US Congress may hold UVF killing inquiry

[pete2]

Raymond McCord said yesterday that top US politicians were considering an inquiry in Congress into the killing of his son 12 years ago.
Raymond Jnr was murdered by a UVF unit led by a special branch informant in November 1997. In 2007 a devastating report by the police ombudsman's office uncovered a web of collusion between the informant, his gang and RUC officers.
McCord spent last week lobbying US political leaders on Capitol Hill..

US Congress may hold UVF killing inquiry | UK news | The Observer

[Border-Rat]

Why? Who would this be pandering to? 'Ulster Scots' in the US is a different phenomena than it is here.

[pete2]

Very good question, powerful ally in congress perhaps? Intervention of Irish lobby? Haven't noticed any appetite from the obama regime to engage in this type of stuff. Hopefully more details emerge.

[femmefatale]

Why would Congress concern itself with that 'p*ss and vinegar'* crowd?

*Pete2s sentiments, not mine.

[Night Wisdom]

Very good question, powerful ally in congress perhaps? Intervention of Irish lobby? Haven't noticed any appetite from the obama regime to engage in this type of stuff. Hopefully more details emerge.

I thought the Irish were the only major US demograph group without an official lobby?

[st333ve]

The British have a tradition of investigating themselves, if you suspect the British state was involved in such a thing you have to go through the British justice system in order to try an recieve justice, but this way no-one is ever sentanced or if they are its a slap on the rist.

Take this as an example, two soldiers shoot a young father in the back after searching him and finding nothing.
They get convicted of murder and purjury.
They do a mere 3 years of a life sentanece in jail then get back into the army, one even gets promoted.

http://www.politics.ie/northern-irel...e-corpral.html

[Border-Rat]

Very good question, powerful ally in congress perhaps? Intervention of Irish lobby? Haven't noticed any appetite from the obama regime to engage in this type of stuff. Hopefully more details emerge.

Obama called for an investigation into Finucane. Before he won.

[pete2]

..McCord spent last week lobbying members of Congress to seek a congressional hearing into his son’s murder. He urged members to write a letter calling on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to meet with him and his family.
McCord is secondly seeking a congressional resolution requesting that the Irish and British governments hold an independent public inquiry into Raymond’s murder. He is also urging congress to hold their own congressional hearing into his son’s killing...

[McCord]..met with the head of the [brit] Embassy's political, economic and public affairs department, Nic Hailey, on Wednesday.

“I was low-keyed and respectful but Mr. Hailey never answered one question. He never even tried, maintaining almost virtual silence throughout the hour meeting. And when he did speak it was to ask, whom are you meeting on Capitol Hill, do you think you are having any impact, and when are you going home?”McCord gets poor reception from British Embassy | Irish News | IrishCentral

Stonewalling by the brit Embassy who just appeared interested in pumping him for information

[pete2]

Obama called for an investigation into Finucane. Before he won.

Seeing as Douglas Hogg, the man who fingered Finucane in the first place, just resigned for corruption I wonder if this is more or less likely? I've no faith in obama myself.

[FONT=Tahoma]His death came less than four weeks after Douglas Hogg MP, then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, in a Committee Stage debate on the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Bill on 17 January 1989 said:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]“I have to state as a fact, but with great regret, that there are in Northern Ireland a number of solicitors who are unduly sympathetic to the cause of the IRA.” Madden & Finucane Solicitors: The Pat Finucane Archive: European Court Of Human Rights - Judgment[/FONT]

resignation for corruption
Douglas Hogg becomes first politician to step down over expenses | Politics | The Guardian