Well! When he last did it, after I had rescued him I then recorded a load of noise and feedback which I called "Cronos Piss Sock". Possibly my finest work.
If it wasn't for Sinn Fein's association with the paramilitaries, they could be seen the same way as other "new" nationalists, for example SNP and Plaid Cymru: embracing progressive politics with redistributive economics and a distinctly European outlook. They are now the Irish left.
Sinn Fein did incredibly well out of the peace. From being a small party in 1968, to being effectively banned in the 1980s to being the legitimate voice of dissident republicanism in 98 and now with electoral success across the island of Ireland, they can say they "won" the struggle even if the...
A good friend of mine grew up in Lisburn in the Unionist tradition but politically was opposed to it. His view is that currently it offers nothing positive and its "scare tactics" are failing. Interesting developments to come.
Look at Freddie Scappaticci, aka Stakeknife. Possibly murdered 34 people with at least the knowledge of his army handlers if not at their behest. Twas a murky war.
Very thoughtful. If Adams was working with the British state, then I'd say "working". What I mean by that is that the Sinn Fein leadership possibility thought that they could use the British Army against the hardliners in the Republican movement - note what happened to the INLA.
It is...