Former IRA commander says dissidents to display ‘big show’ in Britain for Easter Rising

@Smyrnian. With all the earlier comments etc that we get embroiled into regarding IC,s above article, leads to off tracking in different areas. Hopefully many of these comments creates awareness ,to many unknown events ,issues etc for some.Your comment is the one that should be foremost accepted in present times. From 30 years of troubles which many living still bear the scars, physical mental and emotional, their war continues. Killing, maiming not just the innocent ,but anyone, are totally wrong immoral and against humanity. We may or not agree with Sinn Fein,s direction,its present amnesia,hearing,speech,sight or Political misrepresentation,but,there's no justification for a return to hostilities.Everyone involved are victims as they are what you say Smyrnian counterproductive.Only a few know whether Sinn Fein were either blackmailed manipulated,etc into selling the G F A,as present injustice prove.The constant media censorship of Irish Catholic Republican ,Nationalist abuses continues. The Irish Govt Politicians ,UN human rights, protests and intervention against mainly Political internment are censored. These British actions are a breeding ground for the young being recruited into present Republican Socialist paramilitaries These injustices are a much smaller scale than 1968/69 Civil rights protests which laid the foundation for the troubles. These present injustices are creating similar to a degree.These unaware easily influenced young, dont realize the horrors of armed conflict.Theres very minimal supoport nor any justification for their activities. In all people having pro British opinions relating to 30 years troubles are justifying Unionist/loyalist/brutality murders against Civil Rights protesters and Irish Catholic People.The troubles were a result of these British backed injustices.

I hope these idiots do nothing of the kind. Killing and maiming innocent people is terribly wrong and acts of terror are counterproductive.

Realist is entitled to his opinion and his anti Irish stance.

@surrealist – “Tell me, what's it like to carry around that size of Union Flag coloured chip on your shoulder and to know that the very people you despise so much....quite frankly couldn't care less?” yawn – whether they care about the truth being told about them is immaterial although their vulgar and bigoted triumphalis m suggest otherwise (not to mention their crude distortions of history and the lengths to which they have gone to conceal the truth – much of which they even officially admit at this point).

Realist! I answered you question apropos genocide in the context of Ireland generally, and not any artificialised part thereof. Certainly, military/paramilitary coercion is non-efficacious. Which is why both the military conquest of Ireland by the British, and resistance thereto by the Irish, has damaged many people. But how else does one right a wrong, when the consitutional path is frustrated by those who control the parliamentary democracy game. Imperialism and (ungerrymandered) democracy are mutually exclusive. Maj Gen Sir John Grenfal Maxwell, the Scottish-Unionist military man the English sent over to suppress the 1916 Rising criticised the Government of the day for winking and nodding at Carson's sedition and subversion, whilst at the same time getting him to do the double standarded dirty work of supressing republican dissent. He also said that without the UVF, there would have been no IRA. PS National Geographic did a documentary some years ago about a Zen Buddhist (Japanese) monk doing a rigorious spiritual routine, central to which was fasting. But you're not required to share my eclectic appreciation of metaphysics.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to refer to O'Callaghan as a paid Brit snitch or as Ruth Dudley Edwards "houseboy" rather than an IRA Commander?. He spend much more of time in those occupations than any commanding in the IRA

nek minute, The Plauge 2.

@ Realist. The Queen when in Dublin paid homage to IRA volunteers of earlier times. She like David Cameron, Tony Blair did earlier apologized unreservedly for the atrocities carried out by Crown forces on Irish Nation to recent times. They were the Brits,UDR, RUC as you should know.The UDR were called a Brit Regiment but they were a legalized loyalist machine. Not all RUC nor Brits were murderers but many were or supported Loyalists. You calling anyone a convicted terrorist is one reason your known as brainless Huns as they were convicted against UN ,World Human rights org by illegal dip-lock Courts. How many recent convictions have been quashed.??? There were far too many killed, injured ,imprisoned and many today still suffer from physical,emotional ,mental problems as a result ,from both communities . The blame for this is your Unionist,loyalist, Orange establishmentwere given free reign in 1922.Maybe youl deny this too that Carson declared"A Protestant state for a Protestant People" in 1922 created this situation that started Civil Rights. The rest from then we all know. The GFA was similar to Sunningdale but your mighty Unionists,Loyalists, Orange Reverent,s etc wouldn't have it. Learn the facts about who created and kept the violence going. Theres many today on both sides would love to have their loved ones with them.The creators are responsible. They are the British Government for giving your Unionist loyalist/Orange Protestant People a Statelet to discriminate in every way against Irish Catholic/Nationalist /Republicans . Your people created the sectarianism etc. SHAME ON YOU

