tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9890793034372933012023-03-20T16:50:17.607+00:00South Armagh 32 County Sovereignty Movementsoutharmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-18210091693707918102010-03-16T21:11:00.002+00:002010-03-16T21:12:39.338+00:00Solidarity In Derry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/S5_0PiPfKnI/AAAAAAAAAF8/ukQUv4Pi23o/s1600-h/donzostrike+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/S5_0PiPfKnI/AAAAAAAAAF8/ukQUv4Pi23o/s400/donzostrike+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449342621868567154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/S5_0PL9wIyI/AAAAAAAAAF0/WUHXyoGSxSY/s1600-h/IMG_9808+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/S5_0ObEoH2I/AAAAAAAAAFk/BQW_WyU7YJA/s400/IMG_9794+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449342602764099426" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-9374132178775824922010-01-01T19:31:00.001+00:002010-01-01T19:31:22.714+00:0032CSM New Year Statement 2010<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB">32 </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB">County</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB">Sovereignty</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB"> Movement<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB">New Year Statement 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 22pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>We commend our activists for their dedication and hard work in pursuit of the republican goal in 2009. We commend all other republican activists for being true to their beliefs and for being generous and inventive in listening to the beliefs of others. 2009 was a year which witnessed that inventiveness being translated into political action which was widely recognised throughout the republican base. It represented the most potent expression of solidarity with imprisoned comrades. It is solidarity in action with those who were bereaved in the struggle. It is also the way forward for Irish republicanism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>The 32 County Sovereignty Movement has a clear vision for the year ahead. The reclamation of our sovereignty must take real form. We must give leadership to our communities to help them achieve this. Throughout </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"> communities have been betrayed by the institutions of faith, finance and state which have long purported to speak and act on their behalf. The abundance of trust placed in the integrity of individual leaders has proved misplaced. They have been left leaderless. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>They have not, however, been left powerless. It is in recognition of this reality that the 32CSM will now engage with our communities. In a disciplined approach the 32CSM will liase directly with local communities to explore ways of reclaiming their sovereignty, and under these auspices, help them pursue their political and social objectives. We will focus our efforts in ensuring that all community activity will by default be a pursuit toward national sovereignty. Such a process will be a challenge to both states. It is a first step in filling the vacuum left by those who are now wholly subsumed into the apparatus of partition. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Communities so organised can become the template for national freedom. The republican objective is twofold; to secure our sovereign independence and to organise a just society within that independence. Like our republican forebears we can now enact our aspirations, we can involve our people with our beliefs in real and tangible terms. Republicanism cannot be detached from the people and the people cannot be detached from the strategies deployed to secure their freedom. We can only lead through democratic involvement with our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Because it is a first step it must be taken with due diligence. We have prepared our arguments and are refining our position as mandated at our Ard Fheis. It will be democratic. It will be a learning process which will require discipline, patience and pragmatic political judgement. Republicans cannot interact at a distance. We need to create a new interface between ourselves and our people which will allow us to seek their mandate for our struggle. This mandate will not be measured by a gerrymandered vote. Its value will be in its democratic integrity and its sovereign credentials. For us the ballot box means more than just numbers. Democracy can only be returned to the Irish people when their national sovereignty is recognised.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Because it is a challenge to the state the state will obviously respond. Mistakes will be made, but also learned from, and it is this disciplined approach which will allow for this engagement to spread successfully to other areas. In part the success of this project may be gauged from the state’s reaction to it. They will not be alone. Establishment Nationalists will also have a vested interest in seeing this project fail. They will seek to divide and conquer. But a clear understanding as to the implications of its sovereign distinction and clear democratic practices will thwart them. After all it was disdain for democracy within their own organisations which led them into the cul de sac they now find themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>The 32CSM will be active on other fronts. Two major international initiatives will be launched in the coming year. We have observed how issues at play on the international stage are geared toward political events in the occupied six counties. We have made our intentions known to the relevant governments that we are determined to follow a particular path challenging any move that would seek to de-legitimise the republican struggle. These initiatives are for the benefit of Irish republicanism, we will not claim sole ownership of them. But we will provide the leadership that will open up counter arguments for all republicans to employ against these nefarious measures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Republican unity in 2009 resulted in impressive demonstrations on a range of issues. The continuing media and political demonising of republicans is proof of their effect as is their grudging admission of our growth. The media and political establishment’s objective is to ignore us but through mutual cooperation we have made this impossible. In the coming year this cooperation can be galvanised within our communities as these issues now become their issues in pursuit of our national objectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>The British Government’s strategy of finally destroying any vestige of republicanism within the provisional movement will not be allowed to undermine the separatist ideal. A resurgent republicanism will demonstrate to both governments and the international community that the destruction of the provisional movement was the liberation of Irish republicanism. It is up to all of us to ensure that 2010 clearly demonstrates this reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-31322261916531362912009-12-06T18:10:00.003+00:002009-12-06T18:25:28.667+00:00Prisoner Protest Jonesborough 