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Marty, you should post a comment on the review it...

2012-03-11T19:11:55.283Z

Marty,

you should post a comment on the review itself. I am sure Tommy would appreciate it

Just finished Tommy McKearney,s PIRA From Insurrec...

2012-03-11T19:02:30.475Z

Just finished Tommy McKearney,s PIRA From Insurrection To Parliament, Excellent well worth reading, nothing new to many familiar with the history of the movement,but a useful book none the less,loved auld timer Barney,s description of the carpetbagger blowin nicknamed "the graduate" as the "Gobshite",I think Tommy has documented the history of the PRM from birth to the present with an openess and honesty that sometimes hard to find when looking back at our recent past,

Marty, for whatever reason people feel limited an...

2012-03-06T18:57:36.541Z

Marty,

for whatever reason people feel limited and constrained in the choices they can make. I admit to not understanding his position. I have never found him as someone who would set out with bad intent in the manner that those on the committee would.

Anthony,Bik is an intelligent man and no fool, he ...

2012-03-06T18:53:33.018Z

Anthony,Bik is an intelligent man and no fool, he had the opportunity to be truthful when Richard brought this out into the open, so if he was being loyal ,one has to ask just who was he being loyal to,I would have thought comrades came first,

André, this is one of the yet to be explained iss...

2012-03-06T18:11:18.733Z

André,

this is one of the yet to be explained issues.

In all my conversations about this I have tended to express the view that he is more victim than villain. I think he was a victim of the decision making process at the time which was outside the cotrol of the prisoners. He did not pull the trap door beneath the hunger strikers, the commmittee did. But his stance since the debate took off has not served him well.

I wish it were not so as I have always liked the guy and have felt he always tried to do the right thing. Now he appears trapped by the logic of the official narrative.

In this sad story, it's difficult for me to un...

2012-03-06T13:49:10.096Z

In this sad story, it's difficult for me to understand Bik's behaviour. The hunger strike did not made him a part of the republican elite, he seems more of a servant betrayed by his masters,but instead of revolting, he seems wanting to regain their trust. Maybe I am wrong, someone who knows him please help me to understand.

How they can justify their present positions as re...

2012-03-06T13:34:32.639Z

How they can justify their present positions as representing The Republican Community is easy to understand by their past actions. Electoral voting paid prevalence over Volunteers lives.However you could say life means mopre today as they asked for us to pray for the Paisley family.What a lovely gesture concerning this great Irishman.
Oh forgive me British.

Dixie, well put. Richard has remained consistent ...

2012-03-06T13:21:24.380Z

Dixie,

well put. Richard has remained consistent throughout. Judged against the shifting and the shadiness of his adversaries, there is no real surprise that he came out well in front.