tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8525407782068770761..comments2024-03-29T12:11:17.511+00:00Comments on TPQ: Tartan Gangs And Paramilitaries: Interview With Gareth MulvennaAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47883321962450577792016-07-25T21:35:11.522+01:002016-07-25T21:35:11.522+01:00I thought the worst book on the troubles would hav...I thought the worst book on the troubles would have been the Shinners manifesto?Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-273127005259149212016-07-25T16:57:04.529+01:002016-07-25T16:57:04.529+01:00Peter
The worst 'troubles' book I read wa...Peter<br /><br />The worst 'troubles' book I read was the Queen's Book of Evidence against me -full of lies and falsehoods -inaccuracies would be a step up. Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-89330638538553681112016-07-25T14:22:22.204+01:002016-07-25T14:22:22.204+01:00The worst "Troubles" book I ever read wa...The worst "Troubles" book I ever read was "The SAS in Ireland" by Raymond Murray. An absolute stinker full to overflowing with inaccuracies.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-56297520784168648282016-07-25T12:19:17.465+01:002016-07-25T12:19:17.465+01:00I met these thugs when as a mere child a long time...I met these thugs when as a mere child a long time ago while coming back from a public swimming pool with friends, towel and togs and stinking of chlorine, wrapped up in a heavy plastic carrier bag with Silk Cut stamped on it...those were the days, eh!.... and that was no where near Belfast. <br />One of them recognised us for he having lived in our area for a while...he was about 14 while I wasNiallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40888299310160241352016-07-24T19:44:04.609+01:002016-07-24T19:44:04.609+01:00Almost all historical, investigative, literature i...Almost all historical, investigative, literature is littered to some extent with inaccuracies. Tim Pat Coogan, Ed Maloney, et al have had falws exposed in their work yet they remain great writers. <br /><br />For you to equate the killings of the two soldiers, after events at Milltown, to balance your argument is wayward: firstly thier killing was not premeditated and secondly as horrific and Emmett Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761525073488146105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26884962392204609802016-07-24T16:29:04.201+01:002016-07-24T16:29:04.201+01:00gtm,
absolutely replete with themgtm,<br /><br />absolutely replete with themAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-19893579453655957502016-07-24T16:13:18.410+01:002016-07-24T16:13:18.410+01:00Political Murder is notable for having a number of...Political Murder is notable for having a number of mistakes in it.gtmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067825672793663792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87994884908705074932016-07-24T16:10:39.336+01:002016-07-24T16:10:39.336+01:00Emmett,
I recall as a 16 year old in a Crumlin Ro...Emmett,<br /><br />I recall as a 16 year old in a Crumlin Road Jail cell reading Dillon's book Sectarian Murder which he wrote with Denis Lehane. It was riddled with inaccuracies. The Marine Commandos stole it during a raid - more fool them I thought. I think people like Iain Turner and Gareth Mulvenna have a much better and nuanced understanding of loyalism than I do and they are in no way AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-16428980950703523842016-07-24T13:04:40.058+01:002016-07-24T13:04:40.058+01:00The Shankill Butchers murders are, as the judge qu...The Shankill Butchers murders are, as the judge quite rightly said, 'a lasting monument to blind, sectarian bigotry'. Being from a Catholic background whose family lived on the Cliftonville Road in the mid-1970s I know all to well the fear that they instilled.<br /><br />However the sensationalism I describe is couched in Dillon's fondness for cod-psychology. The eminent academic Profgtmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067825672793663792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-49506792388520031372016-07-23T23:13:04.865+01:002016-07-23T23:13:04.865+01:00# A point of correction. The line should read &quo...# A point of correction. The line should read "fail to acknowledge it fully" rather than "acknowledge it fully. my apologies folks.Emmett Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761525073488146105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30021913913191185952016-07-23T22:50:49.103+01:002016-07-23T22:50:49.103+01:00what exactly leads you to conclude that Dillon'...what exactly leads you to conclude that Dillon's take on the Butcher gang is sensationalized? I have, over the years, heard many loyalist sympathisers dismiss Dillon's work on the butchers however as a rebuttal I only need point them in the direction of the pathologist reports of the time which confirm unequivocally the extent of the sadistic slaughter and its scale. I would suggest that Emmett Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761525073488146105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-73531267194887240332016-07-22T20:43:30.393+01:002016-07-22T20:43:30.393+01:00a couple of link-ups/joining the dots
here's... a couple of link-ups/joining the dots <br />here's one (in)famous Tartan Old Boy who became a sectarian mas murderer<br /> https://eurofree3.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/your-chance-to-win-a-painting-by-a-sectarian-serial-killer/<br /><br />here among other things, we can see that the UVF was "defending protestant" belfast streets from catholic encroachment<br /><br />https://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43153673906748704162016-07-22T11:36:23.585+01:002016-07-22T11:36:23.585+01:00Very interesting material.
Is there any educatio...Very interesting material. <br /><br />Is there any education taking place with these people [Loyalists] about the origins of the Orange phenomenon?<br /><br />Will any of their politicians accept that this is 2016?137https://www.blogger.com/profile/07104337035082724048noreply@blogger.com