6/12/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv3DIt4FgI/AAAAAAAAAFc/yWq5mB2wQYc/s1600-h/P1010021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv3DIt4FgI/AAAAAAAAAFc/yWq5mB2wQYc/s400/P1010021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412191010467354114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv3C4f2zSI/AAAAAAAAAFU/k6GqsAWhTKo/s1600-h/P1010020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv3C4f2zSI/AAAAAAAAAFU/k6GqsAWhTKo/s400/P1010020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412191006113582370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv26EOvMiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/xG5U3FvsVjg/s1600-h/P1010011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv26EOvMiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/xG5U3FvsVjg/s400/P1010011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190854644183586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv258R02fI/AAAAAAAAAFE/ABNcCkK9aXA/s1600-h/P1010009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv258R02fI/AAAAAAAAAFE/ABNcCkK9aXA/s400/P1010009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190852509653490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25pkKc9I/AAAAAAAAAE8/DNBjJmZqwcY/s1600-h/P1010007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25pkKc9I/AAAAAAAAAE8/DNBjJmZqwcY/s400/P1010007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190847486292946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25WvQ1eI/AAAAAAAAAE0/KRNrgGxQ4ys/s1600-h/P1010005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25WvQ1eI/AAAAAAAAAE0/KRNrgGxQ4ys/s400/P1010005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190842432574946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25N6iGmI/AAAAAAAAAEs/eX3oLftdtC4/s1600-h/P1010002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sxv25N6iGmI/AAAAAAAAAEs/eX3oLftdtC4/s400/P1010002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190840063924834" border="0" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-80608707765913081122009-04-24T21:37:00.000+00:002009-04-24T21:38:06.960+00:00Prison Protest Set To Escalate<span style="font-weight: bold;">Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 24/04/2009</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> E3 Prison Protest to escalate.</span><br /><br />The current protest by republican POW’s on E3 landing in Portlaoise gaol is set to escalate following a ruling that yet another prisoner has been denied temporary release by the Free State department of justice. Last week two republicans prisoners went on a no wash/dirty protest over the politically motivated denial of temporary release, more prisoners were set to follow but an agreement was made between the Irish Prison Service and the Officer Commanding republican POW’s to call a temporary halt to the escalation of the protest in order to see what moves could be undertaken to end the action by the prisoners.<br />Earlier today the OC of the prisoners informed the IRPWA that the Irish Prison Service had come back empty handed and another prisoner was denied temporary release. It seems that the Department of Justice and the Irish Prison Service are committed to the policy of confronting republican prisoners.<br />We have been informed that all republican prisoners on E3 will join the protest on Monday. The POW’s had earlier stated that they would stagger men in pairs until the whole landing was on protest, the OC has informed the IRPWA that this is no longer the case as the prisoners now see no merit in this course of action.<br />The IRPWA call on the entire republican family to support the men in their protest and to support the IRPWA in a series of protests they are now planning, we thank those republican comrades who have already come out in support of the POW’s.<br />The Department of Justice and the Irish Prison Service are making a grave mistake if they think they can call these man’s bluff and they are guilty of a gross underestimation of the Óglaigh na hÉireann POW’s resolve.southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-22737243331433446782009-04-18T16:04:00.002+00:002009-04-18T16:05:09.955+00:00POW Protest Portlaoise Prison<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sen6Mi2c9GI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xtmVunYM2kk/s1600-h/ad_2009_pows-233x300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/Sen6Mi2c9GI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xtmVunYM2kk/s400/ad_2009_pows-233x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326063127762891874" border="0" /></a><br /><style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style><span lang="EN"><span style="font-weight: bold;">IRISH REPUBLICAN PRISONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">18/04/2009</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Protest on E3 Portlaoise Gaol.</span><br />It is with great regret that the IRPWA call upon the republican family to once again support POW’s in their protest against the blatant injustice of the Prison system in Ireland.<br />The IRPWA have been tasked by the republican POW’s to state how and why this protest has occurred and to clarify the facts of this protest.<br />A protest is currently underway on E3 Portlaoise due to the suspension of the temporary release (TR) and compassionate release (CR) programmes. It is the belief of the POW’s that this has happened due to IRA actions in the occupied six counties, indeed the Irish Prison Service have indicated this much and one of their spokespersons has even asked the OC of E3 if he ‘Believed in the border’!<br />The situation at present is as follows: Two republicans prisoners (Vinny Kelly and Justin McCarthy) are currently involved in a no wash/dirty protest, NOT on the blanket as some have suggested. At intervals republican POW’s will join this protest until the whole landing is on protest , at this stage the protest will escalate.<br />The Irish Prison Service representative and the Governor have asked the Officer Commanding to reconsider the POW’s stance pending talks with the Free State government, the only concession the POW’s have been willing to make at this stage is to delay further men joining the protest for a short period to give them a chance to resolve the issue. It is the understanding of the IRPWA that this window of opportunity is fast closing and we would urge all those involved in the Free State government and the Irish Prison Service to make strenuous efforts to resolve this intolerable situation as soon as possible.<br /></span>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-24261859772660138822009-04-13T16:12:00.002+00:002009-04-13T16:12:57.907+00:0032CSM Easter Oration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SeNkhQUZr4I/AAAAAAAAAEU/f-XxuAnNqRg/s1600-h/1916Bannersm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SeNkhQUZr4I/AAAAAAAAAEU/f-XxuAnNqRg/s400/1916Bannersm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324209706961055618" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">32CSM Easter Oration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>A chairde, there are those who would say we are traitors gathered here to commemorate the actions of traitors. Pearse and Connolly were deemed to be traitors because the British trenches in the </span><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Somme</span></st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> were filled with Irishmen deceived into thinking that fighting in the imperial slaughter of the First World War would lead to Home Rule. Pearse and Connolly said it wouldn’t, and they were right, but still they were vilified and executed. Ninety three years later republicans once again state that the Home Rule strategy will not deliver Irish freedom. Calling us traitors for saying so from the steps of Stormont, flanked by </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Britain</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB">’s head policeman in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB">, proves we are also right. We are immensely proud to share the views of Pearse and Connolly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Once again British soldiers are being killed on Irish soil. Once again British soldiers are using Irish soil to train to kill in foreign wars. Once again establishment nationalists have moved to support the British regime in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB">. Nothing has changed. Claiming that unity will be achieved by 2016 is similar to the deception employed to lure men to their deaths in the fields of </span><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Flanders</span></st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> in the lost hope of securing Home Rule. Nothing has changed here either. The men and women of 1916 fought for fundamental change. They were not reformists, but Irish separatists who articulated the basic republican message that our sovereignty is inalienable and indefeasable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>This year also marks the 90<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the establishment of the First Dail Eireann. The First Dail was the Proclamation in action. It was an Irish parliament of, by and for the Irish people. It declared our independence to the world and set about a radical social programme to cherish all of the children equally. It remains our blueprint for the future of our country and our people. