tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post756633986682827742..comments2024-03-29T12:11:17.511+00:00Comments on TPQ: Ex-IRA Man: Sinn Fein Were Never Going To Reveal Truth AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-90205258314959980742017-04-20T18:31:30.339+01:002017-04-20T18:31:30.339+01:00Your analysis on the BBC programme about Scap, AM,...Your analysis on the BBC programme about Scap, AM, was spot-on (IMHO) that there is a shared mutual benefit between the crown forces, intelligence services and PIRA/PSF & indeed loyalists to continue to argue the parameters of any "truth" revelations and never come to any agreement.<br /><br />You are also correct that revelation & retribution/prosecution can't happen jgr33nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595370045427311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37231502934503938812017-04-20T12:11:45.199+01:002017-04-20T12:11:45.199+01:00Larry,
I think you are right about a continuation...Larry,<br /><br />I think you are right about a continuation of hostilities. <br /><br />In the interview my observations about recrimination were not restricted to SF nor was my comment on the pursuit of a prosecutorial strategy. The drive right across the political board is about recrimination and prosecutions. The only people who have a genuine reason to want prosecutions or feel the need for AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68857928092595973212017-04-20T08:11:50.249+01:002017-04-20T08:11:50.249+01:00It is more a continuation of hostilities than of p...It is more a continuation of hostilities than of putting the past to rest. Ironically republicans require the British army to 'motivate' the people, as their politics or lack of, does not. In the absence of that, recrimination keeps the pot boiling. Bring back Scap and resurrect Donaldson for some proper disclosure. Otherwise move on and look to the future. Our children wont be laughing larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-75204416602886286392017-04-19T22:41:18.265+01:002017-04-19T22:41:18.265+01:00Its improbable that those who can't or won'...Its improbable that those who can't or won't reconcile themselves to hard current realities will find the capacity to get beyond recriminations about the past.<br />If one remains deluded about one's current position (e.g. <i>"we won the war"</i>), it necessarily follows that one is neither able to chart an accurate course forward nor backwards. Failure to take a complete Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.com