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the death of Mo Mowlam

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Friday August 19, 2005 15:34

by iosaf mac diarmada

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rest in peace now.

on the 14th of August 1969 British troops entered the statelet of Northern Ireland, an event which came to be seen by many as the start of modern Irish History.
on the 24th of March 1972 the post of "Secretary of State for Northern Ireland" was created by the UK government after the dissolution of the Stormont parliament which had ruled the statelet since 1922.

The 11th person to hold the post, and the only woman was Dr. Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam who was the British government direct ruler of northern Ireland from May 3, 1997 to the 11th of October 1999

She died today at 56 years of age.

Mo Mowlam after visiting the loyalist prisoners in Long Kesh / The Maze prison 1998.

Mo Mowlam after visiting the loyalist prisoners in Long Kesh / The Maze prison 1998.

Of all the direct rulers, she was perhaps the nicest & will be remember fondly by many.

A member of the British Labour Party who came into her ascendance under Tony Blair, she had come from the older wing of the party that upheld the prinicple of Irish unity.

Unknown to most who negotiated with her, or were affected by the decisions she made during her tenure, she suffered a brain tumor.

Few will forget the occasion when she removed her wig in anger.

Other will recall her role in bringing the IRA back to a ceasefire and Sinn Fein into multi-party talks.

Yet more will remember her visit to the loyalist prisoners in Long Kesh / the Maze prison.

Some will remember her admittal she smoked cannabis.

Some will remember her role in the Good Friday agreement which was signed during her tenure.

& we all ought remember her vehement opposition to the war on Iraq and British foreign policy after her resignation from politics in 2001.

Mo Mowlam
(September 18, 1949 - August 19, 2005)
Rest In Peace.

{for truly we have long been accustomed to a british government & state & representatives of the same that lie, distort facts, manipulate, and use the most flagrant and immoral tactics of populism. Such behaviour did not begin with any Irish adventure or misadventure, and unfortuanately did not end with the murder of De Menezes on the 22nd of July 2005. But somehow you seemed different, and we would like to think you were}

