SF Fears Dark Revelations From Beyond the Grave

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It's reported in The Observer that 'senior members of the republican movement' recently visited the family of Brendan 'the Dark' Hughes in an attempt to discover what secrets might be revealed in a forthcoming book by Ed Moloney. Hughes, who died last year, was commander of the IRA's Belfast Brigade during the 1970s and was allegedly close to one Gerry Adams, a lowly Sinn Féin member from Ballymurphy. Latterly Hughes became a vocal critic of Adams and the direction of the Peace Process. Before he died Hughes recorded a series of audio-tapes that were placed in an archive at Boston University. These tapes are said to provide the basis for Moloney's book, which is due out in the spring.

Speculation is mounting that the tapes link a 'top Sinn Féin leader' to a special IRA squad responsible for the 'arrest', 'execution' and secret burial of a number of people, most notably Jean McConville, the mother of ten whose remains were found on a County Louth beach thirty years after she was taken from her west Belfast home. Lending credence to rumours that the tapes reveal the existence of a hitherto unknown victim of this squad, the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains this week confirmed that it was investigating the disappearance of Peter Wilson, a 21 year old from the St James area of the Falls Road, who vanished without trace in 1973.

[TED CRILLY]

there have been countless rumours since the gfa was signed about all kinds of goings on within sinn fein even while the hunger strikes were going on i.e richie o raws book etc i just dont see how this is going to be treated any different by the party and i also believe that it is doing alot of damage to the party from within.

[Murph]

Isnt that the purpose of the book and those who pen them!

[Katayusha]

Isnt that the purpose of the book and those who pen them!

Yes, it's the great Authors' Plot against Dear Leader. All authors should be purged and all books should be burned. Onwards to victory, via the bank to cash our cheques.

[factual]

These rumours are often made by people who are opposed to the GFA.

[Katayusha]

These rumours are often made by people who are opposed to the GFA.

[Truth.ie]

I think you'll find most Republicans, including Provisional supporters, will believe Brendan Hughes before the Bearded One.

[mmrebel]

Wow .....Gerry Adams is a murderer in an Armani suit hardly news now every paper as said he was one at some stage in the last 30 yrs no big deal there ,just down here they don't come visiting your house or try to intimidate your family.

[topcat4]

These rumours are often made by people who are opposed to the GFA.

Aw factual please not that standard bullsh*t line, if anyone says anything against whats left of a once great movement some clown trys to say its because they are against the GFA.

[Truth.ie]

Aw factual please not that standard bullsh*t line, if anyone says anything against whats left of a once great movement some clown trys to say its because they are against the GFA.

True, now even messages from the dead are portrayed as having an agenda.
Maybe they'll picket his grave.