tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post997750097772705858..comments2024-03-28T10:08:05.242+00:00Comments on TPQ: Bombing Derry AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-16692312393934538512019-02-05T00:06:42.751+00:002019-02-05T00:06:42.751+00:00Steve R
its risible to suggest that any of these ...Steve R<br /><br />its risible to suggest that any of these groups have much military capacity. Politically they haven'y anything of substance to offer either. Let's be real here, they couldn't be considered a threat to the <i>status quo</i> in any meaningful way.<br /><br />I'd hazard a guess many of these people know deep-down that the game is more or less over; more or less Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26685158913865989962019-02-04T20:19:14.355+00:002019-02-04T20:19:14.355+00:00Begs the old question whether they 'believe...Begs the old question whether they 'believe' that armed action would defeat the British or whether they use such actions are symbolic; a form of attrition to keep the leviathan's focus to where exactly they want it HJ.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-32313709248293418122019-02-03T16:07:05.162+00:002019-02-03T16:07:05.162+00:00Writing way back in 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre summed ...Writing way back in 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre summed up his philosophy when he wrote that humans are “condemned to be free”. <br /><br />It's a given that sometimes in life we will be burdened by outcomes arising from our choices. In formulating those choices, it's incumbent that one must remain cognisant of consequences not just for one's own welfare but also for the well-being of Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-20473251303124341322019-02-01T02:37:45.747+00:002019-02-01T02:37:45.747+00:00Ah, get your now AM. Fair enough but even ELINT is...Ah, get your now AM. Fair enough but even ELINT isn't infallible, codewords/circumstances can change right at the last minute-far from prying ears.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-2746156127950253352019-01-30T23:26:00.881+00:002019-01-30T23:26:00.881+00:00Certainly agree with the comments pointing toward ...Certainly agree with the comments pointing toward a spook op , what with budget cuts and the new financial year just around the corner , the sheer volume of British state operatives in Ireland must be enormous , seems like they're pumping even more money and resources into the North than they did when the troubles were on , just a thought......Staffenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697094495716721415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-44747577383719786092019-01-30T06:35:10.778+00:002019-01-30T06:35:10.778+00:00Steve - don't think anybody is saying the spoo...Steve - don't think anybody is saying the spooks drove up from Belfast and planted their own device. They could easily have had knowledge of it in advance and did nothing about it. They were not entirely blameless in Omagh. Nevertheless, there is nothing to indicate the spooks had a role. I think what fuels the suspicion is the seriously limited thinking behind the bombing - it did nothing toAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-67892232005826560462019-01-29T22:18:21.931+00:002019-01-29T22:18:21.931+00:00Doesn't smell like spooks, why would they use ...Doesn't smell like spooks, why would they use such a crude device? Surely there would be more political capital to be garnished by using a smaller but more sophisticated IED? At least that would definitely put the wind up the shinners. Has McCann condemned it yet?<br />The smokie looked amateurish, probably a youngling with no training or access to proper hardware.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-35046179111847260872019-01-29T12:50:59.850+00:002019-01-29T12:50:59.850+00:00I would be highly surprised if the of Derry would ...I would be highly surprised if the of Derry would of their own accord vote against Sf. I was in Derry over the weekend and unfortunately ended up in a futile conversation with an ex pow (well it started as a conversation) the minute i critisized the Sf leadership and the current direction of the party it all went pete tong. I was Immediately and very verbelly labelled as a dissidend and very Thebhoys01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322575421885821666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-80706920859567500282019-01-29T12:39:10.309+00:002019-01-29T12:39:10.309+00:00I would be dubious with regards to the people of D...I would be dubious with regards to the people of Derry voting against Sf. I was in Derry for the Bloody Sunday march at the weekend. I ended up in a heated and angry conversation with an ex pow simply because i had the adasity to critisize the current Sf leadership and the direction the party was going. That critisism was enough to have me labelled as a dissident and and justification for him to Thebhoys01https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322575421885821666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-38830885773230796102019-01-29T06:39:39.063+00:002019-01-29T06:39:39.063+00:00Dixie Elliot says
I put it to the former bomber ...<b> Dixie Elliot says </b><br /><br />I put it to the former bomber Gerry Kelly who condemned the Derry bombing on Twitter, "Why do these things usually happen on the run up to an election?" <br /><br />More so when the Sinn Feiners, especially here in Derry, are feeling the wrath of those people affected by their surrender of Welfare Reform back into the hands of the Tories. The AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21430987342838999242019-01-27T10:33:26.050+00:002019-01-27T10:33:26.050+00:00Mick/Frankie - thanks for the comments.
