Man’s inhumanity to man (and to women and children), was never better exemplified than in the last few bloody days, which saw the shooting down of the Malaysian Airliner and Israel’s unpardonable butcheries in Gaza. The primitive attitudes displayed by allowing drunken “separatists” to prevent crash scene experts retrieve evidence, which includes human bodies, from…
Category: Peace Process
Adams Arrest Threatens Peace Process
Despite my best intentions other writings have been diverting my attention recently and I have not been able to fulfil my promise to keep this blog up to date but recent events have driven me back to the drawing board – I’m referring to the arrest and release of Gerry Adams which had the potential…
Back to the Future
The light is fading on New Year’s Day as this is written, but it is not intended as a song at twilight but as a promise on the dawning of a New Year- I’ll keep the Blog up to date in 2014! After what we’ve been through it would be permissible to open the New…
Fr. Alec Reid, Peacemaker Extraordinary
Father Alec Reid, an appreciation by Tim Pat Coogan By the acid test; “Did his life enhance or detract from human happiness?” Father Alec Reid’s sojourn on this earth must be judged a spectacular success. He was the initiator of the peace process and the most tireless worker for it. But when this shy diffident…
Why Israel lobby is wrong to demonize Mary Robinson
The shots fired at Mary Robinson by Jewish groups are probably really aimed at President Obama and his efforts to broker a peace deal with Israel starting with an end to the building of illegal Jewish settlements. The President is right to work for peace. The blame which America’s apparent willingness to support Israel in…
Why life can defeat death in Northern Ireland
There are two time bombs ticking away in Northern Ireland. In fact some would argue three, given the potentially explosive effect of cross-Border shopping by the Republic’s citizens on the economy of the 26 Counties. But in view of the serious situation created by the recent lethal Republican activity in the North I will leave…