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Our history is one of conflict because too often our history has been repeated. Political arrangements which usurp Irish sovereignty cannot lead to peace or freedom. Inherent in these arrangements is the attempted suppression of those who seek to defend our sovereignty. They murder us. They hang us. They intern us. They intimidate us. They malign us. It represents that familiar colonial chorus, ever desperate to maintain itself. <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Trading civil rights in return for recognition of foreign rule condemns our children to fight for that most basic of rights, their own freedom. The men and women of 1916 were not fooled or bought by the trappings of Home Rule nor intimidated by the forces of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Westminster</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> and her Irish lackeys. For them democracy meant more than an opinion poll rating or a gerrymandered election. The voice of the people can only be heard if it is freely expressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>And this is the message which republicans need to articulate today. As republicans we need to put before the people our framework from within which Irish democracy can function without external impediment. We need to set our case against British occupation in a way which is relevant to our people’s needs today. Our aims cannot be solely the product of the past nor can they be a slave to that past. British reasons for remaining in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> will change according to modern British interests and republican strategies opposing these interests must adapt accordingly. But in doing so we cannot repeat the failures of history by compromising the legitimacy of our position for the appearance of short term gain. The British have no right to be here and our right to resist them is a matter for us to determine and not them. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>We are constantly asked; what is your alternative? The answer depends on who is asking the question. To those who call us traitors we say; any alternative but yours. To those who call us anti democratic we say; let us negotiate without pre conditions. To those republicans who genuinely seek an alternative we say; let us construct one together. We must be clear that the Good Friday Agreement represents a significant defeat for republicanism. And in the face of this we need to be pragmatic and not reactionary. Recrimination is not an alternative. Working constructively together is. Along with other republican comrades the 32 County Sovereignty Movement has engaged in an initiative to forge a way forward from a unified republican position. The ideology behind it is the ideology of necessity. All republican banners are welcome because all republican banners are needed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>How we engage with the Irish people is as important as what we engage them on. From the outset the truth of what we say will be judged by the strength by which we say it. Eloquence and emotion are no substitutes to a unified voice. The politics of conflict resolution requires clarity to ensure that any resolution is just and democratic. Armed conflict is in existence because such a resolution has not been entered into. Neither republicans nor the British government can invoke the existence of armed conflict as an excuse not to engage in a process to find a final democratic resolution to the Anglo Irish conflict. We have to deal with reality as it is and not how we wish it to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Standing here in commemoration of 1916 let us invoke the clarity of the Proclamation as we now address the British government today. You must leave </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB">. If, as you say, you have no selfish, strategic or economic reasons for remaining in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> then there is no excuse for you not to leave. There is no problem in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> which demands your presence that the Irish people themselves cannot resolve. If you require a framework to allow you to disengage from our country we will construct one for you. But for this to happen you must go before the international community and renounce your claim to sovereignty over the Six Counties. A claim of sovereignty represents the bedrock of any strategic interest so let this be the basic test of your intentions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>We call on all republicans to realign ourselves around the securing of achievable aims. We have set forth a programme to rebuild the republican movement through political advancement. We have proposed that commemorating 1916 should be the annual barometer by which we measure our success especially in the run up to its centenary in 2016. Irish republicanism must be in a position on the occasion of this centenary to tell the Irish people that concrete political gains have been made toward making national reunification an unstoppable reality. The Proclamation is too important a document to condemn it to perpetual aspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>The Unity Initiative is the only realistic way forward. Armed struggle is a reality in our midst. We must address it for what it is, a symptom of the unwillingness of the British government to engage on the core cause of conflict, namely, its illegal claim to sovereignty over part of our country. For those who want armed struggle to cease they must come forward with proposals to address its cause. The politics of condemnation is a failed irrelevancy just as British micro Ministers are sitting in Stormont. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement have endeavoured since its formation to put such proposals into the public domain. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>We sought a peaceful alternative through the auspices of the United Nations only to have that route disbarred to us when the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> authorities, acting on influence from </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Dublin</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="" lang="EN-GB">, banned our organisation from travelling there. But we are not deterred by this and efforts are underway to petition the Obama administration to reverse this policy. Because contrary to previous declarations made there, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> is not at peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>We have sought dialogue with both governments, unionist and nationalist parties in an attempt to seek a peaceful way forward but these offers have been largely ignored. We thank all those who worked toward achieving this. And we say it again now; if you truly believe our position is so flawed come and tell us how, rather than grandstanding on media soap boxes. Our door remains open and we will not stop knocking on yours.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Comrades, the template of 1916 remains supremely relevant for us today. It was republican unity which drafted the Proclamation and allowed for the accommodation of its diverse views so magnificently. It was republican disunity which led to that fateful confusion on that day. They have given us the benefit of their foresight and the lessons of their errors. Let us leave here today all the wiser for both.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="" lang="EN-GB">Beir Bua.