The State-Backed Glenanne Gang, A Very British Death Squad
A former killer with the Glenanne Gang, a pro-British death squad which operated in the UK-administered north-east of Ireland duringContinue Reading
Tag: The Troubles
Antifa And Left-Wing Struggle
One of the lesser reported aspects of the Irish Republican Army’s former military campaign in the United Kingdom is the low-levelContinue Reading
Britain’s Brexit-Born Indifference And Antipathy To Peace In Ireland
There is a somewhat pessimistic belief among some Irish revolutionary republicans which can be best summed up as follows: “WhenContinue Reading
The Torture Of Suspected Insurgents By The US And The UK
Two related stories about torture or more specifically the clinical nature of physical and psychological abuse when practiced by mature,Continue Reading
The DUP And Its Potential Deal With The Tories: It’s The Border, Stupid!
Journalists are just as susceptible to “fake news” as anyone else, especially when the news chimes with their own beliefsContinue Reading
The List Of DUP Demands Delaying The Backdoor Coalition With The Conservatives
Though the surprisingly prolonged talks between the Democratic Unionist Party and the Conservatives may give the appearance of inevitable failure,Continue Reading
The New Partition: Britain’s Brexit Border In Ireland
In a recent discussion stemming from an article examining the mysterious – and unprecedented – pro-Brexit campaign donations gifted to the Democratic UnionistContinue Reading
Thirty Years Of Secret Talks And Negotiations Between Britain And The IRA
With the United Kingdom’s right-wing press whipping itself up into a frenzy over the alleged sympathy of Labour Party leaderContinue Reading
MI5 And The PSNI Offer Money And Gift Cards To Recruit Informers
During the height of the conflict in the north-east of the country it was not unknown for the British ForcesContinue Reading
RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen And The British Terror Gangs Of Mid-Ulster
In the wake of 2013’s Smithwick Tribunal investigation into the violent death of Harry Breen, the Royal Ulster Constabulary chiefContinue Reading
Britain Moves Towards Amnesty For War Crimes By Its Forces In Ireland
As I predicted back in March, the United Kingdom is slowly moving towards a general amnesty for all members ofContinue Reading
Freddie Scappaticci, StakeKnife And Britain’s Dirty War In Ireland
The more I hear about the Freddie Scappaticci spying or “StakeKnife” affair the more cynical I become. How did the ex-volunteer,Continue Reading
The Unionist Dilemma In Ireland, Self-Interest Versus Nationality In A Post-Brexit Europe
Jonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to prime minister Tony Blair and the lead negotiator for the United Kingdom duringContinue Reading
An Army Humiliated, The British Military In Ireland, Afghanistan And Iraq
In retrospect it seemed inevitable that the Irish Republican Army would emerge largely undefeated from twenty years of conflict with the BritishContinue Reading
An Undefeated Army, The IRA And The Irish-British Peace Process
I have argued in several recent articles that the United Kingdom’s continued inability to accept the unvarnished history of the Irish-BritishContinue Reading
Britain Struggles With The Good Friday Agreement And Peace In Ireland
On January 23rd, 1973, the United States’ president, Richard M. Nixon, described the multiparty treaty in France which ended theContinue Reading
Bill Clinton’s Remarkable Tribute To Martin McGuinness In Full
The former president of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, joined a host of other national and international dignitariesContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness, From Revolutionary To Statesman, 1950–2017
Though not entirely unexpected, the announcement of Martin McGuinness’ premature death through illness is still shocking in its own quiet way.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Theresa May Supports Clandestine Amnesty For War Crimes In Ireland
In an unprecedented move the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, has launched a stinging attack on law officials who areContinue Reading
The UK Throws Two Decades Of Irish-British Peace To The Brexit Winds
It’s a rare thing indeed for the national press in Ireland to express anger at the political misdeeds of the unionistContinue Reading
Dermot Ahern, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Predicts Significant Brexit Border
Here is Dermot Ahern, the former Fianna Fáil TD for Louth and a senior minister in several FF-led governments from 1997Continue Reading
The Séamus Ludlow Murder, How Ireland And Britain Conspired In A Cover-Up
Forty-seven year old Séamus Ludlow, a quiet, unassuming life-long bachelor, was something of a man of habit. On the afternoonContinue Reading
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