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What happened during the 81 Hunger Stikes?

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Wednesday May 17, 2006 13:59

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Richard O'Rawe interviewed in-depth

Were the hunger strikers betrayed by their representatives outside the prison?

Danny Morrison wrote of Richard O'Rawe that he should have called his powerful memoir, Blanketmen, "On Another Man's Hunger Strike", cattily referring to the seminal memoirs of a previous generation of republicans, Ernie O'Malley's searing On Another Man's Wound.

As more is revealed about what exactly happened during the 81 hunger strikes, who betrayed who, for what and why, it certainly appears true that a few people have made themselves on the back of 'another man's hunger strike' -- and it isn't Richard O'Rawe.

Read Anthony McIntyre's compelling, in-depth interview with Richard O'Rawe in today's Blanket.

"Let's put it like this. The iron lady was not so steely at the end. She wanted a way out. The Army Council, I now believe, as a collective were kept in the dark about developments. The sub-committee ran the hunger strike. Draw your own conclusions from the facts."

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#	Title	Author	Date
1	Tragic period clouded by 'set of proposals' Irish News May 11 2006	Jim Gibney	Wed May 17, 2006 14:22
2	McFARLANE DENIES HUNGER STRIKE ‘DEAL’ WAS STRUCK	Brendan McFarlane	Wed May 17, 2006 14:27
3	Former comrades' war of words over hunger strike	Steven McCaffrey	Wed May 17, 2006 14:32
4	In response to Gibney's piece above	Richard O'Rawe, Irish News	Wed May 17, 2006 14:34
5	In regards to Bik McFarlane	from the articles	Wed May 17, 2006 14:42
6	More in regards to Bik McFarlane	from the interview	Wed May 17, 2006 14:45
7	When investigative documentary ignores the facts - Daily Ireland May 2006	Laurence McKeown	Wed May 17, 2006 15:34
8	Shame on Laurny for misleading the public	rebuttal to McKeown's article	Wed May 17, 2006 15:46
9	further to McKeown's misleading article	rebuttal on points	Wed May 17, 2006 15:52
10	Does not compute	Fergus	Wed May 17, 2006 15:56
11	Shame.... !!??!!..... on a hunger striker !!??!!	Sheila	Wed May 17, 2006 16:16
12	1981 - so many memories	Davy Carlin	Wed May 17, 2006 16:18
13	laurny's article closer	rebuttal	Wed May 17, 2006 16:23
14	Spirit of 81	By Any Means Necessary	Wed May 17, 2006 16:52
15	We can read	Jim O'Neill	Wed May 17, 2006 17:23
16	Gerry's Watergate	scap	Wed May 17, 2006 17:48
17	Typical disinformation	Clay Shaw	Wed May 17, 2006 18:06
18	ex-prisoners	scap	Wed May 17, 2006 18:23
19	Brit wit	Clay Shaw	Wed May 17, 2006 18:34
20	They have left us our Fenian Dead	Sean	Wed May 17, 2006 19:43
21	silly man	scap	Wed May 17, 2006 20:00
22	Pul the other one	Clay Shaw	Thu May 18, 2006 00:34
23	Bored with this troll	yawn	Thu May 18, 2006 01:04
24	'scap - fru' is a cop	Herbert Woods	Thu May 18, 2006 01:08
25	Abuse	Clay Shaw	Thu May 18, 2006 01:20
26	Such times-	Davy Carlin	Thu May 18, 2006 11:32
27	Some good points by Davy Carlin	Barry	Thu May 18, 2006 13:34
28	I don't know Ricky is telling the truth but,	Sean	Thu May 18, 2006 15:33
29	I enjoyed this important discussion	Davy carlin	Thu May 18, 2006 15:36
30	http://www.indymedia.ie/article/75599	Cathal	Thu May 18, 2006 16:58
31	We need the truth	Former Blanket man	Thu May 18, 2006 18:02
32	We need an open debate	Cathal	Thu May 18, 2006 20:07
33	A Public Debate is the answer	Phil	Thu May 18, 2006 20:35
34	'Facts Wrong On Hunger Strike'	Joe O'Neill speaks out	Thu May 18, 2006 21:34
35	elections	Barry	Thu May 18, 2006 21:47
