Irish Republican Army Part 02 · p.411

Irish Americans
Denounce
Charles Haughey
The extradition of Robert
HibernianStatement
Russell into the hands of the
Describing the extradition as
Britishwas widely condemned
“an act of cowardice notworthy
byIrishAmericansand by the
ofa sovereign nation,”Michael
leadingIrish American organi-
Coogan,nationalpresidentofthe
zations.
AOH,stated,“It is inconceiv-
AcrowddemonstratedatNew
able thatanyIrish citizen-no
York'sFreeStateConsulatelast
matter whatheor shemaybe
Saturday after the extradition had
accusedof-couldbeturnedover
been compieted.
toanationwithsuch a track
Aid in Addressing the rally said
Is theIrish system of justice sa
that "Robcft Russell is an Irish-
inadequate that its citizens can-
manwhogrewup amidstBritish
notbe triedinsteadof beinghanded
oppressioninnortheastIreland.
overtoanoppressorwhoseviolence
He saw sectarian discrimination,
and injustice against theIrishpeo
theterrorofBritishcrownforces,
ple seems never to end?"
theinhuman treatmentwithinthe
"LikePontius Pilate,Coogan
H blocks of LongKesh and chose,
continued,“the Dublin govern-
ashavesomany Irish patriots,to
ment tries towash itshands of
resistBritishoccupationofpart
frecdom and thosewhoyearn to
of his country.
befreebutwith everyact ofco
politicalsanctuaryfromfellow
violenceitclaims toabhor.This
Irishcitizens afterfightingBritish
act is all the more shockingbecause
rule'andescapingfrom aBritish
in threeyearsofthe Hillsborough
prison thanFiannaFail founder
Deal there hasnot been one action
Eamon deValera,whenhe arived
by.England thatwouldjustify the
in theUnited States after oppos-
slightest confidence in British
ingBritishrule andescapingfrom
justiceandplentyof actions to
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Saturday,August27th.
a British prison.
prove its malevolence, including
Mr. Galvin urged Irish Ameri
the death ofAidanMcAnespie,
cans torecognize that Fianna
theBirminghamSixandGuildford
Failhasforfeitedanycredible
Four,the Stalker scandal,the
aim tobeingarepublicanparty
release of Ian Thain, etc..."
remindedthemthatourcam-
I applaud the protest,”Mr.
nmustbe doubledif we areto.Coogan concluded,“ofIrishmen
t
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