Security alerts in Londonderry and Belfast
As a BBC report notes, “Security alerts are continuing in Londonderry after the Real IRA said they left four devices in the city”. Earlier The Guardian described the city’s centre as “paralysed”. And there’s also a security alert in west Belfast after two masked men reportedly threatened a bus driver and left a suspicious object on board the vehicle. They’re just keeping faith with the republican past… Adds “Belfast city centre traffic deadlock gridlock”. And
Three trains laid on for rugby fans travelling to Dublin on Saturday have been cancelled due to an alert at Newry.
the real know has much about revolution has the brits know about fighting a war in iraq, anybody notice how that war went quiet on the news since the brit army ran from the fight
Michaelhenry
Loathe as I am to disappoint you, did not the Iraqis just have an election? The Brits would not run away from the war there, or regrettably in Afghanistan, unless the US had, not just agreed but approved.
As much as I condemn the Brits for here, I have no great interest in what they do elsewhere. Not my problem.
the brits are the worlds mistake.
Michaelhenry
I can see you are completely unbiased. It is a long time since the Brits had the kind of power you imply. The most they can do now is hold the Falklands (if they are lucky) everything else is at the Americans behest.
All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their “homie” friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe.
Chief Constable Baggott might be on to something when he sees similarity.
Of course in Brixton the hard men want to get an ASBO as a badge of honour. The home boys here think they are past that stage. Community Service Orders are for kids so they want to be sent to jail to show that they are not er……..criminals.
In the great annals of Irish Republicanism, Wolfe Tones final words, Robert Emmets speech from the dock, the rallying cry of “dont give me an ASBO” is not really up there.
Of course prison might turn out an Oscar Wilde style critique of the prison system I doubt in.
Or it might inspire a “Long Walk To Freedom” style book.
But essentially modern day dissidents have missed the boat.
They were just not born at the right time.
People call for drastic measures against dissidents.
I call for RIDICULE. The one thing they fear. They hate the thought that they are no-marks and deserve to be teated like no-marks.
So hand out the Community Service Orders.
Humiliate them with long walks in the Mournes with their probation officers and nice Community PSNI types. Its no more than they deserve.
Of course the home boys in Brixton can be rescued by gangsta rapping their way out of the ‘hood. So a few dissident gangstas turning their baseball caps back to front is a small price to pay for harmony.
FJH
There is, and again I find I am reluctant, much in what you say. The days of ‘heroically’ hiding behind the children are long gone. Today such a ‘hero’ is likely to find himself on You Tube…
two of the idiots apprehend in tyrone on thursday night for suspected dissident behaviour,held anti republican posters has the hunger strike march went past them at galbally last year,they looked real stupid that day.
If ‘wee’ Donzo is not a republican leader then neither was Gerry ! Gee an both never in the ‘RA !
Definitely a miscarriage of justice throwing him inside for being assualted by the PSNI, strange decision or just same old justice system ?
Was it merely a coincidence that the appeal was a few days after the RIRA shot one of their own in Derry and he is taken out of ciculation again ?
So much for the brilliant intelligent services M15 outflanked again or is it to their advantage ?
As for ‘Fat-boy-Slim’ and his comrades and their beer bellies strutting around Derry for old Ireland, there are very few of them hungry socialists. I bet you the beer’s not cheap in there sheebeens.
Issac, that would involve PSNI breaking donzos arm two years ago, then employing the uses of a psychic to determine what date 2 years later would be most beneficial to throw him in jail.
Jesus, had he not been jailed we’d be inundated with posters here claiming he’s an agent, and when he is jailed, people just shift the goalposts to suit their agenda, and claim he was jailed because he’s an agent.
I love conspiracy theories as much as anyone, but the ones on Slugger are crap.
old school: I love conspiracy theories as much as anyone, but the ones on Slugger are crap.
Be fair – we have SF, PIRA, CIRA, RIRA, 32CSC, IRSP, IRN, Éirígí, CGRP and no doubt a few others, with their pairings and feuds, and no doubt all with their informers too. It’s not surprising that the conspiracy theories get a bit twisted.
Have you considered simplifying the Republican movement a bit?
Conspiracy theories are always crap – unless you agree with them…