tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post2466615115506502127..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: Vengeful And ViolentAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68589895922105608542017-06-02T23:11:42.371+01:002017-06-02T23:11:42.371+01:00We were marched up a hill to jail or death and mmg...We were marched up a hill to jail or death and mmg or adams did not suffer too much at all......to quote lions led by donkeys or young men fighting and dying for liesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657525672325818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-89457637746713942762017-04-09T11:15:14.413+01:002017-04-09T11:15:14.413+01:00James
Firstly being an able politician is not a c...James<br /><br />Firstly being an able politician is not a compliment, just as the likes Stalin and Thatcher were able politicians, but complete arseholes to boot. I would add it was his political abilities which in all probability allowed him to help manipulate an army convention. There is more than enough evidence to suggest McG was a brave and resourceful solder in the early days, if you know Organized Rage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07627288401631451362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21896253741906930792017-04-09T05:17:48.235+01:002017-04-09T05:17:48.235+01:00Like develara and the others mc'guinness was a...Like develara and the others mc'guinness was almost certainly a member of mi5Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398950480079826438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-52274230747228466712017-04-08T18:49:24.741+01:002017-04-08T18:49:24.741+01:00Martybroy a fearless and resourceful soldier ,yeah...Martybroy a fearless and resourceful soldier ,yeah could this be because he was untouchable ?his military achievements don't amount to a hill of bean , his political career ended in abysmal failure as per his own words "the DUP made fools of us for the last 10 years " what a fucking waste of any historians pen ,except in the treachery category martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-8639337336473060522017-04-08T18:43:57.670+01:002017-04-08T18:43:57.670+01:00Daithi D that is not how I heard the version of Ma...Daithi D that is not how I heard the version of Martybroy and the horse story Dixie or Micky Gallagher will have the proper side of this story ,martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-54420518567708680682017-04-08T17:47:54.073+01:002017-04-08T17:47:54.073+01:00JQ:In the Johnston Clarke book,there was a good st...JQ:In the Johnston Clarke book,there was a good story of MMG jumping on the back of horse (bareback) in a field to escape a BA patrol he was planning to attack. I thought that a wonderful image, even if the rest of the book was not complimentary to him.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-46053949932110407992017-04-08T12:13:48.347+01:002017-04-08T12:13:48.347+01:00Who said and in what context and could your elabor...Who said and in what context and could your elaborate? <br /><br />'Martin was undoubtedly a brave and resourceful solder and an extremely able politician and in the long term I have no doubt history will judge him kindly. However like all human beings he also had feet of clay.'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166605274886767312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-12521346334091474692017-04-07T22:35:36.751+01:002017-04-07T22:35:36.751+01:00Mick,
Donal De Barra would contest that claim tha...Mick,<br /><br />Donal De Barra would contest that claim that Mickey Donnelly recruited McGuinness into the Provos. Maybe they were both together? Or maybe they each recruited him into different IRA's?<br />I seem to remember Donal claiming live on air on RTE that he had recruited him.<br /><br />Finally and perhaps more importantly, who told you Gerry Adams couldn't be vengeful??? Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.com