36	Is Sinn Fein becoming a secret society?	Former Blanket man	Thu May 18, 2006 22:50
37	2 Letters in the Irish News	today	Fri May 19, 2006 10:13
38	Question for Richard O'Rawe	toussaint	Fri May 19, 2006 16:55
39	'Dying wasn't their decision'	(Irish News)	Fri May 19, 2006 17:04
40	O'Rawe home targetted	news	Fri May 19, 2006 21:58
41	'Nazi' comparison not appropriate	Peter	Mon May 22, 2006 10:25
42	credibility	Barry	Mon May 22, 2006 12:04
43	Motive	Peter	Mon May 22, 2006 12:38
44	Because	here's why	Mon May 22, 2006 13:28
45	first of all	Barry	Mon May 22, 2006 13:29
46	O’Rawe’s Attacks Untrue - from Daily Ireland 9 March 2006	Danny Morrison - Daily Ireland	Mon May 22, 2006 13:37
47	quite frankly	Barry	Mon May 22, 2006 13:49
48	O'Rawe's response to Morrison as posted above	rebuttal to Morrison	Mon May 22, 2006 14:00
49	O"Rawe admits to error	No shit Sherlock	Mon May 22, 2006 14:19
50	The Brits sat on their hands	Questioner	Tue May 23, 2006 10:04
51	The last thing Thatcher wanted	Barry	Tue May 23, 2006 12:08
52	Adams nearly died	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 12:41
53	We need a public debate	Phil	Tue May 23, 2006 13:02
54	Something wrong with this debate......?	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 13:17
55	yeah but no but yeah	Barry	Tue May 23, 2006 13:31
56	Not everyone has access to the internet...	Phil	Tue May 23, 2006 13:42
57	Barry, you missed this.....	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 13:42
58	piece on Oatley here	Barry	Tue May 23, 2006 13:44
59	Just a reminder (and a point of interest)	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 13:56
60	thatcher	larry	Tue May 23, 2006 14:53
61	A question for Larry from Harry (not forgetting Barry)	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 15:31
62	The fools the fools........	Phil	Tue May 23, 2006 15:35
63	Question?	Sean	Tue May 23, 2006 15:39
64	truth isnt a commodity SF are comfortable with	Barry	Tue May 23, 2006 15:42
65	Phil's fools and Barry (at last!)	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 16:40
66	It's the same old story	Sean	Tue May 23, 2006 16:58
67	leaving out facts	Barry	Tue May 23, 2006 17:08
68	A 'Jark-off' theory from Barry	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 18:14
69	Not impressed	Gary	Tue May 23, 2006 18:41
70	harry	larry	Tue May 23, 2006 20:04
71	harry harry harry	larry	Tue May 23, 2006 20:19
72	Getting to the pointless	Phil	Tue May 23, 2006 20:27
73	Chuckying the child out with the bath water	Willy Nilly	Tue May 23, 2006 21:12
74	Consider this	Harry	Tue May 23, 2006 23:26
75	harry you're dessie o hagan arent you tell the truth	larry	Tue May 23, 2006 23:41
76	That one won't stick	Jimmy	Wed May 24, 2006 09:36
77	Ourselves Alone	Phil	Wed May 24, 2006 15:04
78	Time flies- but not that fast	Harry	Wed May 24, 2006 17:48
79	Brian Feeney on 'Hologram' on the hill	Brian Feeney	Wed May 24, 2006 18:17
80	'Stike' that	Harry	Wed May 24, 2006 18:22
81	The Irish Republican Armani's	Phil	Wed May 24, 2006 20:53
82	Black Adder goes to Stormont	Willy Nilly	Wed May 24, 2006 21:57
83	'Ordinary'	Harry	Thu May 25, 2006 09:59
84	What's happening today	Young one	Mon May 29, 2006 12:30
85	Not very keen eyesight for one so young	Cliff Richard	Mon May 29, 2006 15:53
86	We're not all Blind	Willy Nilly	Mon May 29, 2006 16:17
87	Proof?	Harry	Mon May 29, 2006 16:59
88	Ricky O Rawe vindicated by former cell mate	A Former Blanket Man	Thu Apr 03, 2008 20:16
89	This is the price of peace	Realist	Fri Apr 04, 2008 14:37
90	Vague Taig	Harry	Fri Apr 04, 2008 18:42

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