THE U. S. ROLE IN THE IRISH CONFLICT By Michael Cummings Most Americans have become accustomed to thinking that Britain’s partition of Ireland in 1920 without benefit of one Irish vote and the conflict that ensues today is solely Britain’s doing. Not exactly. The British government could not have perfected partition without America’s help. Indifference […]
COMMENTARY BY MICHAEL CUMMINGS – President Obama’s Special Envoy to Ireland, Ambassador Richard Haass, will shortly end his mission to seek common ground on three contentious issues stalling the progress of peace in Northern Ireland. Actually the disputes over flags and parades are the side show. The main point of […]
It’s fish or cut bait time. We wish to thank those who have steadfastly persevered with our advocacy efforts as the litigation battle winds down. Now every effort must be made to persuade our Attorney General, Secretary of State and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that this is an […]
Few who have followed the British demand for records from the Irish archives of Boston College understand their motive. Fewer still grasp why America would accede to it. Their demand ostensibly concerns a search for truth but, if the topic is Ireland, nobody is better at concealing it than Britain. The demand came in the form […]
CLINTON & HOLDER PRESSED ANEW ON SUBPOENAS OF BOSTON COLLEGE RECORDS COLLEGE PRESIDENT & MEMBERS OF CONGRESS URGED TO OPPOSE January 18th New York City & Wash, D. C. The first session of the 2013 Congress is just starting and a new term for President Obama is beginning but a coalition […]
PRESS RELEASE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, BREHON LAW SOCIETY & IRISH AMERICAN UNITY CONFERENCE “FRIENDS” JOIN SUPREME COURT APPEAL IN BRITISH SUBPOENA CASE; 1ST EVER FOR COALITION New York City & Washington, D. C. December 20th: The major Irish-American organizations (‘the Coalition’) have formally joined the litigation battle to block […]
By Mike Cummings – IAUC Board Member LATELY, there have been some unflattering portrayals of the British government in action. There were the public inquiries: the Leveson Commission examining newspaper illegality and collusion with government officials and the Hillsborough Commission revealing police incompetence and deceit related to the deaths of […]
Mark your calendars for Sunday September 16, 2012 – 1:30pm and tune in on the radio or listen on the web to Echoes of Erin with host Diane Byrnes. She will be interviewing IAUC Nat’l President Thomas Burke, Jr. and following up on the Boston College court case. Tune in […]
Below are links to all the stories as of July 8, 2012 that have appeared on the Court’s ruling allowing the tapes from Boston College to be turned over to the British. The time is now for all who have fought against British domination in Ireland to contact Secretary of State […]
An excellent article about the Justice Department official behind the effort to support Britain’s suppoenas against Boston College http://thebrokenelbow.com/2012/06/12/u-s-official-behind-boston-college-subpoenas-shielded-bush-torture-team/