Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Sabotaging The Fight For Freedom Liam O Comain If your deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then we will win it with a better deed. I begin this with the words of Patrick Pearse and I direct it at the Provisional leadership informing them of our intent. It was reported by the media at the time that Martin McGuinness shouted at Rauri O Bradaigh when the latter led his followers from an Ard Fheis: You are going nowhere, Rauri or words to that effect. Since then, upon reflection, I'd rather share the company of Rauri in 'nowhere' than spend one second with Martin administering British rule. [The Blanket: Sabotaging The Fight For Freedom] Comments: 6:56:44 PM

Omens and optimism as parties talk Laura Friel Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams described the talks as involving "a series of positive engagements" but he warned that his party did not see the talks as "a make or break summit" but rather part of a continuing and intense discussion. [AP/RN: Omens and optimism as parties talk] Comments: 6:56:35 PM

Transparency Carrie Twomey Yesterday's speech from Adams' and statements from the IRA were meaningless without being rounded out by confirmation from de Chastelain about what they decommissioned. The Scotsman gives an overview of yesterday's events. Plenty of words, but no evidence of guns destroyed. [The Broom of Anger: Transparency] Comments: 6:56:24 PM

The Shade of Arthur Griffith Paul Dunne I was listening a few months ago to a recording of a radio programme that went out on BBC Radio 3 on St. Patrick's Night, called Night Waves. This particular episode featured Danny Morrison among others, and was focused on the troubles, more especially the lack lately thereof. I was struck by one remark, an off-the-cuff thing, by some West British woman whose name I can't recall. It was a riposte to something Declan Kiberd said (hardly a Republican firebrand, but he's not the worst) about Arthur Griffith. Oh! Don't you know he was an anti-Semite?! This, it seemed, was a magical incantation that could still any further discussion in that direction, and indeed it did. Thus was Arthur Griffith -- co-founder of Sinn Féin, co-founder of the Celtic Literary Society, sometime member of the IRB, editor of the United Irishman, prolific author of patriotic poems and articles, member of the First Dáil, part of the delegatation that negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty -- disposed of.[The Shamrockshire Eagle: The Shade of Arthur Griffith] Comments: 6:55:46 PM

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