</span>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-36339540298465450582009-03-12T23:18:00.001+00:002009-03-12T23:18:41.449+00:00End The Conflict. End The Occupation<div> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">32 County Sovereignty Movement</p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">12/03/2009</p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"> End The Conflict, End British Rule In Ireland</p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> If the conflict in Ireland is to end <span>once and for all<i>,</i></span> so too must the illegal British claim to sovereignty over the Six Counties. <span>That has been made clear in light of the violent events of recent days. </span>That the so called peace process failed to openly address this <span>central core issue of conflict</span> is the reason for its failure now. Attempts to cocoon the problem in a puppet <span>British</span> Assembly arguing along sectarian lines <span>are</span> doomed to failure. From the outset of this process the British government have moved to defend their <span>illegal sovereign claim to </span><span>Irelands</span><span> territory<i>. </i></span>This was evident when they made it an absolute <span>pre</span>-condition that the entry fee into negotiations was the acceptance of a partitionist outcome. Once republican leaders acquiesced to this <span>British</span> demand the republican project within that process was doomed. As it limped from crisis to crisis its British and unionist credentials began to assert themselves. What also emerged was the clear fact that rather than accept their abject defeat in negotiations with the British, republican leaders dug deeper into the morass whilst making outlandish and unsustainable claims about achieving Irish unity by certain dates to keep supporters on board. It was a classic British trap. This British strategy has now reached its pinnacle with a Provisional Sinn Fein leader standing at Stormont, under the British flag, as a minister of the British crown, calling IRA Volunteers ‘traitors’ for continuing to resist British occupation. <span></span></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span></span>We note the ritual chorus of condemnation emanating from Leinster House. Far from reflecting a unity of purpose it represents a bankruptcy of will from that institution to pursue the objective of a Sovereign Irish Republic. From its inception Leinster House abandoned the Irish people in the Six Counties. It abandoned them further under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. It evolved a politics which made it a slave to vested interests. It is economically on its knees because of financial and political corruption at the highest level. It has selectively spurned its own referenda results because it lacked the courage to represent those results to the political elite in Europe. It is no position to lecture to anyone on any matter of substance.</p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span></span><span> </span>From its <span>inception</span> the 32 County Sovereignty Movement <span>has</span> endeavored to place the issue of Irish National Sovereignty at the heart of the <span>political<i> </i></span>process via peaceful methods. We sought to raise our concerns by pursuing our case at the United Nations only to have that peaceful route disbarred to us when London and Dublin petitioned Washington to have our organization declared illegal in the US. We petitioned all the main parties with detailed submissions but were met with silence. We sought peace. We seek peace, but we recognise clearly that this can only be achieved if true parity is brought to a negotiations process. Britain’s claim to have ‘no selfish, strategic or economic reasons’ to remain in Ireland is laid bare when one sees its use of Irish soil to train and dispatch British soldiers to kill in foreign wars. The British are not neutral in Ireland, no more than they are in Afghanistan or Iraq. To allow them to claim this, which the Good Friday Agreement does, represents a massive abdication of duty and responsibility by all those supposed nationalists who support it. The recent loss of life as a result of military action is yet another tragedy in the continuing conflict in Ireland. What is required to resolve it is an end to British Parliamentary activity in Ireland so that the people of the island can come to their own democratic arrangements as to how we govern ourselves.</p></div>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-51484242993270906502009-01-19T23:31:00.001+00:002009-01-19T23:33:34.486+00:00Whispering Campaign Exposed32 County Sovereignty Movement<br />19/01/2009<br /><br />Whispering campaign has no basis in fact.<br /><br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement has been made aware of a rumour circulating in the South Armagh area naming a local member of the 32CSM as being responsible for an attack at the home of a member of the policing partnership near Meigh last month. News reports have indicated that the attack on the new property took place on the night of the 18th/19th of December whereas the 32CSM member that some elements are seeking to blame has been out of the country since 26th November and is not due home until the end of January. Those who have been spreading such obviously false rumours should cease immediately as it is our experience that such rumour mongering is usually a prelude to some form of attack. For the record, no one connected with the 32 County Sovereignty Movement was involved in an attack on property belonging to this DPP member. There is a small element in the Jonesboro/Dromintee area who would take great delight in righting any misconceived wrongs and is incumbent on all republicans to ensure that these false and dangerous accusations do not get out of hand.southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-88386362106863664982009-01-02T09:17:00.000+00:002009-01-02T09:18:03.096+00:0032CSM New Year Statement<b><span style="font-size: 32px;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;" >32CSM<br />New Year Statement<br />2009<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: 16px;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;" >On behalf of the National Executive I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all our activists who campaigned so effectively for our goals during 2008. I choose the word effectively deliberately as I believe certain milestones in Irish republicanism were achieved during the past year. At the outset let me address the realities of our struggle by welcoming home the Derry 4 but in equal breath call for the immediate release of Terry McCafferty, Michael Campbell and all incarcerated Irish republicans. If ever a set of circumstances so described the nature of justice under partition it is these which do so with the greatest clarity. Partition is maintained by the establishments on either side of it which makes our struggle a thirty two county affair. A protest in Kerry is no less important than a protest in Belfast and in our efforts to build our organisation this is the message we must bring with us.<br /><br />Our organisation has grown in 2008. We have reached into new areas and attracted new people who share our strategic vision. 2009 must see the Sovereignty Movement consolidate this growth and give it firm political leadership. The effective activism I speak of was visible in a number of areas;<br /><br />A mature campaign for a No Vote against Lisbon.<br />The sustained protests on Prisoner issues.<br />The establishment of the Irish Republican Forum For Unity.<br /><br />Our efforts at securing a No Vote in the Lisbon referendum were based on ensuring that the issue of Sovereignty and Partition were at the heart of our strategy. In doing so we made it clear that all issues of national relevance, be they concerned with natural resources or national heritage, can only be addressed in the context of National Sovereignty and that a resolution of one must contain a resolution of all. Sovereignty cannot be sub-divided.<br />Our comrades in the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association facilitated our activists in holding protests and demonstrations concerning imprisoned Irish Republicans. We point to the successful intervention in the Aidan Hulme case and the release of the Derry 4. But the cases of Terry McCafferty and Michael Campbell loom large and require similar attention to secure similar outcomes. We send solidarity greetings to all imprisoned republicans but we will do so through continued activism on their behalf.