Maybe Shame Will Disarm The MafiaThe WaPo waddles in very late with a
silly and naive article.
Adams chose a dramatic gambit to suggest what choice he himself favored. He invited McCartney's sisters to attend the conference and hear his impassioned denunciation of their 33-year-old brother's killers. The sisters had embarrassed and shamed the party by naming names, so when they entered the hall, an uneasy silence fell over the delegates. Then, one person began to applaud. Others joined in, without much enthusiasm, as the room grudgingly acknowledged the power and importance of the outsiders in their midst.No recognition that the IRA is a criminal band that is basically out of control.
Richard Delevan and
Slugger O'Toole have convinced me that Gerry Adams is Yasser Arafat in a business suit; a man powerless to control the thugs that he nominally leads.
