Facing The truth

[Norfolk Enchants]

BBC TWO is to screen a groundbreaking three-part series which brings together victims and perpetrators of Northern Ireland's conflict, in the presence of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

At a press launch in Belfast the BBC unveiled further details of the compelling encounters in Facing the Truth - to be shown in the week commencing Saturday 4 March.

Watched an excerpt of this earlier (will be previewed again on BBC Newsnight in a few minutes). Shows Sylvia Hackett coming face to face with Michael Stone. Rivetting stuff, but makes you feel somewhat voyeuristic.

This process helped a lot of people in South Africa, why (correct me if I'm wrong) are Unionists opposed to going through a process like this?

[Gladstone]

I'm waiting for Risteard of someone like him to tell us the MI5 agents running BBC created this programme to discredit republicans...

[Pidge]

This process helped a lot of people in South Africa, why (correct me if I'm wrong) are Unionists opposed to going through a process like this?

I think it's a great idea, one which many people support. Simply granting amnesties may stop the violence, but it won't heal anyone.

As far as I know, it's republicans who are opposed to this. I'm not sure what the unionist stance is.

[edifice.]

I think it's a great idea, one which many people support. Simply granting amnesties may stop the violence, but it won't heal anyone.

As far as I know, it's republicans who are opposed to this. I'm not sure what the unionist stance is.

There are no amnesties.

[Norfolk Enchants]

This process helped a lot of people in South Africa, why (correct me if I'm wrong) are Unionists opposed to going through a process like this?

I think it's a great idea, one which many people support. Simply granting amnesties may stop the violence, but it won't heal anyone.

As far as I know, it's republicans who are opposed to this. I'm not sure what the unionist stance is.

What Republicans are opposed to is a "one-sided" process of truth and reconciliation. I thought they were in favour of this process but with RUC and soldiers to "take the stand" ?

re. Warrenpoint. Not sure why this was picked out when there were so many non-combatants killed over the years and would want possibly to face the instigators. Why focus on soldiers who sign up knowing the risk?

[edifice.]

The problem Unionists have with it is the scenario of Gerry 'I was never in the IRA' Adams not having to 'face the truth'.

[Norfolk Enchants]

The problem Unionists have with it is the scenario of Gerry 'I was never in the IRA' Adams not having to 'face the truth'.

As opposed to Paisley, who never even advocated violence. If there are any Unionists with any notions that Gerry Adams was personally involved in the killing of their relatives, I'm sure the RUC would gladly forward any evidence of such to the relatives.

I doubt very much that is the reason that Unionists would not want such a process. More like they actually think that people swallow the squeaky clean image that Unionist politicians try to present and they don't want to endanger this.

[Gladstone]

I've never seen any evidence that if Adams was in the IRA he was ever an active member.

I would imagine the DUP would be very embarrsed by a Truth and Recon Commission as many of their founders were loyalist supporters, and today they shamlesly lecture the rest of us on democracy and decomissioning.

[Justin]

This process helped a lot of people in South Africa, why (correct me if I'm wrong) are Unionists opposed to going through a process like this?

I think it's a great idea, one which many people support. Simply granting amnesties may stop the violence, but it won't heal anyone.

As far as I know, it's republicans who are opposed to this. I'm not sure what the unionist stance is.

The British state hasn't pushed the idea either.Wonder why?

[stringjack]

Does one get to vote people off at the end of each episode?