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  • 著者： E.S. Haggan
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Stray Bullets

著者： E.S. Haggan
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  • Having served over thirty years in the RUC / PSNI I was medically retired with CPTSD. Dissociative Identity Disorder also evolved in me as a residue of CPTSD. I wrote a novel, 'The Bitter End of Dreams', through which I hoped to reflect the experiences of working class folk caught in the grip of a sectarian conflict. I set my story in Belfast, but replaced the Judeo-Christian god with that of Mithras. I also gave Northern Ireland an extra county. Such counterfactual alterations opened up for me the opportunity to place my story deep within the NI Troubles without being shackled to specific timelines, events and real people - thus avoiding the risk of libelling anyone, while being able to write a story, familiar to many, and retaining a sense of place and the tragedy of the Troubles. ​​I'm going to talk openly about elements of policing the Troubles, religion, politics, sectarianism and our toxic ideologies. I've explored these topics in my novel, as well as the placing of actual events and atrocities; albeit heavily disguised or deeply submerged in subtext.​​To better frame my thoughts I will, firstly, discuss each chapter in sequence before reading that chapter. In this way I should be able to complete a spoken word version of my novel while using the opportunity it provides to elaborate on its creation process in the context of the NI Troubles.​​Thank you.

    © 2024 Stray Bullets
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Having served over thirty years in the RUC / PSNI I was medically retired with CPTSD. Dissociative Identity Disorder also evolved in me as a residue of CPTSD. I wrote a novel, 'The Bitter End of Dreams', through which I hoped to reflect the experiences of working class folk caught in the grip of a sectarian conflict. I set my story in Belfast, but replaced the Judeo-Christian god with that of Mithras. I also gave Northern Ireland an extra county. Such counterfactual alterations opened up for me the opportunity to place my story deep within the NI Troubles without being shackled to specific timelines, events and real people - thus avoiding the risk of libelling anyone, while being able to write a story, familiar to many, and retaining a sense of place and the tragedy of the Troubles. ​​I'm going to talk openly about elements of policing the Troubles, religion, politics, sectarianism and our toxic ideologies. I've explored these topics in my novel, as well as the placing of actual events and atrocities; albeit heavily disguised or deeply submerged in subtext.​​To better frame my thoughts I will, firstly, discuss each chapter in sequence before reading that chapter. In this way I should be able to complete a spoken word version of my novel while using the opportunity it provides to elaborate on its creation process in the context of the NI Troubles.​​Thank you.

© 2024 Stray Bullets
ノンフィクション犯罪 歴史 社会科学
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  • 'Better to have one man whom you can hang': Counterinsurgency and State Violence Part I

    'Better to have one man whom you can hang': Counterinsurgency and State Violence Part I
    2024/11/20

    This episode will, more or less, set up the episode(s) to follow. I'll discuss aspects of how Britain once looked to deal with internal threats and / or insurgency. Beginning with the 19th centaury I'll look at some examples of how Britain sought to deal with riots or unrest within its own borders as well as that of Ireland.

    I also draw on some of my own experiences to extrapolate some historical occurrences to that of the Troubles.

    In the next episode I'll be looking at 1920s Ireland up to recent times as well as examining regions such as Palestine.

    Finally, the final thoughts in this episode is from an ex-member of 14 Int, and they are quite damning in terms of RUC Special Branch.

    Thank you.

    Works cited in this episode:

    Sir C. Gwynn, Imperial Policing, London 1934

    A. V. Dicey, Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, London 1885

    Gen. Sir C. Napier, Remarks on Military Law, London 1837

    Report of the Departmental Committee appointed to inquire into the disturbances at Featherstone, Parliamentary Papers 1893 - 4

    C. Townsend, Political Violence in Ireland, Oxford 1983

    F. Kitson, Low Intensity Operations, London 1971

    Memorandum by Walter Long, 21 July 2016, Bonar Law Papers

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    1 時間 4 分
  • All The Dead Men's Dreams: Sinn Féin, Commemoration and the Complex Reality of Ireland

    All The Dead Men's Dreams: Sinn Féin, Commemoration and the Complex Reality of Ireland
    2024/11/15

    Another unplanned episode. This time I consider Michelle O'Neill's laying of a wreath at the cenotaph in Belfast on Remembrance Sunday and the reaction to same. I guess the theme of this episode is the complex reality of Ireland and this got me thinking about Francis Ledwidge also, so I've included a very brief musing on the complex (contradictory(?)) reality personified by Ledwidge. I was hoping to include Robert Graves too, but decided to leave him for a future episode.

    I hope my delivery this episode isn't too scattergun as my CPTSD can cause my thoughts to crash through my words.

    In the next episode I'll be again looking at the RUC and collusion with a final input from Det / 14 Int.

    Many thanks

    Click here if you’d like to send me a comment or question. Thank you.
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    39 分
  • The Royal Ulster Constabulary and Collusion: Intelligence Collisions and Contamination

    The Royal Ulster Constabulary and Collusion: Intelligence Collisions and Contamination
    2024/10/30

    This episode continues my look at the Royal Ulster Constabulary and allegations of collusion. To be honest, I naively thought that I would, most likely, have provided an overarching look at the subject in a couple of episodes. I was wrong. Given the amount of material I've obtained, together with ex-RUC and military colleagues I've gathered much more.

    In this episode I conclude my look at books by RUC Special Branch officers. In respect of collusion I only found the two mentioned in this and the previous episode of note.

    I also briefly relate the observations of a Det operative which I found incredibly damning and depressing.

    Work cited:

    Border Crossing, Clarke, George, 2009, Gil & Macmillan, Dublin

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    48 分

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