I Believe There Will Not Be A United Ireland

Syria
We were all reminded by the BBC television programme on November 4th, 2013, of the cost of the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland. The families of the ‘disappeared’ in the programme appealed to anyone with information on the ‘disappeared’ to come forward with information as to the whereabouts of their remains. Families remain in limbo and pain, still praying for a miracle that their family’s remains will be found in order to bury them. I hope that they will have their prayers answered and the Irish Republican Army, some of whose members carried out the ‘disappearances’ , have a special responsibility to help in these cases. The ‘troubles’ held Northern Ireland in captivity for almost 40 years and although many people had the courage to cut the bonds of division, sectarianism…
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Peace in Syria

Campaigns, Syria
Speech by Mairead Maguire in Warsaw, Poland. October, 21-23, 2013 At The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Dear Friends, In May, 2013 I led a 16 person peace delegation into Syria at the invitation of Mussalaha National Movement. What we witnessed happening inside Syria was not fairly depicted in the International media which was not reporting gross violations against international law and humanitarian international law by foreign countries and fighters that are using a proxy war for the purpose of Regime change and geo-strategical benefits. We would remind those foreign governments who are training and funding foreign fighters that it is it is illegal under united nations Charter to arm forces to topple elected governments. During our visit we witnessed that the civilian population was and still is, suffering…
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Mairead Maguire and Ian Chamberlain interview on Syria

Campaigns, Syria
Interview with Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) and Ian Chamberlain (Stop The War Coalition UK) from Connolly Media Group on Vimeo. After the PANA ( Peace and Neutrality Alliance ) Public Meeting on Syria & Iran, Mairead Magure ( Nobel Peace Prize Winner ) and Ian Chamberlain ( Stop The War Coalition UK ) talk about the current and future situation in Syria and the wider region.
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Nobel peace Laureate Calls for Americans and world citizens to respond to Pope Francis call to fast and pray to stop United States war against Syria.

Press Releases, Syria
PRESS RELEASE – Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace Laureate Calls for Americans and world citizens to respond to Pope Francis call to fast and  pray  to stop United States  war against Syria. Pope Francis has set Saturday 7th September, 2013 as a world day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, and the Vatican  has said it is against ‘armed intervention’ pointing to the havoc caused by the United States led war to topple Saddam Hussein, in Iraq in 2003. I would like to add my support to Pope Francis’ appeal and that of the Eastern Patriarchs, and pledge to pray and fast on 7th Sept., and I encourage people of all faiths and none, to join on that day to fast and pray and act for peace and no…
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