Miscarriage of Justice   Helen McClafferty • 26 March 2007 Regardless of whether you support Sinn Fein's political strategy or you choose another path and party toward the reunification of Ireland, the bottom line is Gerry McGeough's politically motivated arrest and continued harassment and incarceration by the RUC/PSNI is a miscarriage of justice and every Irish Republican and Nationalist should help to support and free Gerry McGeough regardless of political affiliation. McGeough's bail hearing on March 26th was postponed after the crown claimed that either Germany or America might extradite him. This claim, like Gerry's arrest, is a sham. Gerry was released by the Germans after serving several years in isolation on alleged IRA activities and then he served a sentence in the US on IRA-related charges from a quarter century ago. Gerry McGeough's incarceration is a continuation of internment by remand and a blatant act of political repression against him because of his outspoken opposition to British rule and the renamed crown constabulary. For those of you who may not know who Gerry McGeough is, in short, he is from County Tyrone, is a prominent Irish Republican and former volunteer member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army since 1979. He spent four years in isolation in a German prison for alleged IRA activities abroad and 3 years in an American prison for gun-running. He led Sinn Fein's opposition to the referendum on the Nice Treaty in the Republic of Ireland and he was also a Sinn Fein national executive (ard-comhairle) member. He is the author of two books ``The Ambush and other Stories.'' and `Defenders', He is a graduate of Trinity College, a teacher and editor of the Hibernian Magazine "for faith and country". He is married with 3 children and was openly living in Tyrone and running for election when arrested. Please go to the freegerry.com web site to help. Thank you.                                                                                     Index: Current Articles + Latest News and Views + Book Reviews + Letters + Archives

There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it's going to send the listener to the lake of fire upon hearing it. - Frank Zappa Index: Current Articles 27 March 2007 Other Articles From This Issue: Paisley and Adams: The Ghosts of Politics Past Brendan O'Neill Democractically Elected Musical Chairs Mick Hall Maybe John Kennedy Bun Fights & Good Salaries Dolours Price No New Era Yet Republican Sinn Fein The Cul de Sac called 'Futility' Anthony McIntyre Pathetic Claims Joe McDaid Gerry McGeough Martin Galvin Gerry McGeough & Political Policing Anthony McIntyre Miscarriage of Justice Helen McClafferty Racism Bridging the Sectarian Divide Dr John Coulter The Prince of Darkness Anthony McIntyre What's All the Fuss About the Veil? Maryam Namazie • 18 March 2007 • How I Almost Got My Ass Kicked at the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Lived to Tell About It David Kruidenier The Protestant 'Pat Finucane' Father Sean Mc Manus, President, Irish National Caucus Green Party Declines White House Invitation Green Party Press Release Assembly Needs an Opposition David Adams Belfast Hot Air Anthony McIntyre Citizen Tom Dr John Coulter A History of Nationalism in Ireland Liam O Ruairc Review of Challenging the New Orientalism Muhammad Idrees Ahmad Two Sides of a Coin Dr John Coulter The CLM Anthony McIntyre Sinn Fein Batmen Brian Mór Launch of SaorEire.com Colm Mistéil Reject the 'New' RUC Republican Socialist Youth Movement 32 County Sovereignty Movement: Water Charges Are Illegal Kevin Murphy The National Irish Freedom Committee on Gerry McGeough National Irish Freedom Committee NIFC Free Form Video Discusses Elections, Abstentionism Saerbhreathach Mac Toirdealbhaigh America's 'Global War On Terrorism' M. Shahid Alam Iñaki de Juana Chaos Anthony McIntyre

The Blanket

Home