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Smithwick tribunal told spymasters could have averted double murder | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Smithwick tribunal told spymasters could have averted double murder. Smithwick tribunal told spymasters could have averted double murder. Ex-intelligence officer claims IRA squad which shot top RUC officers was riddled with British agents. The material, given to the tribunal by Ian Hurst, a former member of the force research unit (FRU), claims that one o...
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Former IRA members in 'deadly' new terror group | Winnowing History
http://winnowinghistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/former-ira-members-in-deadly-new-terror.html
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Former IRA members in 'deadly' new terror group. Former IRA members in 'deadly' new terror group. SECURITY services in Northern Ireland suspect that former members of the Provisional IRA have set up a terrorist organisation funded by a global smuggling operation. There has been an upsurge in republican terrorism. In April, republican dissidents murder...
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Lord Stevens to be witness at new inquest into murder | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Lord Stevens to be witness at new inquest into murder. Lord Stevens to be witness at new inquest into murder. Lord Stevens and a brigadier who was in charge of a covert British military intelligence unit are to be called as witnesses at a new inquest into a 1988 loyalist murder. Mr Slane's family said yesterday they always believed there had been collusio...
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Incompetent policing is not same as conspiracy | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Incompetent policing is not same as conspiracy. The RUC investigation of the 1994 Loughinisland massacre was deeply flawed, the Police Ombudsman will say. But it's too easy to trot out the catch-all 'collusion', argues Alan Murray. His stated definition of collusion is much narrower than that applied by Judge Peter Cory, who reasoned that, where the secur...
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Six could face charges after school paedophile ring probe | Winnowing History
http://winnowinghistory.blogspot.com/2012/04/six-could-face-charges-after-school.html
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Six could face charges after school paedophile ring probe. Six could face charges after school paedophile ring probe. UP to six men could face charges as a result of an investigation into an alleged paedophile ring linked to a school scandal, the Irish Independent has learned. He often slept in a room at the school which has since been closed down. Mr Sha...
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‘My son is not a drug dealer’ | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. 8216;My son is not a drug dealer’. 8216;My son is not a drug dealer’ - dad. The father of a Derry man who was shot at his St Johnston home by Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) this week has said he has no idea why his son was targeted. The victim was rushed to hospital in Dublin where it’s understood he was close to losing one of his limbs. 8220;It w...
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The Loughinisland Report - Role of Special Branch notable by absence after 5-year probe | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. The Loughinisland Report - Role of Special Branch notable by absence after 5-year probe. One example is sightings of the killers' car in the south Down area in the weeks before the attack - clearly the domain of Special Branch, clearly a critical avenue for Mr Hutchinson to explore. The relatives were assured that detectives would be able to bring the kil...
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Cables 'have only scratched surface' | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Cables 'have only scratched surface'. OVER the past week the Belfast Telegraph exclusively revealed a raft of sensational insights regarding Northern Ireland's political system from thousands of secret US cables from the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. The cables showed that the US still viewed Northern Ireland as a security issue and were keeping a cl...
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Vilifying lawyers defending a 'killer' is a dangerous trend | Winnowing History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou. Legacy of the Troubles. Vilifying lawyers defending a 'killer' is a dangerous trend. Media disgust with QC who cross-examined Dowler family is a blurring of lines that can lead to personal attacks on lawyers. One columnist even suggested the Dowler family might have found his cross-examination particularly unpalatable because he resembled his client. For all the vilification, th...
