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Larry. "news report says dissidents recieved...

2012-08-25T23:21:06.750+01:00

Larry.

"news report says dissidents recieved a new consignment of 'stuff' from the USA. It's reported to be 'gasolene'.".

Its a special type though , It contains sugar!

AM. took me over 40 goes to post on Ardoyne Repub...

2012-08-25T22:57:54.759+01:00

AM.

took me over 40 goes to post on Ardoyne Republican, maybe i should have gone to specsavers, But I Just Proved I was Not A Robot.

Treehugger.

That' something the Shinner's will never do, they are in their own little British Establishment, being used as puppets, yet, they really believe they are on the road to a United Ireland, They have forgotten about the working class people who put them there, they are only interested in their own political and financial gains, They have lost the plot, They are, "The ones who sold us all out"

But, If all Interned Republicans , made one letter, ie, The Same, and signed it, Asking that of the Shinners , that would be a major step forward, it would be published in every daily newspaper, thus putting the Shinners on the pedastal.

All concerned parties ie gerry,marian, martin etc ...

2012-08-25T20:24:32.539+01:00

All concerned parties ie gerry,marian, martin etc should come togther and make a public statement calling on all shinner reps to walk out of stormont by a certian date if the interned arnt released.Because all this crap talk of were doing this and that is getting very tiresome and is not helping any of the above campaigns which it is more that likely intended to do.A line needs to be drawn with these people ie yous are with the prisoners or yous are with the the people whos banging them up.Then and only then can the republican people of Belfast and the rest of the country push these campaigns on as one united people and leave the quisling party were they belong in the past.

Nuala, ‘They all have an air of arrogance. It wo...

2012-08-25T19:44:29.992+01:00

Nuala,

‘They all have an air of arrogance. It would be more tolerable if they had a degree of humility but they don't.’

And would beat you for pointing to some of the more inconsistent aspects of their stance.

The empires are something a lot of people have pointed to. Big Juice sometime before he died told me it was all about money now.

‘yet they swagger about as if they are still serving the people.’

I think the same people know just how far they have travelled in their own journey of abandonment.

Ardoyne Republican’s take

Mackers, They all have an air of arrogance. It wou...

2012-08-14T22:15:20.196+01:00

Mackers,
They all have an air of arrogance. It would be more tolerable if they had a degree of humility but they don't.
It's insane, they have built small empires on the backs of a struggle.
Some of them, well some here in Clonard have set up family dynasties and yet they swagger about as if they are still serving the people.
Arrogant, hypocrites who have absolutely no shame.

Nuala, it is sad, given Pat's stand in the ja...

2012-08-14T09:40:01.881+01:00

Nuala,

it is sad, given Pat's stand in the jail, to be standing there sounding exactly like the rest of them.

Mackers, According to Pat, Sinn Fein do not have ...

2012-08-12T16:50:35.491+01:00

Mackers,
According to Pat, Sinn Fein do not have any political power, none!
Which kind of begs the question about their so called mandate, when a mla claims they have no real power.

Just curious. When the Provos split from the Offci...

2012-08-12T08:59:03.142+01:00

Just curious.
When the Provos split from the Offcials in 1969 did the continually canvass the 'sticks' politically?

Nuala, it is so disappointing to see Pat talking ...

2012-08-11T23:18:32.880+01:00

Nuala,

it is so disappointing to see Pat talking such bollix. But he has learned the talk. The more tirelessly he has to work the more he demonstrates the powerlessness of SF. How are they here?

Gerry, Sinn Fein's public and private faces a...

2012-08-11T20:05:33.663+01:00

Gerry,
Sinn Fein's public and private faces are two very different things.
Of they are calling for the release of prisoners being detained on ambigious and precarious charges, they could hardly say, 'keep them in'
They more so than the brits have ensured that all dissent is quashed, silenced, removed.

Sinn Fein are part and parcel of the status quo. Pat Sheehan informed me that, 'he goes to work each day to further the reunification of the country'
If he believes that and actually believes they work tirelessly for release of prisoners.
What hope have we? Nothing could be further from the truth.
It has to be likened to a butcher claiming to be an advocate of animal rights.

The madness of unionist entrenched thought use rep...

2012-08-11T18:13:46.020+01:00

The madness of unionist entrenched thought use republicans to do the unions dirty work. It would benefit republicanism if dissidents could find common ground to build a unified peaceful political party but not with an agenda of weakening Sinn Fein, that delusional purpose only serves to strengthen the union. Revenge is hardly a reasonable incentive to join the political arena and is insulting to republicanism as it suggests dissidents have nothing to offer but revenge against Sinn Fein not to mention their role would be pro-union under John’s theory. A political party is the only sensible way forward for dissidents. Like much easier said than done given the disarray of dissidents in the short term highly unlikely as dissident support may just view a new party as Sinn Fein part two though in retrospect the idea of PIRA surrendering was in most minds never on the table so in essence there is always hope.

