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Why is President Obama trying to damage the Irish peace process? Feds working with British agents win access to Boston College IRA tapes

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 07:01 AM

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Joe Biden, Gerry Adams and Barack Obama

President Obama's administration is damaging the still fragile Irish peace process.

Federal prosecutors acting for the British won a major victory on Friday when Judge William Young ordered Boston College to turn over the transcripts.

Strange as it may seem the tapes have the potential to damage the peace process.

The British security forces MI5 etc., are looking for any dirt they can find on Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams among others on those tapes.

Amazingly, when he was here recently, Northern Secretary Owen Paterson was clearly deeply embarrassed by what his security forces, likely without reference to him, had succeeded in doing.
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They have a long vendetta against Adams and will use whatever means necessary, including endangering the peace process to get him.

The Obama administration is cooperating openly with this travesty which is damaging for them among Irish Americans to say the least.

IRA veterans, believing the tapes were being kept private until a lengthy time had elapsed spoke freely about past incidents. Now their words may be use against them and others.

The British securocrats are only seeking the IRA tapes, none from the Loyalists who spoke to the oral history project – that in itself is all you need to know.

The Boston College administrators were journalist Ed Moloney and academic Anthony McIntyre. Both men are long time critics of Adams and the IRA personnel chosen to be interviewed reflect that.

BC has stated that turning over the materials will endanger the safety of people involved in the project.

Judge Young, who also presided over the Richard Reid shoe bomber case, set aside BC’s objections saying that the recordings could be relevant to murder and kidnapping investigations and that the US had an obligation under a treaty with Britain to hand over the materials

“These are serious allegations, and they weigh strongly in favor of disclosing the confidential information,’’ Young wrote.

Assistant US Attorney John McNeil, praised the judge. He said the ruling indicates that “the US government’s obligation [under the treaty with Britain and] the public interest in this criminal inquiry are compelling.’’

Which is load of nonsense. People have buried the past and got on with the future in Northern Ireland and created a model of conflict resolution that is the envy of the world.

The Obama administration and the British security hawks are doing their damndest to bring that down.

That’s what is at stake at Boston College.

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seanomelbourne | Dec 26, 2011, 11:10 PM EST

If you want to talk of sex crimes and deviants lets start with the nurse Cadden affair. The hidden sexual deviants in Fianna Fail,Fine Gaell, Clann na poblacht and the church and not to mention Caddens mysterious death Oh! I forgot the rich and famous and the illegal abortions performed on them by Cadden.Your "holier than thou" attitude is full of holes.What about the minister of Justice hiding a gay murderer need I go on.

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bear022013 | Dec 24, 2011, 04:18 PM EST

All this Obama does is what he is told to do by the Bilderberg Group.The Great people of the Republic must know that all the Brits fear is violence.Every black country in Africa made it impossible for Brit Whites to stay. In closing,do not emmigrate.America is full of black gangs who have nothing to live for-they are killing Whites.God Bless Ireland!Deport illegals.

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seamus60 | Dec 23, 2011, 10:06 PM EST

PS what knowledge did Adams have of what went on, what discussions may or may not have taken place within the Catholic clerical family before he rightfully condemmed them to resignations and so on. He employed the same tactic very simular to one of the churchs when he turned himself and his wider family into the victim in all of this. Failid tactic for the church and if justice is to be finally served apon a political prostitute it will fail for Gerry. Even had the cheek to allow his peadophile father (Gerrys own words but only if you believe them) a republican funeral with the most honourable trappings and the farewell to a good dad. whilst other good men (vols) may be buried without either, after their execution and prior interrogation by those closest to Adams who were veteren agents of the enemy with sole position to turn any young vol into making him be what ever they wanted (for the family tape of course) by what ever dirty means the brits taught them. These are the same boyo!s gerry and marty kept in position for a very long time in straight violation to a standing Army council order that should have seen personell of this nature rotated at intervals. Must have really enjoyed their work when they never let the next shift in for 20 plus years and only then when exposed as some of the brits men on the INNER inside. Please every one accept my apoligy for such long wrants that may or not be off topic. I will try to behave.

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seamus60 | Dec 23, 2011, 09:26 PM EST

Seano are you living on the moon with one way communication or what. Gerry Adams took part in the televised programme and admitted he believed his niece in her account of the rapes etc that took place from she was a young child. He confirmed to the whole world he had always believed his brother was a peado, he denied miserably of trying with father Troy to have his niece ( the VICTIM) forget about taking it any further. The police also knew of it and done nothing but hinder the due process. Why would they have done this when one word to the media could have had serious consequences for a certain leadership. Anyway we are to believe that this episode and regardless of who was in possession of what information ,that could have been used to take control of a situation didn`t have any effect on the peadophiles shelterers committment to Irish Republicanism. From the mouth of the man who was never in the ra and all the other stuff. You accuse the press of demonising Gerry on the issue, not at all gerry was very forth coming with the whole story, even to the point in demonising his own brother to the worlds media. But only when he became aware the game was up and the dirty secret was out of his control. As for me not knowing that such a tragic family issue could visit apon me, you`re spot on. Of course the onus is then on me to deal with it. Would i keep it and my peado brother close to my chest in an effort to safe guard any further damage to the inocent.Would i just hand him into the authorities and let the due process prevail. Or finally would i allow him unhindered freedom to run the country in the knowledge he is employed in working with children and even endorse him to become elected as being a stand up individual of good character and trusted member of the party. Since he failed so miserebly at such an easy question what makes you think he is with standing good enough to be president of a political party and that parties whip in gov.

