A murky world

The murky world of Northern Island politics is revealed in an examination by a committee of Westminster and Irish politicians examining the amazing issue of letters, to people on the run from the police for serious crimes committed during the time of "the troubles", (as the virtual civil war which occurred between Sinn Fain and the British Government was termed). Letters were sent to these men, many of who were fugitives from the law giving them release from prosecution. There had been many victims (cold blooded murders) and the people who were responsible, largely from Sinn Fain who had negotiated their position both through the barrel of a gun/explosive devices/ blowing the knee caps off from people who were seen as the enemy and a reign of terror that shrunk Northern Island into a Kafkaesque state.
The rule of Law was bent to such an extent that violent criminals were let off from crimes because of the political need to find a solution to the "troubles" where Sinn Fain were to be an important member of any future government.
Of course initially the hand of Tony Blair and his government in Westminster were all over the issue, as has David Cameron since and one has to ask how many more instances to history, will Tony Blair be involved in underhand dealings which would, in normal circumstances be argued, outside normal parliamentary business, particularly the question of the ethics one suggests should attach to a Head of State. The Impeachment of 'Tricky Dicky', Richard Nixon for lying to Congress about the Watergate break in was pale in comparison to the misuse of power not only in the above Northern Island case but also, famously in our entry into the Iraq War and the false presentation of 'security information' to the British Parliament.
Much as he flaunted his duty as Prime Minister he flaunts his charisma all over the world, its measure of our collective inability to use our own judgement when people queue up to pay large donations to listen to more lies !!