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As
you know and admit I did submit to your site the Cryptome
piece regarding McGuinness which you declined to carry
at Christmas time because in Anthony’s own words
it was too close to calling Martin McGuinness a tout.
I accepted that at the time and then posted to Cryptome
who carried it, no problem as did Indymedia and it
was debated on Slugger. Others were informed of your
decision at that time, so thankfully some Belfast
Republicans will know that I am telling the truth
on this point. The point you make today about evidence
was never raised, you know that and I know it. At
this moment in time there is NO evidence in respect
to the alleged British security service collusion
in the murderous Dublin Monaghan bombs yet you carry
these stories, ask Judge Barron. There was no direct
evidence save my word against Freddy Scappaticci yet
you carried it, strange world eh. A silly argument,
I can understand the point made by Anthony about having
to live in the community but let us not tell wee porky
pies about why. I had no intention of submitting a
piece to this paper on this subject due to your sensitivities
and only did so in response to a Blanket article
30 May 06 which raised certain points. I am genuinely
sorry if I embarrassed you.
In
respect to Mick Hall. I have received one email from
him, which I could post if required. That e-mail asked
for an interview, no dates were mentioned. I responded
by agreeing and giving dates when I would be in London.
To date I have received no follow up to that request.
Nothing sinister in that although today I must caution
that it is possible that legal proceedings are possible
in these matters so any interview will be on the basis
of that advice.
The
Blanket has made efforts to contact ‘Ingram’
to ask him these very questions and others that
we have worries about. Unfortunately he has refused
to take up our current offer by firming up a date
to be interviewed (although he has been willing
to be interviewed by papers that take an anti-republican
stance), implying he is willing to meet me “some
time” in the future, which, considering the
topical nature of the current brouhaha he has created,
is unsatisfactory in the extreme. Thus I have concluded
it is simply not acceptable for him to make accusations
of this nature without being prepared to answer
certain questions, both about his sources and his
own life. [Mick Hall, quote]
Mick
requested a meeting with me to discuss this issue
and this issue only. The subject of my private and
family life, income, and whether I am on benefits
and my family connections are all well known to leading
journalists and the British Irish rights Director
Ms Jane Winters. That is clearly a silly line to take
by Mick and was bound to be met with a wry smile or
was designed to provoke a response.
In
respect to not debating with Republican media. I have
regular correspondence with Mick Hall of Daily
Ireland. We are not best buddies but he asks for
comment when appropriate and to date I have not shirked
that debate, you will note he has included comments
attributed to me recently on these matters. I have
been asked on three occasions to debate Republican
issues on Radio Free Eireann, a well known Republican
site. The last weekend I debated these issues with
Eamon McCann a well known Derry journalist. I have
taken part on each occasion I have been asked. I am
a regular on a number of blog boards etc, as Mick
Hall knows only too well. I am certainly more available
to debate these and other issues than Martin McGuinness,
Sinn Fein Chief Negotiator AND of course British Member
of Parliament (MP).
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