<br /><br />After long and searching debate the Unity Initiative bore fruit with the formal establishment of The Irish Republican Forum For Unity. At its inaugural meeting in Derry City the republican base could finally see the unity idea transformed into political action on an inclusive basis. A series of public meetings have been planned throughout 2009 to bring the Unity Forum to different areas so that the broad republican base can be instrumental in forging its political activity. The 32CSM will remain fully engaged with the Unity Forum and have proposals prepared to put to it for the coming year.<br />2009 will see us once again confronted with the Lisbon issue. Those who make the repeated charge that republicans should respect the ‘democratic’ wish expressed in the dual referendums on the Good Friday Agreement should have their hypocrisy thrown back at them. A second referendum will have the added issue of its democratic nature and once again the 32CSM will campaign to ensure that this undemocratic premise and that of Partition itself will be seen as one. Our analysis of the re-run Nice Treaty convinced us that only a Yes vote will satisfy the Dublin Government and having anticipated the inevitability of a second poll we had begun our preparations for our campaign soon after the No victory. I take this opportunity to formally launch ‘Countdown To Lisbon II’ as our effort in the forthcoming campaign. It will be a campaign which will focus on our original objections to Lisbon and also on the status of a second referendum as it relates to our National Sovereignty. We will also campaign for a No Vote by highlighting the extraordinary corruption and social bankruptcy of the Twenty Six Counties political and financial classes as it tries to convince the people that a treaty hewn from the same bankruptcy is in our best interests.<br /><br />2009 will not see the ending of Partition. Neither will 2016. These are the realities which face us and they need to be recognised by all republicans. However, this does not mean that 2009 and 2016 cannot witness political achievements that will help us secure this objective. Acting within our limitations and acting together to reduce those limitations can greatly enhance our prospects to once again place the republican position back onto the national agenda. Wallowing in the past or afraid to grasp nettles is the stuff of cul-de-sac politics. There is no need to reinvent the republican wheel but we do need to reinvent ways and means by which our core message is given the weight of political activity behind it. We view the Unity Forum as one such means and we strongly urge that all republican groups engage with it so that 2009 can become a watershed in our history.<br />Beir Bua.<br />Francie Mackey.</span>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-27334708108295309402008-12-25T05:06:00.004+00:002008-12-25T05:09:38.121+00:00Protest for Michael Campbell at Lithuanian Embassy - reportOn Saturday 13th of December republicans from the South Armagh and North Louth areas travelled to Dublin for the second in a planned series of public protests outside the Lithuanian embassy in Dublin . The protest was held to highlight the dreadful conditions in which Faughart man Michael Campbell is being effectively held as a political hostage in a Lithuanian jail without charge for over 10 months now .<br /><br />To recap on the issues raised in an IRPWA appeal in the Examiner a few weeks ago , Michael is being held in unsafe and unsanitary conditions in a crowded cell with a broken window with no charges laid against him in Lithuania following his arrest while on holiday at the apparent urging of the British intelligence services .<br /><br />Michael has been consistently denied visits from either family or friends over the past 10 months , who are also barred from attending any court hearings in this case . A family member who travelled to Vilnius in an attempt to attend a court hearing was removed from the court at the insistence of the chief prosecutor. Apart from legal visits from his lawyer he is effectively being held incommunicado with no charges laid against him and bail denied . The only contact permitted with the outside world is by letter , with even phone contact with his family banned by the Lithuanian authorities . The prison food is largely inedible .<br /><br />Last Saturdays protest against the manner in which Michael Campbell is being held and the denial of his rights was attended by approximately 40 republicans , including the 32 County Sovereignty Movement , Irish Republican Socialist Party and other non aligned concerned republicans and ex political prisoners . Placards highlighting Michaels plight were prominently displayed and received a great deal of interest from Dubliners in the area of Ballsbridges embassy quarter .<br /><br />Further protests are planned for the new year , the next in January where it is expected the numbers attending will be even greater as republicans from a variety of backgrounds step up the campaign on Michaels behalf and escalate their successful activity to date . In recent weeks there has also been a protest outside the Lithuanian embassy in Sweden and a letter writing campaign from both Ireland and the USA protesting directly to the Lithuanian authorities at the disgraceful conditions they are holding Michael in without charge and denying him even phone contact with his family . Such conditions are an absolute disgrace and republicans intend to make it as clear as they can to the Lithuanian authorities that its unacceptable to treat an Irishman in this manner .<br /><br />The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association in South Armagh take this opportunity to once more appeal to all republicans in South Armagh to do whatever they can in the coming months to assist this campaign for justice for Michael Campbell and to make their support known at the upcoming protests at the Lithuanian embassy in the New Year , the time and date of which will be advertised in due course .<br /><br />Is mise le meas ,<br /><br />Kevin Murphy<br />PRO<br />South Armagh IRPWA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNuk-7DI/AAAAAAAAAEA/MgNa7q6SoD8/s1600-h/DSCF0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNuk-7DI/AAAAAAAAAEA/MgNa7q6SoD8/s400/DSCF0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283590113421356082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNsAeTjI/AAAAAAAAAD4/zi9EQR-RLL0/s1600-h/DSCF0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNsAeTjI/AAAAAAAAAD4/zi9EQR-RLL0/s400/DSCF0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283590112731352626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNd7XUhI/AAAAAAAAADw/i_nIGqlUvwY/s1600-h/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4aVkTTesKE/SVMVNd7XUhI/AAAAAAAAADw/i_nIGqlUvwY/s400/DSCF0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283590108951826962" border="0" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-64053443373383916382008-11-28T15:56:00.000+00:002008-11-28T15:57:20.449+00:00RUC Special Branch attempt to recruit South Armagh 32CSM member in London.32 County Sovereignty Movement<br />28/11/2008<br /><br />RUC/PSNI Special Branch attempt to recruit South Armagh 32CSM member in London<br /><br />The attempts by MI5 and RUC/PSNI Special Branch to recruit informers inside the 32 County Sovereignty Movement continue at pace. A member of the movement from South Armagh was detained in Gatwick Airport on Wednesday while waiting for a connecting flight to the Maldives.