Tuesday, May 13, 2014

MSW on the "Belfast Project" | National Catholic Reporter

MSW on the "Belfast Project" | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: An interesting story.  I suspect Adams will never be held to account, nor anyone in the military wing of the IRA because of the amnesty that was granted both sides to end the conflict, an amnesty which even extended to the killer of Lord Mountbatten who was already in prison.  Would a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (like the one in South Africa) be useful here?  One wonders if it would be or if it would simply stoke hot tempers who still dream of revenge?  In Africa, the minority needed the good will of the majority to transform politics and retain their economic power.  Ulster is not the same at all so keeping things quiet for a few decades may be the best course.

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