This Just In: State Department Fails to Challenge British on Lawless Legacy and Irish Unity

Edited by John O’Brien 

The ABC released a letter today to Secretary of State Blinken critical of the language used in the latest annual Human Rights Report.

 According to the text, NI was free of unlawful killing, had no credible reports of security forces killing, and had the means to identify and punish those committing human rights violations. 

That’s the historical narrative created by the Conservative-dominated British Parliament in the legacy law passed in 2023. More than 1000 civilian murders in NI will never be investigated or prosecuted; too many were linked to British police, military, and MI-5. 

ABC Chairman John Corcoran indicated: “The State Department Human Rights Report language clearly shows the extent to which it will look the other way when British ‘chums’ jettison the pretense of supporting democracy, the rule of law, protection of human rights and, most laughably, ‘transparency.’” 

To add insult to injury, Britain’s Ambassador to the U. S. Paul Johnston, conveyed “profound regret” that the U. S. had publicly supported the Republic of Ireland pursuing a case against the British law at the European Court of Human Rights.

The Chairman explained that for too long America’s position on NI was dictated by the British government even as its actions were destabilizing the peace process and undermining the GFA.  How can the British government with a well-documented 100-year record of corrupt, sectarian, and lawless actions in NI claim a ‘special relationship’ with the United States?   

Stated Corcoran: “To retain the colonial era garrison, Britain requires America not to interfere in NI.  We may never know what worldwide military, intelligence, or commercial favors were sought by the U. S. but  we can be assured Britain’s  price for help  required  America to look away, ignore, remain silent, or simply delay responding  to events in Ireland.”  

The on and off again restoration of the ‘tinker toy’ government in NI and the Brexit corruption of economic and political life on the island of Ireland demands an end to this colonial charade. 

Concluded ABC member Mike Cummings: “It is time for Britain & the U. S. to sign an accord to reunite Ireland with the EU serving in a guarantor role.  It could be a WIN-WIN foreign policy success for both the US and the UK.”