23 Comments

• Aughavey | May 23, 2012, 05:54 AM EDT

  US Senators and Congressmen were outraged at the rlease of the Lockerbie bomber and the 9/11 attacks yet are campaigning here for the police to drop the murder investigation of Jean Mcconville, mother of 10, abducted by the IRA, tortured, shot in the back of the head and buried on a remote beach for 30 years. Are these brave US politicians going to tell the McConville family in Belfast to their faces that they are not entitled to justice?

• seamus60 | Mar 31, 2012, 10:36 AM EDT

  Pilib04. Why has peter King the great irish republican not thrown his weight into the circle. Because he knows the true agenda behind it. Only last week he and Adams were in company and the subject never arose for some strange reason.Surely Peter would be up in arms at the very thought of Gerry being victimised in any way shape or form for his aledged involvement in past Irish Republicanism. After all unlike Gerry, Peter does`nt and never has shyed away from his support for the provos. Even though he has remained very quiet on the issue of Marian who after all remains in a brit prison as a direct result of her Republican past.

• seamus60 | Mar 31, 2012, 10:11 AM EDT

  Searlit. The whole point of the exercise is to further suppress future whistle blowers and premature story tellers. Premature in aspects of agenda`s at play, the ones the key players don`t want known, at least till they`re well out of it or even better for history to be unchallenged as they prefer it. The brits had all this info contained in Boston and were`nt interested in the least. Better waiting till it got to the States before making their move that brings much better rewards. Rewards to both the British and American gov`s, not forgetting their hidden allies in all of this. Just how many potential ex combatants from the USA forces will think twice on subscribing to such projects in view of fears now in the public domain regarding this one. Another extension of the Patriot act. This exercise is NO THREAT to the peace process but rather an aid to its founders by suppressing the truth as to who actually done what in the run up to the GFA. The process has gone too far to flaunder, yet people still make out that this whole exercise is to get ADAMS. Total bullshit, they had him so many times and did`nt want him. The PRM can never go back to war, who would join them to fight after their last surrender. The brits could dispell the SF leadership when ever they like by exclosure of answers to questions republicans have put to the leadership. The leadership that don`t do answers because every time they do they get caught out. Another good reason to have it appear they are going after Adams for being such a great republican, its all about credability and keeping it up at any cost.

• IrelandNorth | Mar 30, 2012, 08:07 AM EDT

  It's a truism that you don't get the "Royal" accolade for picking daiseys. The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its heir apparent, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), were paramiliatary policeforces to enforce English-British justice (sic) in colonised Ireland. That the new Police Service of Northern[ised] Ireland (PSNI) are the RUC in sheeps clothing is disturbingly plausible.

• maryanna | Mar 29, 2012, 06:47 PM EDT

  Lets put the families first! Families of lost loved ones-murder is murder- crime is a crime and those who incite heinous crimes must do the time- why is there no political will to arrest the godfathers- those who deny the past are doomed to repeat it. It was a very dirty war-and those who know anything must help the families understand why they murdered blown persons to bits for what it was all wrong they are all guilty on allsides deal with it- for the rights of hunanity!It was all about power greed egos!

• patriot | Mar 29, 2012, 05:22 PM EDT

  Bunkerhill: That makes perfect sense. I have always wondered about why the loyalists are so clearly stupid, stubborn and racist. Now it appears that that is what they truly are to the core. This strengthens my argument that they all have to go back to scotland. Transportation in reverse. We suffered enough of these backward KKK idiots. Its time the scotish people took responsibility for these drooling idiots!

• patriot | Mar 29, 2012, 05:18 PM EDT

  The PSNI/RUC is still the exact same nazi organization it has been for 200 years. Rad a book for Christ's sake. The RUC is more like a spy agency than a police force. They are also armed like an army not like a police force. So if it is an army then it will be treated as a hostile army on Irish soil until it is disbanded or destroyed. it is also a proscribed group meaning no Irish man or woman may join it. PERIOD.

• bunkerhill | Mar 29, 2012, 01:29 PM EDT

  For Murphy46, The Netherlands a few years ago, received a huge grant to study the Chromosome changes in their WWII food deprived population. Their great painter Van Gogh is believed to have had such a disorder. Such Chromosome disorders are found all across Europe and indeed all around the world and they wreak havoc with the families afflicted. Read the history of SW Scotland or see if TDC has a tape of the original program. Incidentally, my wife's name was Murphy but she says you are definitely from another group of "Sea Warriors." Welcome to the future.

• maireadinmelb | Mar 29, 2012, 03:45 AM EDT

  Ps Niall and all at Irish central, why is there so little coverage of the Marion Price case??

• maireadinmelb | Mar 29, 2012, 03:44 AM EDT

  Notice they are only inquiring about comments by republicans not loyalists, I will believe they are trying to find the truth when they do so both ways. Again it continues that loyalists and british troops are not charged or scrutinised! Maybe the brits motives would be believable if they supported democracy. As long as Marion Price is held without charge it is the same old British way of stomping on everyone else to protect their rights!

