Wednesday, October 8, 2003

Heroes and Villains Tommy Gorman Gerry McCartney's letter (Irish News, Friday October 3) is typical of the creeping 'Free Statism' within Sinn Fein discourse. He tells us that, through Michael Collins & Co. Ireland gained partial freedom. During the Summer I was present at a commemoration ceremony in Donegal for a local IRA volunteer who died during the War of Independence. Pat Doherty, Sinn Fein Westminster MP for West Tyrone, was the main speaker and told us that. Peter Duffy (the dead Volunteer) and his comrades had, through their sacrifice, brought freedom to this part of Ireland. It would all seem to be part of a wider campaign to exhume and revise the memory and integrity of Michael Collins, for so long the arch traitor within republican dogma. We've had films, books and documentaries all seemingly with the one end, to make a hero of the erstwhile traitor. The timing of such re-deification is interesting as it coincided with massive shifts in Provisional political direction. Sinn Fein have played their part by displaying Collins' photo prominently in their office at Stormont. What better place? [The Blanket: Heroes and Villains] Comments: Google It! 2:20:39 PM

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