<br />In a statement the member detailed what happened,<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">“I flew to Gatwick. Checked in for flight to Maldives at about 3.40pm. While my bag was being put through security I thought someone was looking at me and on a walkie talkie though I put it down to paranoia. I walked around the shopping area of Gatwick and about 5 minutes after sitting down was approached by airport security who asked to see my passport and ticket and said it was routine check. He said to wait where I was while he ran the check and he stood out of earshot on the phone. He then returned and said that there was a problem and that I would have to accompany him. At that stage a tall English man with glasses came who didn’t identify himself and who I don’t think was airport security and I was led to a private room and told to wait. The English man left with my stuff. While sitting there the airport security man informed me that two police officers had travelled over from Ireland and wanted to talk to me. At this stage it was about 4.20ish I think. There was a knock at the door and the security guy was called out.<br /><br />Two members of RUC then entered and introduced themselves as "John" and "Dawn". They said they wanted to have a chat and thought I would be able to help them. I said I didn’t think I would to which they replied “we will see”<br /><br />"John" did 80% of the talking. They said that they had no intention of keeping me from my flight though if I co operated I would get out quicker.<br /><br />They said that they where not interested in anything other than the 32CSM and what its strategy was. I said that that was available for anyone to see online and was public. they said they believed that the public strategy differs from the real strategy and that I would be in a position to know the real strategy. If I could help them with that then I could help save lives as it would enable them to understand where the 32CSM "and associates" are coming from. He said there could be a compromise made then said compromise was the wrong word but something could be reached where there would be no need for killing anymore but they would be able to do this easier if they were aware of where the movement was coming from.<br /><br />The above question about the strategy was the one they asked most times. I think possibly 15 or so times. Each time I said the same, that it could be found online in our documents.<br /><br />They asked who wrote the documents and was behind the strategy. I said I don’t know. They then immediately asked who runs the website and do I help at all in running it or with anything online. I said no.<br /><br />They then began asking me who I have contact with. I said I did’t know any names. They kept asking so I just said I am not telling them anything. Why they asked, I said it is a legitimate organisation and I don’t have to tell them anything. They then said some of those associated with it are not legitimate and have bad intentions. I said I wouldn’t know anything about that. They then asked do I believe there is joint membership between the 32CSM/RIRA. I said I have no idea to be honest because no one would tell me if they where. They then said they are sure I know but wouldn’t push it further.<br /><br />They asked me do I know any "associates" of the 32CSM from south Armagh. I said I have no idea. They asked who I sold papers with. I said I don’t know. They said that it is odd I lived in South Armagh all my life and didn’t know these people.<br /><br />They then asked do I know anyone from the South Down area. I said I know nobody from there. They laughed and said am I truthfully saying that and to think clearly as we all know who they are talking about. they then said as I told them I know no one from South Down they know I am "telling them fibs".<br /><br />The above questions are mainly what they kept asking over and over, telling me its getting close to my flight time and I should help them out.<br /><br />They kept asking questions about how I would feel if some of my family or an innocent person was killed and i could have stopped that. all they where expecting of me was what would be expected off any law abiding citizen. They talked about the 4 cops who died in the car crash and said there was outrage over that so imagine if a cop was killed.<br /><br />3/4 of the time was spend playing this general line to me about civic duty and helping save lives. When they saw it wasn’t doing anything they then took another line:<br /><br />They said that I should consider setting up a "business plan" with them and it might be beneficial. I said no. They said when I returned that maybe one day I might want a house of my own and that they could help me out with that - all I needed to do is tell them what they wanted. I said I don’t need any help and am perfectly fine - they said that might not always be the way. they also said they would be able to protect me.<br /><br />They told me that they had been watching me for some time and believed I knew much more than I let on - if I didn’t why would they have came all the way to England and wasted time and money to talk to me. They said that they where thinking of me by stopping me in Gatwick where I would be relaxed as I was going on holiday - they said there was many times they could have stopped me in Newry and that they would have been able to have got plain cloths PSNI to stop and search me every time they saw me. but they didn’t.<br /><br />They repeated the same questions a few more times and then said they would end the meeting as I wasn’t being forward and truthful with me but to have a think of it over the next few weeks. They asked when I would return I said two weeks.<br /><br />They finished off by asking would I be willing to take a contact number. I said I wouldn’t and the man said he would phone me when I get back to Ireland.<br /><br />Then before I left they said they would trust me to keep this meeting to myself. They said of course I could go tell my friends whose names I don’t know about it but that would be unadvisable for me. (This and when they talked about plain cloths stopping me in Newry where they only two threats, in general it was a softy softy approach). Also told me to have a long think about the "business plan" while I was away.<br /><br />The airport security then took me back up because it was 5pm and flight boarded at 5.20”</span><br /><br /><br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement applaud this man for coming forward despite the veiled threats by the RUC/PSNI and we would urge any other victims of these approaches to lodge a statement with their solicitor and to go public.<br /><br />It is obvious that the RUC/PSNI knew the answer to the questions they posed as the 32 County Sovereignty Movement is an open and legal organisation and information on things like strategy and their National Executive would not be hard for the RUC/PSNI to come by. There is little doubt that the objective of the RUC/PSNI was to encourage this man to tell them readily available information in the hope of cultivating him for the future.<br /><br />The 32CSM reiterate that we are not the political wing of any armed organisation and our policies and strategies are our own, should the British Government or anyone else seek clarification on our position they need only contact us.southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-79690252421770431872008-10-15T20:55:00.001+00:002008-10-15T20:55:37.583+00:00Aidan Hulme LatestPOSITIVE OUTCOME TO AIDAN HULME CAMPAIGN<br /><br />The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association (IRPWA)welcome the latest development in the Aidan Hulme campaign whereby the Prison Governor in Portlaoise Gaol has agreed with the prisoners and Aidan that the OC and Adjutant will be allowed access to accompany Aidan when he is visited by a doctor or when visited by the Governor.<br /><br />Today (15/10/08) such a visit took place and it is confirmed that gangrene is not present in Aidan’s foot rather the symptoms are a result of a severe infection for which Aidan is now being treated.<br /><br />Staff from the hospital will now visit Aidan to clean the infected areas of his foot and renew dressings to prevent further spread of infection.<br /><br />An assurance is also given that Aidan will have a consultant assessment before the end of the month and an agreed care plan is being implemented and developed. This will allow for a proper consultant led care management package.<br /><br />This positive and jointly agreed approach to Aidan’s welfare will ensure early intervention in the event of deterioration and will allow for continuous monitoring of his condition.