April 3, 2016
Letters Editor
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
99 E. State Street
Rockford, Ill 61104
Dear Editor:
This is in response to “Republican Army’s Ghost…” (3/25) which misinformed and misled your readers. But not without purpose. First, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was not denied entry to the White House for a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon. He was invited to the event but the well established incompetence of the Secret Service was on display yet again. Second, Professor Burns cites “widely rumored” accusations of Gerry Adams’s role in the death of Jean McConville. Those rumors were provided by two dead people, Dolours Price and Brendan Hughes, who were vigorously opposed to the Irish peace process and wished keep the war going. Some loyalists, British security services types and, apparently Professor Burns, are also opposed to it. Why else cite the sad case of Ms. McConville when there are many similar victims of loyalist hatred and savagery? For example, loyalists, at the behest of British Minister Hogg, and aided by the police carried out the assassination of Mrs. Rosemary Nelson , a defense attorney, wife and mother of three by blowing her to pieces just a block from the school her children attended. Did I mention she was Catholic?
No matter how many times Professor Burns travels to Belfast he will never admit that the British and their bigoted allies killed half of the victims of the conflict which included the largest mass slaughter of the entire conflict, the NO-WARNING bombing of Dublin and Monaghan shopping centers (1974) killing 34 innocent women and children.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Cummings
12 Marion Ave
Albany, NY 12203-1814
518-650-6049
Michael J. Cummings, a native of Springfield, Mass., is a graduate of St. Anselm’s College (B. A., 1968) and New York University (M. P. A., 1970) and a former member of the National Boards of the Irish American Unity Conference (1996-2013), the Ancient Order of Hibernians (2001-2008), and the Irish Northern Aid Committee (1988-1996). He served six National AOH Presidents, 5 IAUC National Presidents and two National Chairman of INA primarily in public relations capacities. He is the only person to serve on the national policy making bodies of all three major Irish American organizations. He also served on the Commission on Peace and Justice of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.
michael spreading rumors and lies about brendan hughes isnt working.plastic paddys like michael are a dime a dozen i think ed maloney done a piece on this on the pensive quill.
Excellent call, Billy.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good Irish Catholic rant, Mr, Cummings.
‘Two dead people’. That is how you call two Irish Republican soldiers who gave every ounce to the struggle for Irish Freedom. Neither you nor I are fit to tie their shoelaces. Bendan Hughes did not want to keep the war going. He knew it was a dead end.
“While I am not pushing for any military response, our past has shown that all is never lost … I am not advocating dumb militarism or a return to war. Never in the history of republicanism was so much sacrificed and so little gained; too many left dead and too few achievements. Let us think most strongly before going down that road again.”
https://bostoncollegesubpoena.wordpress.com/supporting-documents/brendan-hughes-a-life-in-themes/
Michel J
You do seem to be an serial letter writer to various papers.How many of these actually get published?