IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

ALL KILLINGS AND TRAGEDIES "White is right, Irish is wrong'

· Socialist Challenge No. 45, 11 May 1978 · p. 10 of the scan · 439 words

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intends showing a play The play is based on the transcript of the "trial" which Will Galacher received and which, as with all such 'trials held under the special Diplock non mur courls was a 1a000 However, semitscant ol remarks made by Mathison who produced the play: 1 was aghast at my own by Trish ignorance of the manner in SHORTLY, or so we are led to believe, the BBC postponed on one occasion — entitled Willie. It deals with the case of a young man from Strabane who is presently serving 12 years here in Long Kesh for a political offence" he had nothing at all to do with.

which in Northern Ireland." -Tus enorance.

perhaps most immense all the Margaret the 6 Britain.

JOSE which has already been seven part slaughter WOLLEN political offences are relatives handled in the Diplock Courts which in cludes the Irish problem" in demonstrates the lack of media coverage which the conflict in Counties receives The British media have more important toples to discuss. туре.

On 13 April Natiomwide spent shedding OTTES crocodile tears over the fate of Imprisoned in Appala for their Indiscriminale ever of Angolan men, and children. The programme presenters spent a great deal of time questionin and detailing the alleged inhuman conditions under which the convicted war criminals are being held.

MOCK UP Indeed, the BBC's engerness to drue up sympathy for these paid white mercenaries went so far as to build a mock up of the Irish cell which CAE In the H Block here in Loo Kesh there are 350 Republican political prisoners held in 8 by 6 concrete celis. They ane naked: denied aces to i dave been deed access to radios they never leave their grey drah concrete coffins.

ILLEGAL Unlike the paid British mercenaries in Angola, these men, in spite of British claims to the contrary took up arins against an establisbmient which they believe to be forcien, oppressive and illegal.

In the two years now in which the men have languished in the H Block, only one British documentary programmuc any worth dared to meation it while the British press has totally ignored it.

EVIDENCE Yet there in an abuidance of evidence, well documented and substantiated by many indo pendent parties, to prove that almost every Human Rights Convention deliberately and blatantly ignored Labour Government and the prison administrations in Long Kesh and Annagh.

If is typical of the political hypocrisy and COROLICA which now pervades the British establistupent that the wellbeing of seven highly palc professional mercenaries should take complete prefer ence over the treatment of 350 Republican political

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