Yesterday's Spotlight programme highlighted the campaign, by victims group FAIR, against the Libyan dictatorship responsible for IRA murder due to Colonel Gaddafi's supplying weapons and financial support to the provisionals.
Willie Frazer, the head of Families Acting for Innocent Victims (FAIR), has been a very outspoken campaigner for IRA victims including many members of his own family; to republicans however he is a bigoted "Brit", an image not helped by Frazers prickly demeaner or past associations with unsavoury characters - but his suffering has been very real and is in the end deserving of sympathy.
After a decade in the wilderness Frazer and FAIR were recognised as representing a silent but very real and long suffering set of victims. Documents leaked to the press showing the breathtaking lack of concern for victims of the IRAs Libyan connection finally pushed the British government into action.
Now perhaps a few innocent victims of the IRAs international terrorism will be compensated or recognised. It remains to be seen if it is really a meaningful gesture and that nothing will be gained by provo-terrorist elements or their sympathizers.
The Provos of course speak of not acknowledeging a "hierarchy of victims" which is provospeak for "republicans are top of thier own hierarchy".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nnnv8
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Hillary Back in Northern Ireland.
US Secretary of State and former first lady Hillary Clinton returned to Northern Ireland to address our folks on the hill, a speech that kept well away from the current "crisis". To be perfectly honest I couldn't care less about Mrs Clintons visit, shes a compulsive liar, fantasist and wife of a serial cheater and fellow liar former President Bill Clinton.
According to Hillarys campaign manager "We would not have peace today had it not been for Hillary’s hard work in Northern Ireland"? Really?
Of course Hillarys no stranger to conflict zones:
According to Hillarys campaign manager "We would not have peace today had it not been for Hillary’s hard work in Northern Ireland"? Really?
Of course Hillarys no stranger to conflict zones:
Monday, 12 October 2009
Saturday, 6 June 2009
D-Day, 6 June 1944!
General Eisenhower with the 101st Airborne.
Landing craft at Omaha beach, D-Day
D-Day was the beginning of the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe, as thousands of allied soldiers, sailors and airmen attacked head on the Normandy beaches of "Fortress Europe".
The infamous "Operation Overlord" was the riskiest, most well co-ordinated and costly operations in the history of modern warfare; D-Day however was ultimately the greatest allied success in Europe, which was the main catalyst toward ultimate victory over Nazi Germany and fascism.
The beaches code-named Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah and Omaha, became the point of assault for the thousands of American, British, Canadian and many other nationalities that made up the allied forces. Thousands of men died before setting foot on French soil, especially on "bloody Omaha".
"Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man.
Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory! I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck!
And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander.
The infamous "Operation Overlord" was the riskiest, most well co-ordinated and costly operations in the history of modern warfare; D-Day however was ultimately the greatest allied success in Europe, which was the main catalyst toward ultimate victory over Nazi Germany and fascism.
The beaches code-named Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah and Omaha, became the point of assault for the thousands of American, British, Canadian and many other nationalities that made up the allied forces. Thousands of men died before setting foot on French soil, especially on "bloody Omaha".
"Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man.
Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory! I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck!
And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander.
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
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