As usual, the Sinn Fein/PIRA self-styled 'President' is in the USA for the St Patrick's celebrations. It's no surprise to listen to his usual propaganda.
What should be a surprise is the appearance of senior American politicians alongside Adams saying things like: "He has literally dedicated his life to the struggle for Irish freedom at great cost to himself and his family. It's an extraordinary story." [Democratic State Senator Jack Hart]
Unfortunately it's not a surprise as we've had some mis-guided American politicians supporting Sinn Fein/PIRA terrorists for quite a long time while the Provisional IRA were murdering people across the British Isles. Indeed we have the almost 'laughable' situation where Peter King has accused Obama of being soft on terror while King has been one of the biggest cheerleaders for IRA terrorist death squads over the years.
As the News Letter reports, "Mr Adams received two standing ovations from the sympathetic audience. There was no mention of his terrorist past."
Adams was sitting beside Scott Brown the Republican Senator for Massachusetts who recently took Ted Kennedy's old seat.
It's time for the British public to inform our American friends about the real background of the IRA murderers whose past they like to champion. I'm sure they wouldn't be pleased if people in the UK gave support to the people who caused so much murder and destruction on 9/11.
Monday 15 March 2010
A New Anthem for NI?
Phil Coulter has said that he would be willing to write a new anthem for the Northern Ireland football team if he is asked to do so by the IFA.
If there is going to be any change to the anthem played by the NI football team, it should be done as part of a wider project covering all sports including GAA and rugby.
This would involve all sporting organisations signing up to a pledge that the only anthem they will use for NI or county teams is the new agreed one. The issue of rugby anthems in Dublin also needs to be resolved.
We cannot have the IFA making a change to the legitimate (sporting) anthem of the country without others also signing up to a process of reform.
A similar argument can be made regarding flags. The NI Red Hand of Ulster flag is the official flag of the NI football team and for example the NI Commonwealth team. If any flag change is proposed, it would need to be embraced by all NI sports. I would suggest that this would be more of a challenge for the politically minded GAA than the IFA.
Sunday 14 March 2010
Fans Claim RoI Police Caused Disturbance over NI Flag
Glentoran fans claim police in the Irish Republic stopped a fan putting up a Northern Ireland flag and that this provoked disturances at a match in Dublin. Five fans were arrested.
As it's common for away fans to put up such flags, this incident needs to be investigated and a report published. People in Northern Ireland already have to put up with GAA clubs making political statements by flying the flag of the RoI and playing the RoI anthem before games. And if it's not the GAA, the rugby authorities do their best to ignore that there are two countries that make up the Ireland rugby team.
Despite the disgraceful political behaviour of some Nationalists when it comes to sport, the only positive from a Unionist perspective is that it shows people what Nationalists mean when they say they want to accommodate Unionists in a 32 county structure i.e. they'll be really nice to Unionists provided they stop being Unionists!
Monday 8 March 2010
Why is McGuinness not on trial?
Gerry McGeough's trial has started. He is accused of attempted murder, possession of two revolvers and being in the IRA between 1975 and 1981.
It is right that the law takes its course. But McGeough does have a point regarding McGuinness and other Provisional leaders: "Martin McGuinness has admitted IRA membership. Why am I being put on trial and he is not? The state has ample evidence of Sinn Fein leaders' involvement in killings – not attempted killings – and bombings."
It is right that the law takes its course. But McGeough does have a point regarding McGuinness and other Provisional leaders: "Martin McGuinness has admitted IRA membership. Why am I being put on trial and he is not? The state has ample evidence of Sinn Fein leaders' involvement in killings – not attempted killings – and bombings."
Ian Paisley
In his article in the Sunday Times, Liam Clark says of Ian Paisley: "At a lunch many years ago a close associate of the DUP leader gave me his secret: 'Ian will never be a member of anything that he doesn’t lead. He has to be in charge.'"
I've heard this many times about Paisley as he was always setting up new organisations: The Ulster Free Presbyterian Church, the DUP, Ulster Resistance etc. On the issue of Ulster Resistance, he set up an army style organisation and then broke off links with it when they were alleged to have obtained weapons. Funny that, a defensive 'army' style organisation wanting to have weapons!
In the rest of the UK and further afield, many people believed (and still believe) that Paisley was one of the main troublemakers. It's quite an 'achievement' to be more hated than the Provisional IRA - an organisation that has murdered and maimed so many people.
Different people have different ways to get to the top. Many would say that Paisley's path was dividing Unionism, shouting the loudest, stirring up division and then when offered the top job, developing a 'Chuckle Brothers' act with Provisional Sinn Fein/IRA leader McGuinness. Others have supported Paisley the last 40+ years as they say the Ulster Unionists and the Government were often weak and willing to give concessions to murdering terrorists before they handed in their weapons and supported the police.
Whatever your opinion, the fact remains that from a career point of view, Paisley reached the top and earned lots of money during his long time as a politician. However, as the Reverend himself might say, has he built his house on sand or on rock?
I've heard this many times about Paisley as he was always setting up new organisations: The Ulster Free Presbyterian Church, the DUP, Ulster Resistance etc. On the issue of Ulster Resistance, he set up an army style organisation and then broke off links with it when they were alleged to have obtained weapons. Funny that, a defensive 'army' style organisation wanting to have weapons!
In the rest of the UK and further afield, many people believed (and still believe) that Paisley was one of the main troublemakers. It's quite an 'achievement' to be more hated than the Provisional IRA - an organisation that has murdered and maimed so many people.
Different people have different ways to get to the top. Many would say that Paisley's path was dividing Unionism, shouting the loudest, stirring up division and then when offered the top job, developing a 'Chuckle Brothers' act with Provisional Sinn Fein/IRA leader McGuinness. Others have supported Paisley the last 40+ years as they say the Ulster Unionists and the Government were often weak and willing to give concessions to murdering terrorists before they handed in their weapons and supported the police.
Whatever your opinion, the fact remains that from a career point of view, Paisley reached the top and earned lots of money during his long time as a politician. However, as the Reverend himself might say, has he built his house on sand or on rock?
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