<br /><br />The negative effects of the medication will also be closely monitored and with Aidan’s agreement can be reduced depending on his individual needs at any given time.<br /><br />The IRPWA on behalf of the POW’s would like at this time to thank most sincerely the many people who moved to support Aidan in his time of need and to those who sent greetings.<br /><br />We would like to extend this thanks to other republican organisations who pledged their support and advice to ensure that Aidan received immediate professional intervention.<br /><br />Aidan is indeed most grateful for all the support he has received and extends his heartfelt appreciation to everyone involved.<br /><br />Marion Price<br /><br />IRPWAsoutharmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-58761349341478381522008-10-10T21:25:00.001+00:002008-10-10T21:25:27.359+00:00Support Aidan Hulme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/aidanhulme.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/aidanhulme.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-18637935159552692352008-09-20T20:16:00.000+00:002008-09-20T20:17:25.721+00:00IRA StatementThis statement was issued anonymously to The Sovereign Nation:<br /><br />Óglaigh na hÉireann September 2008<br /><br />The Leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann, after liaising with our volunteers in the South Armagh area, can categorically deny any involvement in the planting of what has been described in the media as a 100 pound bomb in the village of Jonesborough.<br /><br />We would question the events surrounding this 'discovery’ and its timing. It is our opinion that this may be nothing more than an exercise in black propaganda and that those responsible for leaving this device may have been attempting to divert attention from the debacle at the British parliament in Stormont. At a more local level, the feeling among republicans is that it may also have been an attempt to divert attention from local difficulties such as the murder of Paul Quinn.<br />Óglaigh na hÉireann do not leave bombs in full view of the public, for local children to play with nor for the likes of Willie Frazer to stumble upon.<br /><br />We would also ask certain 'community representatives' to look at their own history with regards to such actions before lecturing others.<br /><br />Óglaigh na hÉireann will not be deflected by such obvious diversionary tactics and we will remain focussed on the task at hand.southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-21791615114377722972008-08-18T20:10:00.001+00:002008-08-18T20:13:05.209+00:00Sovereign Nation August/September 08The new edition of the Sovereign Nation has just been released. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/finishedposter.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-71102428314358440402008-07-08T17:35:00.001+00:002008-07-08T17:35:36.296+00:00Whilst The Occupation Remains, Resistance Will RemainThe revelations that the people of Derry City are to be petitioned in order to put pressure on Anti Agreement Republican Separatists to disband is disingenuous in the extreme and smacks not only of political opportunism but also no small measure of desperation.<br /><br />It is clear that those behind this political stunt are using the understandable anger in the community at the murder of Emmet Sheils to further their own political objectives, namely an end to opposition to support for the RUC/PSNI and the British Administration in Stormont.<br /><br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement will not be deflected from our political work by such ill conceived political posturing nor will any other Anti Agreement Republican groupings.<br /><br />Those who have sought to ferment community tensions by deliberately and falsely attributing blame for the murder of Emmet Sheils will be exposed for what they are as will their cynical use of his death for their own narrow agenda. Republicans will not be intimidated from upholding the Republican position and the 32 County Sovereignty Movement are resolute in our intention to continue our work in Derry City and across the nation.<br /><br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement are attracting disillusioned and disenfranchised Republicans right across Ireland and further a field as are other Republican organisations and the cynical manipulation of this tragic event illustrates how low Pro State Nationalists will go to undermine this growth, they will fail.<br /><br />We note also the presence of the so called Deputy First Minister in Iraq. Just recently the same Minister greeted the US President to the Six Counties without a whimper of protest from him against the occupation and wholesale slaughter in that country. This reluctance to petition for protest against these blatant injustices is at least consistent with their equal reluctance to petition for protest against other high profile murders here because they do not afford him the same opportunity for cheap political kudos<br /><br />The Irish Resistance Movement will not be forced to disband and anyone endeavouring to do so is not only naïve but is also acting in a dangerous manner. Attempts to foster a civil war mentality will also fail as all previous attempts have done.<br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement have this pledge to make to Republicans,<br />While the British Occupation remains so too will Irish Resistance to that Occupationsoutharmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-43760841256723309212008-04-16T19:40:00.001+00:002008-04-16T19:42:31.075+00:00Sovereign Nation April/May 2008The new edition of the Sovereign Nation has just been released. Click below to view it or right click and save to save it to your desktop:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.32csm.info/am08.pdf" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/sn.jpg"/></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-34424525384549708202008-03-24T20:42:00.002+00:002008-03-24T20:48:34.960+00:00Bugging Device FoundA sophisticated bugging and tracking device has been unearthed in the vehicle of a member of the Dublin 32 County Sovereignty Movement. The device was secreted internally into the dashboard of the vehicle and was equipped with its own self contained power supply. The manner by which the device was installed strongly suggests that those who planted it took considerable time to effect this and was obviously professionally done. The device bears English Manufacturing Labels but as of yet it is uncertain whether it originates from a British, Irish or joint British/Irish intelligence source. Suffice to say that the unearthing of yet another intelligence gathering device clearly illustrates that the war against those who articulate the right of the Irish people to National Sovereignty continues in government(s)circles. The individual 32CSM member involved has sought legal advice on the matter. The 32CSM reiterates our call for all republicans to be diligent in the face of these insidious attempts to undermine the republican struggle. British Parliamentary activity in Ireland takes many forms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0575_rev1.jpg?t=1206391429"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0575_rev1.jpg?t=1206391429" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0576_rev1.jpg?t=1206391473"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0576_rev1.jpg?t=1206391473" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0579_rev2.jpg?t=1206391510"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0579_rev2.jpg?t=1206391510" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0578_rev1.jpg?t=1206391493"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0578_rev1.jpg?t=1206391493" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0581_rev1.jpg?t=1206391526"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/HPIM0581_rev1.jpg?t=1206391526" alt="" border="0" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-55387724055639971612008-02-06T14:38:00.000+00:002008-02-06T14:59:36.378+00:00Nationalist parties give go ahead for British police offensiveThe 32 County Sovereignty Movement views with deep anger this weeks dramatic upsurge in offensive operations by the British police directed at nationalist districts across the 6 occupied counties. It is clear to us the swamping of working class nationalist housing estates, roads and rural districts in south Armagh, Newry and Derry city since Saturday evening accompanied by low flying helicopters, aggressive searching, patrolling and surveillance by heavily armed British policemen is a direct result of the public statement in the week prior to Christmas by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and SDLP leader Mark Durkan. These constitutional nationalist political leaders openly criticised the PSNI for failing to arrest and jail republican activists in sufficient numbers, giving the British the green light to pursue its aggressive armed incursions within our communities.