The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland /
McPhilemy, Sean.
Niwot, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart Publishers ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West,
©1998.
In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced "The Committee", a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland- drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces- was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various assassinations had been planned and carried out. The broadcast of "The Committee" resulted in highly publicized legal proceedings in the High Court in London when the British Conservative government tried unsuccessfully to force the program makers to identify their source. Since the broadcast of his documentary, McPhilemy has struggled to protect his reputation in the face of various legal actions against him over the program. Harassed by British authorities and his life threatened, he has brought two libel actions against newspapers in London that sought to discredit him. This book gives a full account of the murder conspiracy, the making of the documentary, the subsequent legal proceedings, and additional evidence that substantiates the original allegations. -- Publisher description.
Explains how Sean McPhilemy's documentary about a how a group of Unionists are killing Irish Nationalists has created controversy over whether or not he should reveal his sources.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The murder of Denis Carville -- Ulster says no -- A hidden hand? -- The conspiracy -- The investigation -- Shoot the messenger -- The professionals -- Television on trial -- Dirty tricks -- The aristocrats of Ulster -- The "Hoax" -- Flaws and slip-ups -- A guilty secret -- Ken Kerr -- The political wing -- So who will arrest them? -- A public inquiry? -- Appendix 1: The Committee -- Appendix 2: The murder victims -- Appendix 3: The Nesbitt/Penrose conversation -- Appendix 4: An interview with the RUC Inner Circle -- Appendix 5: The Orange Order.
In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced "The Committee", a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland- drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces- was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various assassinations had been planned and carried out. The broadcast of "The Committee" resulted in highly publicized legal proceedings in the High Court in London when the British Conservative government tried unsuccessfully to force the program makers to identify their source. Since the broadcast of his documentary, McPhilemy has struggled to protect his reputation in the face of various legal actions against him over the program. Harassed by British authorities and his life threatened, he has brought two libel actions against newspapers in London that sought to discredit him. This book gives a full account of the murder conspiracy, the making of the documentary, the subsequent legal proceedings, and additional evidence that substantiates the original allegations. -- Publisher description.
Explains how Sean McPhilemy's documentary about a how a group of Unionists are killing Irish Nationalists has created controversy over whether or not he should reveal his sources.
Political violence
Assassination
Terrorism
Assassination.
Political violence.
Binnenlandse politiek.
Committee.