Comments on The Pensive Quill: Chris Bray: I wonder what’s under

Frankie I'm still trying to understand wh...

2012-12-28T18:21:53.891Z
Frankie

I'm still trying to understand what the problem is with the BC tapes.

Different interests have different problems. The Brits are playing a dirty game. At one level they are exercising the power that SF in a manner of speaking invested in them by going for the GFA where republicanism was crucified and in the reverse of the order of things the Brit state role in Ireland was resurrected. The Brits are showing that they are daddy on the block.

I don’t think there is any one motive in the Brit behaviour but I do feel that they are making it clear that if SF continue to delve into the past then there is a price to pay.

A Review of Palys and Lowman on the Belfast Project

Boston tapes won’t amount to a hill of beans in court

Ok. I tried again there. Have had a few problems w...

2012-11-30T20:16:09.794Z
Ok. I tried again there. Have had a few problems with it

Anthony; nope. Not a thing via email?

2012-11-30T14:50:23.726Z
Anthony; nope. Not a thing via email?

Chris, I can think of none who have doen more...

2012-11-30T08:28:10.563Z
Chris,

I can think of none who have doen more than you to tackle this head on with penetrating insight.

Belfast Bookworm,

scathinmg and deservedly so. BTW have my personal e mails been getting thru to you?

Belfast Project researchers at Boston College win Supreme Court stay

Anthony. That's better than bad news, told yo...

2012-11-30T01:00:43.236Z
Anthony.

That's better than bad news, told you to keep your head high.
To many Inter country Laws are being agreed upon, without Legal thought, ie, the what "if scenario", is it not illogical that the U.S. can have anyone extradited from the U.K, But, they didn't expect to be turned down RE the young Scottish computer hacker.
The Americans are keeping that in mind!.

Justice Breyer Grants BC Researchers Stay in IRA Recording Case

I thought this was another superb post from Chris...

2012-11-29T11:58:14.345Z
I thought this was another superb post from Chris,the fallout and repercussions from Boston College,s lack of integrity and backbone in this will be felt for a long long time to come ,republicans are well used to crab suas Fuck up!and it was a mighty achievement on Anthony,s behalf to get republicans to talk at all,he and Ed should be honoured not pilloried,As Chris said can you imagine the clout a defense of the BC tapes would have had if as suggested Boston college and all the other major universities had joined forces in defense of this project,their failure in looking the other way may come back to haunt them and shows not just Boston college but indeed the other universities to be morally bankrupt.

Thanks. I wish it seemed to do more good!

2012-11-29T04:15:39.209Z
Thanks. I wish it seemed to do more good!

Newstalk: Kevin Cullen on Belfast Project Supreme Court Stay

A very, very good piece from Chris.

2012-11-28T18:03:59.679Z
A very, very good piece from Chris.

Chris, another good post. Between you and these t...

2012-11-28T17:57:18.819Z
Chris,

another good post. Between you and these two guys your commentary on this case has been without equal.

I'm still trying to understand what the proble...

2012-11-27T23:07:34.889Z
I'm still trying to understand what the problem is with the bc tapes. With all the legal jargon stripped away..A few ex political prisioners from both sides decided to tell the world how it really was...I reckon they told warts and all (I don't care for names or who done what...)

A PM or some celeb. can write books about their lives no qualms. But a few prisoners tell the truth and someone wants to re-edit it????

I hope someone in Whitehall reads this (MI5 or other).

I grew up in the murky streets of Ardoyne and the best way for me to explain to my kids (lets face it, for this generation the troubles are stil raw<--yes I came through unscathed<--but I was lucky). Is in projects like BC tapes.

Basically leave the tapes gathering dust and time will judge when they should be released. If Mr HET or Whitehall (like SF) want the truth, clean up your own back yard first..(even charity begins at home).

This carries no weight but fellas Anthony and Ed gave arrurances that their (prisoners) words stay locked until death (natural or otherwise). Someone tell me whats your problem with that.? I grew up during it, I don't have a problem.

It's difficult not to think that this case wou...

2012-11-27T21:31:23.359Z
It's difficult not to think that this case would have been binned a long time ago if Boston College had shown a bit of gumption and put up at least half a fight.

To say they folded early is an understatement. They peeked one eye above the parapet, thought it looked like too much hard work then scurried back under their rock.

Equally as astonishing as their failure to protect the project is their assertion that they did all they could to fight the subpoenas.