Rumours and allegations continue to abound about the Provisional movement and spies. It must be tiresome for republicans to find out that so many of their number are in the service of the Crown. I don’t pretend to be operating at the sharp end of journalism but even in my little language trench, things can, on occasion, become intriguing.
I was at a football match in Casement Park in Belfast many years ago when I was given a very dirty look by an ex-IRA prisoner (and Irish speaker) who obviously did not appreciate my views and opinions on life and its meaning. Subsequently, stories began to circulate that he of the dirty look was a British agent. Well, why not? It is not as if an ability to speak Irish makes you moral and incorruptible.
Still, let us not dwell on the past; rather let us use take advantage of the present to mock the afflicted:
How many Shinners does it take to change a light-bulb? 32. One to change the bulb and 31 to tell MI5 who did it and why.
What do you call 10 Spooks in a room? A Sinn Féin cumann.
What do you call a Sinn Féin press conference? A debriefing.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Spooks and Shinners
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lol, very good, but in fairness there was a reason why the brits directed all efforts against Sinn Féin, the Shinners where the only ones who opposed Britain properly. SDLP are statis quo, Britain had no reason to try and infiltrate the SDLP, they were not a problem to British rule, they did what they were told.
Could people please avoid posting under 'Anonymous'? Posters don't have to use their real name- feel free to use a pseudonym- but using 'Anonymous' makes it harder to gave a discussion. Thanks.
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