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    Southwick report on 1989 RUC killings

    From BBC, Smithwick: Collusion in Bob Buchanan and Harry Breen murders (3 Dec 2013):



    In summary:



    Peter Southwick was the President (chief judge) of the Republic's District Court...
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    Three Flags in the Wind

    Assuming arguendo that Ms Gilmore is bang on point with her "deeper underlying social problems; such as poverty and entrenched sectarianism," one (rather important, don't you think) question is under...
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    My focus: the political picture

    David,

    I'll grant you that focus on the law enforcement aspect in Ulster requires a focus on the violence level, especially those attacks targeting police officers. We have no argument as to that...
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    A flag and demographics

    A succinct summary of Ulster's flag problem by the NY Times, New Violence in Belfast May Be About More Than the Flag (By JOHN F. BURNS, January 18, 2013).

    First, a very short backgrounder...
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    To Hell With the Public

    That has been the theme from Charles William St. John Burgess in 1922 (of the first IRA splinter group, from which all others are descended) to 2012 Cait Trainor.

    They have "legitimacy" only to...
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    "Best wishes to Peadar Heffron"

    from the Kerry GAA (better the Cork GAA, but one has to take online what one gets):


    And, similar sentiments were voiced by the Sinn Fein group of Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness (from Irish...
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    A decade and a half in shifting gears

    Hi David,

    Thank you for the update.

    Martin McGuinness has been critical of these "Splinter IRA" for a relatively long time. Two years ago (in the context of another PSNI murder), he called the...
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    Really, David,

    and how many phone booths do these SIRA (Splinter IRA) supporters occupy in the Republic ?

    We have to work our way through from the start.

    Irish Republican Army - Wiki. This divergent bunch...
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    Yes Ken, I also agree; but ...

    once upon a time, in 1967 in Detroit, the Paras were called in, showed professionalism, coolness and restraint - an outstanding performance for a non-gendarmerie unit. But, those Paras had one Ken...
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    Here's a puke response test

    From Time, Northern Ireland: Bloody Sunday Inquiry Says Victims Were Innocent (15 Jun 2010):

    From near the end:



    Barf.

    Mike
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