European Terrorist Groups

Bombed policeman 'doing well': Derry Journal -

nuzhound.com     May 24, 2008          

Published Date: 23 May 2008 The off duty police officer seriously injured in a Real IRA car bomb attack in Co Tyrone is "looking forward" to returning to duty. Ryan Crozier, a Catholic officer from Omagh, sustained serious leg injuries when a device exploded under his car at Spamount, near...                    

From the H-Blocks to a Texas jail: SocialistWorker.org (May 23) - Sandy Boyer & Shaun Harkin

nuzhound.com     May 24, 2008          

Sandy Boyer is the co-host of Radio Free Eireann on WBAI in New York City and a veteran organizer for Irish political prisoners. Here, they write about the case of Pol Brennan, now languishing in a Texas immigration detention facility. TWENTY-SIX years ago, Pol Brennan was an Irish Republican...                    

Can we learn from the Irish experience?: Arab America News - Reuel S. Amdur

nuzhound.com     May 24, 2008          

By Reuel S. Amdur - The Arab American News Canadian General John de Chastelain was the invited speaker at a public meeting held at the National Library in Ottawa, under the auspices of Potlucks for Peace. De Chastelain was invited because it was thought that his experience in heading the...                    

Photos Allegedly From FARC Laptops Undermine Colombian Credibility

mathaba.net     May 24, 2008   6 related          

Credible doubts about the provenance of the photos are potentially explosive, as they suggest that a piece of evidence that the Colombian government claimed originated from the FARC laptops actually came from another source, and also because they indicate the presence of Colombian intelligence in...                    

Brian Keenan: Daily Telegraph (May 22) -

nuzhound.com     May 23, 2008   50 related          

Mastermind of IRA bombing campaigns who became the organisation's negotiator over decommissioning. Brian Keenan, who died on Wednesday aged 66, was a linchpin of the IRA and one of the most ruthless and formidable members of its leadership; during the 1970s he...                    

Patience running out over arms: BBC - Vincent Kearney

nuzhound.com     May 23, 2008   8 related          

The government is planning to set a deadline for loyalists to begin handing over their arms. General John de Chastelain and his two fellow commission members, Tauno Nieminen and Andrew Sens, started work in September 1997. Their task was far from simple - to decommission...                    

Divisions deepen among Spanish conservatives

earthtimes.org     May 23, 2008   6 related          

Madrid - Divisions within Spain's main conservative opposition People's Party (PP) deepened Friday, with around 300 demonstrators calling for the resignation of party leader Mariano Rajoy in Madrid. The protesters shouted slogans in support of Maria ...                    

Car bomb Semtex claim not established: Belfast Telegraph - Claire Weir

nuzhound.com     May 23, 2008   14 related          

Police chiefs have not yet established whether semtex was used in a car bomb bid to kill a Catholic police officer in Co Tyrone. The disclosure came as a top cop said the officer injured in the car bomb attack in Castlederg is determined to defy the bombers and get back...                    

Historical enquiries a cynical exercise: The News Letter - George Larmour

nuzhound.com     May 23, 2008   5 related          

GEORGE Larmour writes about his family's 20-year search for justice after his RUC brother was murdered by the IRA. "WHEN my brother John Larmour was murdered by the IRA on October 11, 1988, while helping out in my ice cream parlour, the famous Irish poet Michael Longley...                    

The Other Terrorism

freerepublic.com     May 23, 2008          

The heart, if not the soul, of Spain’s capital, Madrid, is its bustling financial district. Thousands crowd daily into the skyscrapers that overlook the district’s main square. Thousands more shop at a branch of El Corte Inglés (Spain’s Macy’s), attend soccer games at Bernabéu Stadium, or ride...