@ReaLIST. So do you now agree with your own Harry West that the People voted Bobby Sands in was democratic, as you said earlier was undemocratic.To say Robert Bradford incited the murder of Catholics by his rants was not condoning his death.To call Bobby Sands a convicted terrorist is your loyalist opinion.Are the Brits /RUC UDR etc that murdered not terrorists. Youl deny that one . You are of a Nomadic peoplke whose only customs or traditions are man-made anti Catholic loyal Orders who march . Neither the British or anyone wants you. We are of Celtic Race,Gaelic Irish culture and faithful to our beliefs. Who are you and dont try making up some typical Loyalist crap to justify you existence . You own Gusty Spence gained respect for his admittance that Loyalists used the defense of Ulster as their cause where it was hatred of catholics/Irish Republicans /Nationalists . He said your hatred and bigotry that the British used to their advantage.If they wanted a favour that would not expose them ,loyalists were used and allowed so many Catholic lives as pay off. I or nobody should supply you with any quotations as youyd deny it. Like Paisley,Mc Crea,Bradfordetc under the title of Rev did The BBC etc said it was not condoning or agreeing with the ranting inciting Rev,s by allowing them air time.Their incitement to murder Catholica was clear for any to see. There were the RUC,UDR, Brirish Army to defend Ulster. So your hatred etc was carried on into legalised murderers of the UDR, Brits, RUC. Youl deny that too . But read up on thee truth not .Yous denied bloody Sunday etc.

curtisjohnson: Lol...."that petty nation of degenerate materialists shop keepers"? Tell me, what's it like to carry around that size of Union Flag coloured chip on your shoulder and to know that the very people you despise so much....quite frankly couldn't care less?

"fasting has religious and spiritual justification" Lol....what utter rubbish. I mentioned the words comedian and hypocrisy earlier and for good reason. When Robert Sands died in 1981, the IRA and Sinn Fein (let's pretend they are not one and the same for the minute) wailed to the World that a democratically elected member of Parliament should not have been allowed to die like that. Still, six months later they murdered the unarmed Robert Bradford, MP for South Belfast. So, two deaths, two MPs, two men in Belfast, two Roberts. One major difference....choice. Robert Sands chose to take his own life, while Robert Bradford had his choice taken away by others....by Mr Sands' fellow terrorists. Sadly, the only retort I have ever read or heard to this point, made by terrorist apologists who do not really believe it themselves, consists of feeble attempts to justify and condone a man's murder. Shame.

IrelandNorth: Lol....firstly, Sands never had the title "Right Honourable". That is reserved for members of the Privy Council only. Irish Republicans are perfectly entitled to their views on Northern Ireland and its history, I have no problem with that as long as they continue to refrain from trying to convince their neighbours by murdering them as they did during their failed terrorist campaign of the "Troubles" era. Given seamus60's ludicrous analogy of the Provisional IRA with the World War II French Resistance, I asked....when did the British attempt genocide during the "Troubles" period? You chose not to answer that.

Joe Glackin: "Robert Bradford was a mate of Wests and had incited the murder of Catholics by his rants .This doesnt condone his death...." Lol....that is exactly what you have done....condone the cold blooded murder of a democratically elected Member of Parliament. Also, would please provide quotations of when Rev. Robert Bradford advocated the murder of anyone? Was the Rev. Bradford ever convicted of a terrorist related offence? Harry West was merely stating a fact....the people who voted for Sands, voted for a convicted terrorist.

seano: Lol...."Realist....states Sands was not democratically elected"? Quite the contrary my friend. Yet again, you have succeeded in making a fool of yourself. I suggest you get a grown-up to explain it to you.

The second most spoken language in England/wales is Polish. Maybe orange Fallser should worry more about his own backyard.