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Comments (92 of 92)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	British 'Secretary Of State' for Six Irish counties - regardless of how 'down-to-earth' she was .	Sharon.	Fri Aug 19, 2005 18:28
2	Ah! you have brought the "down to earth" tag into her obit.	iosaf	Fri Aug 19, 2005 19:00
3	Occupation - bollocks	Fed up	Fri Aug 19, 2005 20:41
4	'Obit' and 'occupation' - a reply re Mo Mowlams passing.	Sharon.	Fri Aug 19, 2005 21:57
5	Unelected Direct Ruler	StripeyCat	Fri Aug 19, 2005 21:58
6	don't i know how to write a harmless little obit. & press the buttons?	iosaf	Fri Aug 19, 2005 22:28
7	You can obviously "press buttons " : but where's the "obit" ?	Sharon.	Fri Aug 19, 2005 23:49
8	Fed Up with Ignorance	Fitz	Sat Aug 20, 2005 01:08
9	there's still..	anarcho	Sat Aug 20, 2005 01:29
10	Anarcho, give it a rest	Michael	Sat Aug 20, 2005 02:18
11	England has no right in Ireland	rooster	Sat Aug 20, 2005 02:33
12	"Ignoring" Unionists ...and "ignoring" the 'withdrawal' solution .	Sharon.	Sat Aug 20, 2005 09:32
13	Relevant and irrelevant/ possible and impossible	Fed Up	Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:52
14	A reply - "relevant" or not , as you may see it .	Sharon.	Sat Aug 20, 2005 13:38
15	F.a.o. "Sharon"	iosaf	Sat Aug 20, 2005 14:23
16	Nice imperialism	Fintan Lawlor	Sat Aug 20, 2005 15:31
17	Do you expect me to apologise to you because I had the nerve to reply to your post ?	Sharon.	Sat Aug 20, 2005 16:45
18	;-)	iosaf	Sat Aug 20, 2005 17:08
19	Republican theology remains woeful	Fed Up	Sat Aug 20, 2005 17:39
20	2005 for us. Future Exchanges for others.	iosaf	Sat Aug 20, 2005 18:06
21	Reply to 'Iosaf' and "warm messages" post .	Sharon.	Sat Aug 20, 2005 22:32
22	'FED UP' and a "theology" fetish !	Sharon.	Sat Aug 20, 2005 23:47
23	Signing Off	Fed Up	Sun Aug 21, 2005 01:13
24	fao Sharon.	iosaf	Sun Aug 21, 2005 01:14
25	In reply to 'FED UP' - "Signing Off" .	Sharon.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 09:40
26	In reply to 'IOSAF' .	Sharon.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:17
27	a crackpot?	observer	Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:39
28	Dalyell's Disgraceful Obituary of Mo	Shipsea	Sun Aug 21, 2005 15:18
29	"only one ireland"?	baiting the troll.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 15:49
30	Reply to " A Crackpot" .	Sharon.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 16:29
31	In reply to "only one Ireland " .	Sharon.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 16:43
32	a crackpot indeed	observer	Sun Aug 21, 2005 17:12
33	Why the concern?	Non-nationalist	Sun Aug 21, 2005 17:19
34	In reply to " A Crackpot Indeed " .	Sharon.	Sun Aug 21, 2005 18:38
35	In reply to ' Why the concern ' .	Sharon	Sun Aug 21, 2005 19:00
36	A final try at sense....	oBSERVER	Sun Aug 21, 2005 19:14
37	Sorry Sharon I don't know you afterall.	iosaf	Sun Aug 21, 2005 19:18
38	In reply to "A Final Try At Sense" .	Sharon.	Mon Aug 22, 2005 01:58
39	In reply to 'Sorry Sharon , I don't know you after all' .	Sharon	Mon Aug 22, 2005 02:25
40	The terrorist mind	Shipsea	Tue Aug 23, 2005 08:54
41	In reply to 'The Terrorist Mind' .	Sharon.	Tue Aug 23, 2005 09:33
42	The nature of debate	Amused	Tue Aug 23, 2005 09:35
43	More on debate	Also amused	Tue Aug 23, 2005 09:43
44	We are Borg! Resistance is Futile...	Shipsea	Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:27
45	In reply to 'Amused' and 'Also Amused' .	Sharon.	Tue Aug 23, 2005 17:46
46	In reply to 'We Are Borg... ' , by 'Shipsea' .	Sharon.	Tue Aug 23, 2005 17:51
47	Defeated?	Amused	Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:25
48	In reply to 'Defeated' . On a line-by-line basis .. !	Sharon.	Tue Aug 23, 2005 21:30
49	wha?	also also amused (in spades)	Wed Aug 24, 2005 00:26
50	Ho ho	Also also also amused	Wed Aug 24, 2005 00:35
51	In reply to 'Wha?' - as best I can ... !	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 08:27
52	In reply to 'HO HO' (!)	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 08:59
53	l;ast chance?	another effort....	Wed Aug 24, 2005 09:47
54	To Amused and his relatives	Shipsea	Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:19
55	Re : One Million Protestants....	By Any Means Necessary	Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:36
56	A Correction	Wha	Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:54
57	Mo Mowlam - critical analysis	Barry	Wed Aug 24, 2005 16:34
58	In reply to 'Last Chance' .	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 16:45
59	A comment on 'Mo Mowlam - critical analysis' , by 'Barry' .	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 16:59
60	there are now 59 comments published. THANK YOU BARRY FOR COMMENT 57!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	statistics	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:02
61	she was the nicest direct ruler.	biting the bridle	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:06
62	I remember her fondly.	donegal 11%	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:09
63	In reply to - 'To Amused And His Relatives' , by 'Shipsea' .	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:11
64	This is your written record is it? Sharon?	donegal 11%	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:16
65	You rember her fondly	Barry	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:18
66	what? Barry	donegal 11%	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:25
67	sorry lads. its been three comments without Sharon	statistics	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:29
68	In reply to 'Donegal 11%' .	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:30
69	catholic nonce priests.	donegal 11%	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:34
70	In reply to 'Donegal 11%' .	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:59
71	Sharon - your other points & questions?	donegal 11%	Wed Aug 24, 2005 18:09
72	Sharon - answer the bloody question	Not amused	Wed Aug 24, 2005 18:13
73	the right to wage war	Barry	Wed Aug 24, 2005 20:12
74	Barry....	Northern Catholic - and ex-IRA Supporter!	Wed Aug 24, 2005 20:59
75	'Donegal 11 %' - and the 'missing' part-post .. !	Sharon.	Wed Aug 24, 2005 23:18
76	Archivists' note the 9th time since Mo Mowlam's death that the author of the 1169 & counting blog...	hochwasserlager	Wed Aug 24, 2005 23:47
77	Thank God for Barry	Shipsea	Thu Aug 25, 2005 00:19
78	re , shipsea , northern catholic and the Orange bluff / menace	Barry	Thu Aug 25, 2005 05:20
79	A quick comment on the post by 'Hochwasserlager' .	Sharon.	Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:02
80	Bollocks?	northern catholic	Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:20
81	Nationality is not the holy grail	Shipsea	Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:42
82	PS	Northern catholic	Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:58
83	RUC Muntiny 1996	By Any Means Necessary	Thu Aug 25, 2005 15:13
84	Little Suffix to the article.	iosaf	Thu Aug 25, 2005 15:34
85	and finally	Northern Catholic	Sat Aug 27, 2005 14:34
86	FAO 'Northern Catholic' .	Sharon.	Sat Aug 27, 2005 17:44
87	Still waiting....	Northern Catholic	Sat Aug 27, 2005 21:58
88	Reply to 'NC' .	Sharon.	Sat Aug 27, 2005 22:48
89	I see (maybe)	Niorthern Catholic	Sun Aug 28, 2005 00:10
90	'I see(maybe)' - No ,you don't : definitely !	Sharon.	Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:04
91	We predicted IRA failure long ago....	Socialist PArty	Sun Aug 28, 2005 14:33
92	Now the dust has settled on the comments to this obit	iosaf	Sun Sep 04, 2005 18:07

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