<br /><br /> This disgraceful public statement was accompanied by an unprecedented and prolonged campaign of propaganda emanating from the constitutional nationalist media, politicians and British intelligence services seeking to demonise and criminalise republican activists. The nationalist political establishment at Stormont have clearly signalled to the British their support and compliance for offensive operations within republican heartlands. The responsibility for the British forces activities in our districts this week lies as surely with them as it does in MI5's Holywood base.<br /><br />These counter insurgent operations from Derry to Newry are also clearly not directed at any one group in particular but against working class nationalist and republican communities in general as a show of strength by the British police encouraged and openly egged on by nationalist political leaders. No republican can give their support to this activity by the British forces in Ireland, a foreign occupying force showing its true counter insurgent colours and hostility to traditionally republican working class communities. The PSNIs role is the RUC's and RIC's role - Defence of the Realm and the suppression and criminalisation of all opposition to British state institutions in Ireland. That is the purpose of their invasion of our districts in the last 4 days <br /><br />We are also mindful that the response of your youth to this armed offensive against their districts by the British police has, as always, not been found wanting. The 32CSM recognise and salute their ongoing resistance to the British forces this week and regard any calls by local politicians for their neighbours to inform on them to the British as utterly despicable. Our youth are our future and their instinctive response to these armed incursions by the British into their districts is a source of pride to many.<br /><br />We take this opportunity again to make it clear that the republican struggle for national sovereignty will neither be criminalised nor defeated by the British state and its hangers on within the constitutional nationalist political leadership class. The PSNI are a force of British occupation in our country and its is they who are the criminals, not those republicans who oppose their illegal presence and the crime of partition in Ireland. Finally we express our solidarity with those who have been arrested and call on all republicans regardless of party allegiance to stand side by side in comradeship against these attempts to criminalise and subdue not only our struggle but the very communities from which we draw our strength, solidarity and support.<br /><br />Kevin Murphy<br />PRO<br />32 County Sovereignty Movement<br />South Armaghsoutharmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-78774172493041717922008-02-04T18:46:00.001+00:002008-02-04T18:46:39.739+00:00Resist Criminalisation<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o3DOyg6DQgY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o3DOyg6DQgY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-18020683058508225732008-01-29T21:37:00.002+00:002008-04-12T20:25:02.238+00:00Sucessful Protest heldThe 32CSM held a successful protest outside the offices of the Irish News in Belfast (26/1/08) demonstrating against articles written by the newspaper which form part of an overall criminalisation policy against Irish republicans.<br /><br />The following is an interview that evening on Radio Free Éireann that evening with 32 County Sovereignty Movement director of publicity Andy Martin:<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pq0yg7PcVBk&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pq0yg7PcVBk&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />The following is some photos taken at the protest:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0007.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/32csm/DSCI0009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-33722988965225426142008-01-22T16:24:00.001+00:002008-01-22T16:24:33.121+00:00Protest against criminalisation Saturday 26th JanuaryThe 32 County Sovereignty Movement urge all republicans to support a protest against criminalisation planned for Saturday 26th January at the offices of The Irish News 113-117 Donegal Street Belfast at 3pm.<br /><div id="post_message_55448" class="post_message"><br />A dangerous new trend has developed in recent weeks whereby some elements within the media have attempted to criminalise those republicans who have rejected the British administration in Stormont. The Irish News has been particularly active in this new role as MI5 mouthpieces rather than an impartial representative of nationalist opinion. The editorial team in this once credible paper have taken to their new role with great relish to the point of publishing outlandish stories supposedly taken from unnamed and unsubstantiated ‘sources’ and then refusing Irish Republican Separatists any print space in order to counter these ludicrous creations.<br /><br />The 32 County Sovereignty Movement believe that it is imperative that the actions of The Irish News do not go unchallenged as it is our opinion that such attempts at criminalisation are a pre cursor to a new crackdown on anti agreement republicanism.<br />This crackdown has been called for by the main nationalist parties through the pages of this paper and this line has been faithfully parroted by Irish News editorials.<br />As it is clear that no republican in Ireland can receive a fair trial and that the British intelligence services and their agents are up to their necks in attempting to frame republican separatists we would ask the Irish News how exactly republicans should be dealt with?<br /><br />The Irish News has put itself firmly on the side of the British political administration in Ireland, not alone by attempting to recruit young nationalists in to the British army and police through their situations vacant pages but also by putting themselves and some of their staff at the disposal of the British security services.<br />The Irish News must be in a position to prove the veracity of their stories and we call on them to do so. We also call on them to cease their practise of adopting a partisan political position in defence of the British administration in Ireland and to give republican separatism a right to reply to criminalisation attempts emanating from MI5.<br /><br />These are issues which impact upon all republicans not just those within the 32 County Sovereignty Movement as it is not just our organisations that are being criminalised but the whole republican separatist position.<br /><br />Fight criminalisation<br />Fight censorship</div>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989079303437293301.post-77086772699641964102008-01-20T16:09:00.000+00:002008-01-20T16:10:00.882+00:00New National Website LaunchedFollowing on from our AGM in December '07 the National Executive of the 32CSM has commenced the task of implementing the decisions of our membership. First amongst these is the development of our internet organisation at National, International and Local level. We hereby announce the launching of our new National Website which will assist us in the parallel process of building our organisation for the coming year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.32csm.info/">www.32csm.info</a>southarmagh32csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247543833748675066noreply@blogger.com0