Sunday, August 24, 2003

Colombia Three await verdict Joanne Corcoran The trial of the Colombia Three came to a close last week with the defence accusing the Colombian military and political establishment of using the three Irish citizens to secure more US military aid. The men's lawyers rubbished the case put forward by the prosecution and asked that the judge make his decision based purely on the evidence put in front of him. [AP/RN: Colombia Three await verdict] Comments: 11:29:34 PM

Revenge, Not Justice Anthony McIntyre In April it was reported in the Sunday Business Post that Micky McKevitt would be offered a deal. In return for pleading guilty to IRA membership he would have the more serious charge of directing terrorism dropped and would be released from prison within two years. The reasoning behind this from the point of view of the state was said by the paper to be increasing doubts about the credibility of the chief state witness in the case, supergrass David Rupert. The paper also claimed that Rupert, who is originally from New York, was linked with the Teamsters Union in the United States and organised crime, drug dealing and fraud. In June it further reported that Rupert's background is a murky world of alleged scams with Afro-Caribbean criminals in Chicago, life assurance frauds, gambling deals with the Mafia and a string of bankruptcies.[The Blanket: Revenge, Not Justice] Comments: 11:29:15 PM

Collusion claimed many lives in 26 Counties Mícheál MacDonncha British state collusion with loyalist paramilitaries, or indeed direct operations by British forces, also took a heavy toll of lives in the 26 Counties. [AP/RN: Collusion claimed many lives in 26 Counties] Comments: 11:28:55 PM

Tell the truth about collusion: Thousands to march in Belfast Laura Friel Collusion has been part of the Six-County state since its creation. British forces and unionist paramilitaries have traditionally shared intelligence, weapons and personnel. But in the 1980s, under the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, members of the British cabinet and their military intelligence agencies developed a specific collusion mechanism that established state sponsored murder as a formal strategy at the heart of British policy in Ireland. [AP/RN: Tell the truth about collusion: Thousands to march in Belfast] Comments: 11:28:41 PM

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