and torture. To escape further threat to his freedom and physical well being, Makazaga left the Basque lands and sought refuge in Britain under an assumed identity. He was arrested in Dover in April of 2001 on an extradition warrant from Spain, which claimed he was a member of the ETA. [The Starry Plough] Comments: Google It! 6:58:18 AM

An Address to the People of Ireland Eighty-one years after the partition of Ireland in 1922, and almost five years after the Stormont Agreement of 1998, Republican Sinn Féin, on the basis of a resolution passed at our annual Ard-Fheis held in October, 2002, wishes to address the Irish People on the current national position. [Saoirse] Comments: Google It! 6:53:14 AM

Sinn Fein's Helpful Hints for Upholding Harmony The vibrant festival scene in South Armagh is dominated by the annual Liars Convention, an entertaining contest of fantastical tales at which reality has no place. You might wonder what is left for satire upon learning that the winner is invariably an elected representative of Sinn Fein. Once it was Pat McNamee, a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, who is again wowing the public. Or is it cowing the public? [Eamon Lynch, The Blanket] Comments: Google It! 6:53:08 AM

Have you heard anything, John Stevens? London Metropolitan Police Chief John Stevens, who has headed three consecutive inquires into the question of collusion over a decade, was photographed last week holding a "Crimestoppers" poster. Can you help? Ran the poster's headline appeal for witnesses. [Laura Friel, AP/RN] Comments: Google It! 6:47:58 AM

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