Saturday, September 13, 2003

The Story Unfolds Danny Morrison Last Saturday's meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council was summoned (by the dissidents) to discuss a motion calling for the disciplinary action taken against Jeffrey Donaldson, the Reverend Martin Smyth and David Burnside to be dropped. Some months ago the three MPs resigned the Westminster party whip and were suspended by the leadership without an inquiry in a move that was subsequently ruled illegal. [dannymorrison.com: The Story Unfolds] Comments: 7:21:22 AM

Fine Gael should come clean on housing policy The Fine Gael party was called upon to declare its policy on the provision of social and affordable housing in the Greenfields area. [Saoirse: Fine Gael should come clean on housing policy] Comments: 7:21:07 AM

A Regime of Silence Anthony McIntyre For the most part, whether imposed or as the result of self-censorship, a regime of silence has established itself within many sections of the media since the discovery of a body on a County Louth beach believed to be that of Jean McConville, a victim of a 1972 war crime carried out by the post-Seamus Twomey Provisional IRA leadership in Belfast. How that self-proclaimed organ of professionalism and first class journalism, and unrivalled purveyor of the truth in the face of 'yellow press' onslaughts, the Andersonstown News, missed the scoop raises questions as to the raison d'etre of the paper. After all it was first out of the traps to interview Spookaticci. And if press reports merit further consideration - including those in the Sunday Business Post - he may be the type of character that would find putting people like Jean McConville 'down a hole' no more than a day's work. Yet not a line in the West Belfast tabloid pointing to the discovery on Shelling Hill. Is it hopelessly cynical to suspect that the management took its cue from Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, who publicly stated, I really think the least said about these matters the better.? So much for editorial independence; not even an inkling of understanding Andre Vltchek's observation on East Timor that reconciliation based on silence never worked. [The Blanket: A Regime of Silence] Comments: 7:20:29 AM

Catholic teenagers hurt in sectarian attack A North Belfast father has told how his son was one of three teenagers attacked by a gang of unionist paramilitaries carrying baseball bats and golf clubs, as they walked along Alliance Avenue on Saturday afternoon, 23 August. [AP/RN: Catholic teenagers hurt in sectarian attack] Comments: 7:18:53 AM

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