Day March 10, 2005

The IRA is morphing into the ‘Rafia’

This L.A. Times OpEd by Anthony McIntyre, a former IRA member who spent 18 years in prison, details how the IRA has lost its way and has become a criminal enterprise and no longer fights for a unified Ireland. His website, The Blanket, A Journal…

The IRA and coded messages

When things in Northern Ireland explode into tangled confusion becoming too bizarre for me to understand, I turn to SluggerOToole, a beacon of sanity and on-the-ground reporting from Northern Ireland. How mind-numbing strange are things there now? Well, currently the…

Lebanon set to reinstate pro-Syria PM

Bolstered by a massive pro-Syrian demonstration, Lebanese allies of Syria moved Wednesday to reinstate the prime minister, who recently was forced out by anti-Damascus protests. Their action ensures Syria’s continued dominance of Lebanese politics.