• pilib04 | Mar 28, 2012, 08:25 PM EDT

  I wondered how long it would be until an American politician/friend of Ireland would step in and work to straighten out this mess. Chuck Schumer has long been a friend to the Irish peace process.

• seanomelb | Mar 28, 2012, 07:21 PM EDT

  Fair point Searlit

• Searlit | Mar 28, 2012, 07:14 PM EDT

  seanomelb, that's still the man from down under, right? Of course I am against BC releasing any of the tapes. I think they should be thrown in the Charles before they give them to anyone! I'm concerned for the people of NI. This must be terrorizing many of them. Why, you have to ask yourself, do the British want to stir things up, especially by dragging the Americans into it? I despise it!

• Murph46 | Mar 28, 2012, 06:17 PM EDT

  Jaysus ,now Bunkerhead is telling us the "troubles" were caused by malnutrition? And a space alien killed JFK,and the Bermuda Triangle is a hole for giant worms ,and....... Niall was right in describing his million subscribers as "unique"

• seanomelb | Mar 28, 2012, 05:50 PM EDT

  Searlit you appear to be writing "off message" are you for Or against BC releasing the papers ???

• bunkerhill | Mar 28, 2012, 05:29 PM EDT

  Thanks Niall for allowing my comment. Again I agree with Searlit that BC's tapes are confidential and should remain so. As for people in Northern Ireland fighting over religion, that is fiction to protect the royals. It is in actuality a fight very similar to the American Revolution; people who want to be free men similar to US citizens and those of the Republic of Ireland, or those who wish to be subservient commoners, albeit privileged "commoners" over the Irish whose land was confiscated. There is also a medical issue to be explored further. Some of the "Scots" who were put out of SW Scotland to make way for royal sheep grazing, came from clans who were constantly killing each other. This was documented on TDC some years back. These clans were dispersed to Northern Ireland, the Southern US and Australia. Where ever they went they continued their warring, killing ways and as it turns out many have an inherited neurological condition brought on by generations of food and nutrient deprivation. Northern Ireland's problem may well be caused by chromsome changes in SW Scotland brought on by food deprivation. Look to science for the real answer and then ask why these Scots were subjected to such food deprivation?

• Murph46 | Mar 28, 2012, 04:50 PM EDT

  I don't think there are any Americans who want war in NI Searlit,after all look who helped with the accord.You must understand that is an IrishAmerican I am horrified at Boston College lying about confidentiality of the information.Freedom of the press is a sacrosanct right and part of that is protection of sources ,so if BC promises confidentiality it better damn well keep it's promise or absolutely no one will give any info in the future.IT IS NOT a RELIGIOUS THING!

• Searlit | Mar 28, 2012, 04:07 PM EDT

  I mean going after oral history tapes that are the protected property of the Boston College is stomping all over American rights, while at the same time causing great anxiety and fear back in NI about inflaming the ever present animosity leftover from the 'Troubles'. I realized my post was ambiguous once I hit comment. On the other hand, it doesn't hurt if someone has pause to think about the whole conflict, again. Maybe find a new perspective. The killing needs to stop, on both sides. Are you free, if you live your life obsessed about freedom or religion?

• bunkerhill | Mar 28, 2012, 02:36 PM EDT

  I take this to mean that my comment will not be shown. Am I correct?

• bunkerhill | Mar 28, 2012, 02:26 PM EDT

  I think Senator Chuck Schumer is a good guy and I agree with Searlit. Would the US open such an inquiry in England? Not a chance given the royals palavering with our pols and some billionaires. (We actually have some great billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates and others.) This was a UK problem that went on for forty years always identified on American TV as an "Irish" problem. What happened in the "UK" would have never happened in any other part of the world without intervention. I saw on TV that the queen shed her first tear when she felt she would not get a new yacht at 92 million while so many English are in severe financial straits. William says his grandmother felt Ireland was a room she could not enter. As an American whose family fought the royals in the American Revolution, my response it "Too bad." Your grandmommy comes across either as as spoiled brat or an egotistical maniac out of touch with reality. When will these royals be put off welfare and required to get a job? We Americans are seeing clips of the royals every night on our TV leading into the royal celebration of the queen's 60 years of luxurious idleness. She didn't even have to go out and kill and main as her ancestors did. Thank you very much Senator Chuck Schumer.

• Murph46 | Mar 28, 2012, 12:22 PM EDT

  Explain your meaning Searlit if you will.

• Searlit | Mar 28, 2012, 11:57 AM EDT

  These appear to be the people who don't want to see peace in NI.

• Murph46 | Mar 28, 2012, 09:58 AM EDT

  Do a Nixon-disappear the info!