Gerry McGeough Welcomes Statement from Sinn Féi...

2012-08-11T08:46:02.674+01:00
Gerry McGeough Welcomes Statement from Sinn Féin Minister Michelle O’Neill.

Gerry McGeough has welcomed the strong statement of support from Sinn Féin Minister Michelle O’Neill at the National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Dungiven calling for his immediate release and that of Martin Corey and Marian Price.

Over the past number of weeks, several political delegations have visited Gerry in Maghaberry prison, including a number of Fianna Fail Senators led by Eamon O’Cuiv TD. Prior to this he has received several visits from SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey and the most recent visit by a Sinn Féin delegation included MLA’s Barry McElduff, Raymond McCartney and Sean Lynch.

Michelle O’Neill is correct when she states “It is anyone’s right to disagree with Sinn Féin”. The British Government however denied Gerry McGeough the right to disagree with Sinn Féin. He stood in an election against Sinn Féin and they locked him up in Maghaberry. Martin Corey has been denied his right to freedom, but nobody knows why because it’s a secret. Marian Price held a piece of paper and has been interned without trial for over 450 days because the British Government ‘lost’ a piece of paper. Gary MacAdam attended a funeral and on his way back home found himself dragged off to Maghaberry. And there are others. One by one they are taken away.

Helen, I spoke with an sinn fein mla today about ...

2012-08-11T00:20:23.867+01:00
Helen,
I spoke with an sinn fein mla today about the plausability of them withdrawing from the executive.
I was told on no uncertain terms, absolutely not!

Today we held on of the many events we have held over the festival for Marian.
While holding an information and leaflet drop outside the Felons club I had the opportunity to speak with Pat Sheehan MLA.

Pat maintained, sinn fein are workingly tirelessly for Marian, Martin Corey and Gerry Mc Geough.
However, that tireless work will not extend to bringing down the institutions, 'they had built up'
Nor indeed Pat resigning his place on the policing board.
When I reminded him, that Alex Maskey was threatening to pull the plug for a lot less, he apparently could not remember.

From Helen McClafferty: Remember this? I would li...

2012-08-10T07:23:09.369+01:00
From Helen McClafferty:

Remember this? I would like to see Sinn Fein threaten to leave Stormont if Marian Price, Martin Corey and Gerry McGeough are not released immediately. Instead of fussing over the Queen's handshake, they should be in serious negotiations with Owen Paterson to ensure that the illegal internment of Martin Corey, Marian Price, now seriously ill in hospital, and the unjust incarceration of Gerry McGeough on charges dating back over 31 years ago be ended immediately.

Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson threatens to quit over royal insignia

Ryan, I have a few links on the same topic to go ...

2012-08-10T07:15:03.855+01:00
Ryan,

I have a few links on the same topic to go up but was holding them to the next article on the matter. Bradley Wiggins is the Tour de France winner and also took a gold at the Olympics. It was a brilliant retort.

Bit off topic but I had to share some good news wi...

2012-08-09T23:24:59.887+01:00
Bit off topic but I had to share some good news with everyone.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ireland-abandoning-religion-faster-country-world-article-1.1131799

No idea who Bradley Wiggins is but that was just f...

2012-08-09T23:12:27.214+01:00
No idea who Bradley Wiggins is but that was just fantastic. Wish that loathsome twit Piers would stay in England where he belongs.

41 years ago today they brought in internment and it is still here.

news report says dissidents recieved a new consign...

2012-08-09T21:17:11.355+01:00
news report says dissidents recieved a new consignment of 'stuff' from the USA. It's reported to be 'gasolene'.

Bradley Wiggins super response..

2012-08-09T21:16:20.210+01:00
Bradley Wiggins super response..

just brilliant Bradley is more radical than Marty McG

Easier to pay one leader than 5 or 6. In a recessi...

2012-08-09T20:49:30.808+01:00
Easier to pay one leader than 5 or 6. In a recession makes sense to cut costs.

Surely if anything has been learned with the PSF e...

2012-08-09T20:45:48.281+01:00
Surely if anything has been learned with the PSF experience, it is that politics is for the free. To attempt politics in a divided and unfree nation will always end in surrender of one kind or another.

Hopefully the real reason for unity is to attract those Republicans who feel betrayed by the politicking of the Provos.

The last thing we need is a group of born-again Shinners. We need freedom, not compromise.

Anthony perfectly put a cara.

2012-08-09T20:33:23.748+01:00
Anthony perfectly put a cara.