{"id":2027,"date":"2013-06-28T08:34:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T07:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2013-06-28T08:34:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T07:34:46","slug":"mlk-a-shrine-or-reconciliation-centre-the-mad-monk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=2027","title":{"rendered":"MLK: A SHRINE OR RECONCILIATION CENTRE?–THE MAD MONK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MLK: A SHRINE OR RECONCILIATION CEBTRE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why are the DUP so intent on facilitating SF\u2019s motion of a shrine for the justification of IRA violence and murder ? Only those within the DUP can answer this , yet they remain silent when challenged by victims and those opposed to anything other than the Maze being raised to the ground . It\u2019s evident that they\u2019re on the defensive , at present they\u2019re attacking anyone from the unionist community with such venom not seen since the attacks on Trimble\u2019s UUP a decade or more ago. We see puppets for Robinson attacking those who speak out against their agenda to go ahead with this centre, which will include the actual hospital wing were Sands died . Only today we had Jimmy Spratt calling victims groups nutters and Donaldson recently stated that he\u2019d had family members murdered too , a poor excuse to justify the DUP\u2019s stance I must say , but yet , who hasn\u2019t ? Is his families victims above mine or yours in that his opinion is more worthy than any of ours ? If the DUP would listen to the growing list including the loyal orders , victims groups , all the unionist political parties bar the UPRG and groupings such as the UDA , they\u2019d realise that bar their party alone and those connected to the UDA no-one wants anything except the bulldozers to occupy the Maze . Are the DUP so caught up in this power sharing appeasement that they don\u2019t realise that the likes of Bik McFarlane , Gerry Kelly , Dermot Finucane etc will be catapulted into world wide stardom for their exploits when the prisoners from H7 escaped , Kelly shot an officer from point blank range in the head , Finucane stabbed 2 officers more than 3 times each , numerous others inflicted untold violence onto unarmed officers without hesitation in injuring them to the point that 27 officers received serious injury. Without doubt this was a great plan , executed to precise detail and I\u2019ve yet to mention the hunger strikes etc which the IRA gained great support from. Do you honestly believe anyone is coming to the Maze to view loyalism or prison officer life ? Seriously ? Are the DUP so misguided that they don\u2019t know this or do they and they\u2019ve made some deal with SF ( not for the first time ) regarding another subject which allows SF to have the Maze as their own ? Who knows apart from those within the DUP. I see no reason why the hospital wing were Sands etc died should be kept , listening to Donaldson say it\u2019s not part of the Maze redevelopment I\u2019ve this question , why keep it then ? Are the DUP denying that SF\/IRA are not going to turn the Maze into a shrine to hunger strikers and that escape let alone trying to justify IRA men as pow\u2019s instead of criminals? I\u2019ve heard that Republicans are planning to invest into tourism, like the open top double decker bus kind of set up , only involving those who served time in the Maze taking the tours and they\u2019re going to target Irish America , sounds about right if you think about it , cruise ships will be targeted on arrival to Belfast , something I suspect is starting to develop as a taxi driver told me that he took visitors to the international wall in West Belfast and that his visiting fare was told that when they return in 5 years they\u2019d be able to go to the Maze to view the great escape and were Sands died with those who fought the Brits and brought them to their knees. Is this what we\u2019re going to have happen to something that should , in my opinion , be ripped apart and torn down , respect , shared future , equals etc , all SF language , how about respecting your victims and halting this project now before we have people taking out judicial reviews etc as to why it shouldn\u2019t\/should go ahead .The only outcome I see is to hold a poll , quite simple , who is for , who is against , a simple yes or no , bring your Id to your local council office , register and vote for or against redevelopment , winner takes all so to speak , the message is quite clear from the Unionist community , tear down the Maze now , I actually believe that the Maze shrine has always been Sf\u2019s agenda and they opposed the national stadium being there so they could have what we\u2019ve ended up at today , a shrine to the IRA cause . In closing, i refer to the words of David Ervine, quote,\u00a0 ” Bulldoze it, too much pain, too many victims, it is a blot on the landscape. Lets bring down the curtain on this part of our history”.<\/p>\n

THE MAD MONK<\/strong><\/p>\n

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