October 12 The American Brexit Committee released today a letter to Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-VA) *, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to block Britain’s International Trade Secretary from entering the United States and to seek the removal of a British military attache. Fox served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defense from 2005-2010 and Secretary of State for Defense from 2010-2011 and in that capacity continued the cover-up of security services crimes in Northern Ireland and orchestrated the obstruction tactics to undermine the legacy requirements of the Good Friday Agreement.
America has used the Sergei Magnitsky and Global Magnitsky Acts to sanction nations and individuals involved in crimes and violations of human rights. Congressman Connolly has suggested that these sanctions be considered for Saudi Arabia in the case of the disappearance and possible murder of journalist Jamal Kashoggi. The British government, and in particular the Ministry of Defense, has ignored requests from the Irish government regarding the British Army’s involvement in the largest mass slaughter of the conflict, the no-warning bombings of Dublin and Monaghan and the collusion murders of attorneys Pat Finucane and Rosemary Nelson. Britain continues to obstruct every effort to hold people accountable for these killings.
Secretary Fox, in addition to his obstruction tactics at Defense is an opponent of the ‘Back-stop’ Ireland border proposals of British Prime Minister May.
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* Letter to Congressman Connolly
October 11, 2018
Honorable Gerald Connolly
Member, U. S. House of Representatives
2238 RHOB
Washington, D. C. 20515
Dear Representative Connolly:
This is in response to an interview you gave to the BBC yesterday regarding the disappearance of Saudi Arabian Subject and dissident journalist Jamal Kashoggi. You were asked what might the U. S. do if it is determined that Saudi Arabia was responsible for his abduction in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Turkey. You believed that the U. S. should follow the lead of the British who slapped sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomats for their presumed role in the attempted assassination in Salisbury of British Subject and former Russian spy Sergei Skirpal.
Following Britain’s lead presumably in defense of human rights, justice or the rule of law is never a good idea especially considering their track record in Ireland corrupting all three with deceit and violence. Just last week a letter was introduced in court from former Prime Minister Cameron confirming and the authorization of agents the freedom to commit “grave criminality…including murder, torture and sexual assault…” in Ireland for almost 30 years. Two weeks after sending that letter to Sir Mark Waller in 2012, Mr. Cameron admitted to Parliament that the murders of attorney Patrick Finucane, Rosemary Nelson and others were the result of “…a shocking amount of collusion” between government agents and loyalist anti-Catholic thugs. As you were in Congress then you may recall Britain did nothing to punish the killers or those who authorized the policy. Neither did the U. S. do anything in response at the time or today to express revulsion at Britain’s campaign of lawlessness.
It is safe to say that the inaction of the U. S. to British repression in Ireland gave a green light to other repressive regimes and dictatorial rulers to feel free to persecute minorities or silence voices of dissent and truth. It is timely that this matter be raised again. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, you are well aware of the work of fellow member, Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and his documentation by the Helsinki Commission (CSCE) of British obstruction of provisions of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and their efforts to absolve all security services of murder.
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You are correct to be concerned by the vile acts of authoritarian rulers especially if they claim to be allies of the U. S. or better still involved in a ‘special relationship’ with the U. S. The British government is expecting the U. S. to bail them out of their BREXIT folly with trade deals, contracts and other favors which must be approved by the House Ways and Means Committee. Wouldn’t that be an opportune time to expose Britain’s attempts to cover-up 30 years of criminality in N. I.? Moreover, it is generally accepted that Ireland , also an ally, will be the first victim of England’s post Brexit policies and a debate in Ways & Means may serve to prevent such British bullying.
But more to your point in the interview with the BBC, the U. S. today could take a very concrete stand on human rights and justice in Ireland and send a message of warning of the consequences. Britain’s International Trade Secretary for Brexit, Liam Fox, is a former British Secretary of Defense and Shadow Secretary for ten years and is crossing America regularly promoting and looking for trade deals. The Ministry is at the core of every effort to cover-up crimes in N. I. and to grant amnesty to all security forces involved in killing civilians. The United States should refuse Secretary Fox admission to the United States for his role in this cover-up and to revoke the diplomatic status for a British military attache.
We would be delighted to discuss this with you further or to provide any additional documentation you may require. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Cummings, Secretary
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