WASHINGTON � For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army. “We must pledge ourselves to support those br
A New York Republican has pressed ahead with congressional hearings on the threat of homegrown Islamist terrorism , dismissing claims of a McCarthyite witch-hunt against America's Muslims. Peter King, who chairs the homeland security committee in the House of Representatives, said the hearings were essential to national security, and that Muslim leaders should do more to help authorities prevent e
In 1985, the Irish government boycotted the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City, the biggest celebration in the Irish-American calendar. The cause of its umbrage was Peter King, that year's grand marshal and someone the Irish government said was an "avowed" supporter of a terrorist organization, the Irish Republican Army. King, then a local politician on Long Island, was one of the most zeal
Adams 'not embarrassed' by links to GadafySinn Féin president Gerry Adams has denied the violence in Libya is an embarrassment for the party in the wake of the republican… Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has denied the violence in Libya is an embarrassment for the party in the wake of the republican movement's links in the past with Col Muammar Gadafy. He compared the IRA's receipt of arms and exp
ireland, irish, ulster, ireland, irish, ulster, Sinn Féin, Irish America (Liam Clarke, Belfast Telegraph) A voice from beyond the grave will next week accuse Gerry Adams of the murder of Jean McConville. Liam Clarke previews a landmark documentary. Gerry Adams's efforts to obliterate the memory of his past will suffer a further blow next Tuesday when RTE screens the documentary Voices From The Gra
一番上にあるのは、いわゆる「失踪者 the Disappeared」のひとりであるピーター・ウィルソンさんの遺体発見の作業を開始することがアナウンスされた、という記事。 Fresh 'Disappeared' dig for Peter Wilson announced http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11626555 「失踪者」については以前も書いたことがあるが、主に、北アイルランド紛争中に「敵」(つまり英治安当局)に「味方」の情報を流しているなどとされてIRA(自警団的活動を行なっていた)によって拉致され拷問された後に処刑され、どこかに埋められた人々のことだ。詳細はThe Disappeared of Northern Irelandのサイトを参照。 このサイトには、Found(遺体発見済)に8人、Still Missing(
A police ombudsman report said the RUC believed Fr James Chesney was involved in the bombing One of the authors of a report into dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has said he met the priest suspected of involvement in the Claudy bombings. Denis Bradley, who chaired the Consultative Group on the Past, said he met Father James Chesney on three or four occasions. Mr Bradley described Fr Chesney
The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died. The Sinn Fein MP said Fr James Chesney talked about his support for a united Ireland, but he did not mention the attack, which killed nine people. "I never knew Fr Chesney before Claudy; I never knew Fr Chesney for many years after the bombing," he said. "I was told he was a republican s
The report said police believed Fr James Chesney was an IRA leader and was involved in the bombing A former police officer who investigated Fr James Chesney in 1972 has told the BBC he was prevented from arresting him by senior RUC officers. Fr Chesney, who died in 1980, was named in the Police Ombudsman's report into the Claudy bombing. The Special Branch detective sergeant said he was within 15
The report said police believed Fr James Chesney was an IRA leader and was involved in the bombing The former Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly, has said he has doubts about allegations of a priest's involvement in the IRA. A NI Police Ombudsman report confirmed detectives believed Fr James Chesney was involved in the Claudy bombing which killed nine people in 1972. Bishop Daly said he had interviewed
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