Unoticed news: riots in Belfast. I've been surprised that I haven't seen much reporting on the riots in Belfast, especially since it is the
second night of rioting. The lack of coverage is probably due to the fact that no one has yet to be
killed coupled with the ongoing coverage of both
Katrina and John Roberts nomination.
What I find interesting about this is that these riots seem to be the
cumulation of increasing
sectarian violence. apparently, this is not the first riot to happen in Northern Ireland this
year. The Guardian has the best coverage of the events, and points out that both the
pressures and rewards of the peace process have been placed and (apparently) granted more toward the Republicans than the Loyalists. The rioting also comes after the
"Love Ulster" propaganda campaign started distributing pamphlets all over the province.
This also comes as there is an ongoing
feud between Loyalist groups. This apparently paused when the
Northern Ireland football (soccer) team beat the British team on their home turf.
Disclaimer: I am an American with some Irish extraction and tend to have very little sympathy for the Loyalist cause.
posted by Hactar
on Sep 11, 2005 -
50 comments
Six-year-old kid goes to school, gets beaned with rocks. Class bullies? No.
Protestants. Doesn't it seem like there are some places in the world (Middle East, Eritrea/Ethiopia, Balkans, etc.) where people just insist on hating and killing each other until everyone's dead? Or is it just that the various media paint it that way?
posted by Bixby23
on Sep 4, 2001 -
19 comments