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seanomelbourne | Dec 23, 2011, 04:48 PM EST

It's not a question of morals mine, Adams or yours for that matter. The truth of Adams roll in his brothers paedophilia and the discussions he may have had(or had not)with his extended family concerning the issue and the actions they(the family) did or did not take is not known by either of us and condeming Adams for something you have little knowledge of is puerile.Your acceptance of the black propoganda in the anti Adams press demonising Adams says little for your integrity.At the end of the day the family has accepted that the only way forward is to allow the law to take it's course.How many sex based crimes have occured in the families of politicians from other political (and swept under the carpet)? Be careful whom you demonise lest the next offender may be close to home and how would you like the press to demonise you as guilty party by association.Happy xmas

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seamus60 | Dec 23, 2011, 02:02 PM EST

Seano, You fail to answer a question and go on to lunge half an insult at me. The reason its half an insult is that years ago had you accused me of any association with the likes of the SDLP it would have been an insult. However as recently they appear to be more dominant when pushing issues in regard to a UI than the party you support its only half an insult. What ever happened to all the North/South bodies that were going to force unionists down the road of a UI. Yeah the same ones SF havent even attempted to initiate or the existing ones that might as well not be there through their lack of interest. They have settled well in Stornmont and its gonna take something more exciting than a bankrupt 26 to get them outa them there big soft chairs. Call me anti Nationalist if you like as i much preferr that to Mc Guinness calling me a traitor to the island of Ireland anyday. Back to your beloved president Gerry the peado shelterer. He the stand up character that he is with never joining the RA and such. did you not feel a bit of a pillok to find out he had sheltered the peadophile brother for all them years and allowed him loose on all the other innocence of Ireland and America. Especially after he had lamblasted various bishops calling for their resignations etc for doing exactly the same. You can obviously live quite happily with your standard of morals and as for the skeletons in my cupboard, they`re there as a result of the orders i followed from Adams and others. If you don`t mind i won`t go into them, unlike Adams and Mc Guiness i don`t have a wardrobe full of immunity from prosecution certificates.

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IrelandNorth | Dec 23, 2011, 07:49 AM EST

For the same reason he's trying to have Sean Garland extradited. Because Pres. O'Bama has been gotten to by the Council of Ten (richest families who own England) & the UK Conservative/Unionist government of Anglo-Saxonia.

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averagejoewa | Dec 22, 2011, 06:10 PM EST

Why is Obama trying to damage the Irish peace process? Because he hates white people.

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seanomelbourne | Dec 22, 2011, 05:36 AM EST

Your typical of the anti nationalists on this site.Guilt by association is good enough for you.Your innane post and bigotry is shining through, you can have the west brits and the carpetbaggers(that's if you are not one your self) as your leaders. Adams is not responsible for every misdeed perpetrated by his family.How many skeletons in your cupboard James me boy.

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kaydog1 | Dec 22, 2011, 12:59 AM EST

The Irish peace process? Careful boys, from what we've seen of Obama (Nobel "peace" Prize notwithstanding), his idea of a Peace Process is armed drones buzzing overhead. You'd best be careful of how you criticize, or Ireland may just find itself the beneficiary of a "NATO" no-fly zone. After all, we have to keep the people safe from genocide, now don't we?

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seamus60 | Dec 21, 2011, 06:44 PM EST

Seano, equating sex crimes with Nationalism ???? So you believe it is fine for the leader of a political party to endorse some one he knows is a peadophile. To allow this peado the freedom of movement around the country and further afield (USA) unsupervised and even placed in position working with children ,just as the priests. Even promoting his atempt at getting elected on behalf of the party to which he is president. Whilst at the same time as this criminal sheltering actually interfering with the due process aided by no other than the brit police force (RUC)against the victim. If he`s your kind of leader you can have him. The sooner the better.

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SeamusMartin | Dec 21, 2011, 11:41 AM EST

The tapes should be destroyed immediately. Enough blood has been spilled in the "Troubles". There is no need to fuel the radicals and extremists in that stupid strife.

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RedBranch | Dec 21, 2011, 11:31 AM EST

Nice observations seamus60. Right on the money (for them at least)...

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seanomelbourne | Dec 20, 2011, 08:02 PM EST

phlutiephan is fluterred get off the bottle.

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seanomelbourne | Dec 20, 2011, 08:00 PM EST

Equating sex crimes with nationalism is stupidity or ignorance who knocked you out wake up man.

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