Did the ...Mick/Frankie - thanks for the comments. <br /><br />Did the spooks know in advance? <br /><br />Most of the republicans I have spoken to think they either did or they ran it. <br /><br />I don't think we have any evidence to show that other than considering cui bono? But if they are 700 MI5 people in Belfast (we have read about Palace Barracks being a duplication centre in the event of AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39328825334988809742019-01-26T20:02:14.035+00:002019-01-26T20:02:14.035+00:00The bomb in Derry, I am with Boyne Rover for the d...The bomb in Derry, I am with Boyne Rover for the date choosen. And as Eoghan showed it is the kettle calling the pot black. Personally the maths aren't adding up in my head. <br /><br />If I am to believe the security forces have thwarthed countless bombs, have penetrated PFR as well as they say, have more technology than James Bond could hope for...things add up even less. Maybe my frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452424095829736700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-79417151582959673342019-01-26T19:09:30.777+00:002019-01-26T19:09:30.777+00:00Thanks Alfie - the contempt and indifference towar...Thanks Alfie - the contempt and indifference towards the population is reminiscent of the clerics. Why render yourself deeply unpopular with actions that are futile? Who actually benefits from insurgents being rendered unpopular? Counter insurgents. Motive can often explain quite a lot about who is behind an action. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48664209325828719802019-01-26T18:08:28.944+00:002019-01-26T18:08:28.944+00:00This is an incisive and justifiably hard-hitting p...This is an incisive and justifiably hard-hitting piece, Anthony. Your analogy with Catholic clerics is one that unfortunately fits traditional physical-force repubicanism all too well. Once any political movement begins to care less about the concerns and opinions of the people they claim to represent than its own ideological purity, it is no longer engaged in politics. It has become a priesthoodAlfie Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403732604779381173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-58771707626826762882019-01-26T16:26:03.642+00:002019-01-26T16:26:03.642+00:00Thanks Henry Joy & EoghanThanks Henry Joy & EoghanAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-12258444015336844932019-01-26T16:16:48.896+00:002019-01-26T16:16:48.896+00:00Anthony, well stated!
But when is it ever okay fo...Anthony, well stated!<br /><br />But when is it ever okay for revolutionary groups or anyone else to bomb?<br /><br />Isn’t indiscriminately targeting civilians, to terrorize the enemy, standard policy?<br /><br />“Churchill was particularly keen on chemical weapons, suggesting they be used "against recalcitrant Arabs as an experiment". He dismissed objections as "unreasonable"Eoghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944611614493961109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34058584278229162802019-01-26T15:24:19.561+00:002019-01-26T15:24:19.561+00:00Forthright, honest and well articulated piece Anth...Forthright, honest and well articulated piece Anthony.Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-52523490042024586522019-01-26T08:35:33.190+00:002019-01-26T08:35:33.190+00:00Mick Hall says
I was hoping you would comment of ...<b>Mick Hall says</b><br /><br />I was hoping you would comment of this, today there is a statement issued in a Belfast paper from an ‘alleged’ IRA which is pathetic. It basically boils down to they are targeting drug dealers and I presume addicts who are at street level often one and the same. What right do they have to police working class communities when they cannot even police effectively AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63019759787728347842019-01-25T13:04:38.743+00:002019-01-25T13:04:38.743+00:00Boyne Rover - appreciated.
The responses of some...Boyne Rover - appreciated. <br /><br />The responses of some who defend the attack online towards Derry people calling for no return to bombs was one of total arrogant contempt. It was the absolutist dismissal of those who didn't want to see their children blasted to bits - "let them eat bomb", type stuff. A Derry republican observed to me that people up there were not afraid to AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-82512979352181656512019-01-25T11:57:54.243+00:002019-01-25T11:57:54.243+00:00 Great piece Anthony
A bomb explodes in Derry ci... Great piece Anthony <br /><br />A bomb explodes in Derry city on the 100th anniversary of the first RIC men to be shot dead that began what became known as the War of Independence to free Ireland from the colonial power The British. <br />Soloheadbeg was the townland in Tipperary were all the bombing and shooting in the name of the IRA began, 4 to 10 men with guns and blast bombs decided they Boyne Roverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482076205116307157noreply@blogger.com