The INLA Military Muscle Is All Show, But To What Purpose?
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) was established in December of 1974 as an off-shoot of the Official Irish Republican ArmyContinue Reading
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Two Women Called Keogh, The First And Last Fatalities Of 1916-1921
Two women with the surname of Keogh have the sad distinction of being the first and last female fatalities of theContinue Reading
The IRA’s Assassination Of The American Leader Of A British Death Squad In Ireland
The Daily Beast, under a typically sensationalist headline, “Why Did The IRA Assassinate This American?“, details in a rather selective manner theContinue Reading
Did Britain Lose The War To Win The Peace?
I’ve recommended the historical analyses of Pat Walsh in a previous post and this sample from his forthcoming publication, “Resurgence”, theContinue Reading
From Russia’s National Guard To America’s Private Air Forces
At the risk of drawing the ire of the sockpuppet brigades labouring away in various nondescript buildings around the city of Saint Petersburg, a statement by theContinue Reading
American Weapons And Equipment Among Syria’s Opposition Factions
During the hot years of the Cold War one of the few things the opposing superpowers of the USSR andContinue Reading
The War Nerd, The Punk And The American Supporters Of Irish Freedom
Speaking of laudable Irish-American journalists, the War Nerd (aka Gary Bercher, aka the protean John Dolan) has recently unlocked hisContinue Reading
Andrew O’Hehir On The 1916 Easter Rising
I regularly lambaste American journalists on ASF for their piss-poor knowledge of Ireland and its history, a phenomenon made worse by someContinue Reading
Atheist Ireland, Not In My Name
All things are political, even religion. Or the lack thereof. My secular atheism influences my view of faith in Ireland’s complex history, both for goodContinue Reading
Glasnevin’s 1916 Wall Of Shame
The apologists for colonialism have their day as the Glasnevin 1916 Remembrance Wall honours British killers alongside the Irish they killed
The Great Betrayal Of Ireland’s Counter-Revolution
Back in 2014 I wrote about the “Great Betrayal”, the abandonment of an all-Ireland republic, an all-Ireland revolution, and anContinue Reading
Donald Trump Questions The Geneva Conventions
Political commentators have been speculating for months that the Donald Trump campaign for the GOP’s presidential nomination would eventually, inevitably, goContinue Reading
Russian Tank Meets American Missile In Syrian Proxy War
Whatever else one may say about the muddled involvement of the United States and the Russian Federation in the dreadful Syrian civil war itContinue Reading
Writer Barry Kennerk Replies To His Critics
My short post on Friday criticising the tone and content of the New York Times opinion piece, “Inventing the Irish“, has generated considerable interestContinue Reading
The John Redmond Banner And Ireland’s 35,000 Dead
A quick update on the divisive 1916-2016 centenary banner erected by Dublin city council at the prominent Bank of Ireland building in College GreenContinue Reading
Improvised Armour, From The British Army 1916 To The Islamic State 2016
Just after 12 o’clock on the afternoon of Easter Monday, the 24th of April 1916, Patrick H. Pearse and his revolutionary colleagues were escortedContinue Reading
Two Documentaries On The Kurdish War, Plus The Russians Get A Fright
A couple of recent video documentaries on the Kurdish struggle in Syria and Iraq. The first, “Kurdistan: Girls at War“, wasContinue Reading
Michael Ware On The Iraq War And The Islamic State
These two interviews with the Australian war correspondent, Michael Ware, highlighting his traumatic experiences reporting on the conflict in Iraq, nowContinue Reading
The Excusers And Apologists For The Bloody Sunday Massacre Are Still With Us
At the tail end of last year the former British army commander turned security “expert”, Tim Collins, writing in Britain’s conservative SundayContinue Reading
John Redmond MP, The Historical Man And The Revisionist Myth
In recent days we have witnessed the bizarre spectacle of Dublin city council erecting a 1916-2016 centenary banner at theContinue Reading
Armed Republicans Do Not Have 1.5 Tonnes Of Semtex-H
Reinforce the Ring of Steel! Deploy the SAS on the streets! Wrap Big Ben in cotton wool! The breakaway factionsContinue Reading
The British SAS And The Exploding Heads Of The Islamic State In Syria
Ah, war stories. They grow with every telling. To wit, take this tale of daring-do from battle-torn Syria where Britain’sContinue Reading
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