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Sunday February 02, 2003 16:51 by Myrna Gonzalez & others
![]() This article has been modified to include two other highly similar newswire posts that appeared on the newswire within 24 hours of each other. This is to discourage duplicate posting clogging up the newswire. The articles deal with alledged false allegations made by Brendan O'Connor about George Harrison, and the possibility of libel action againist Brendan O'Connor and The Sunday Independent. Brendan O'Connor claims in todays Sunday Independent that George Harrison is a convicted IRA gunrunner. Harrison was charged in the early 80s with supplying the IRA with guns for a period of ten years. When the prosecutor made this statement Frank Durkin, Harrison's attorney, immediately objected on the grounds that Harrison had in fact been supplying the IRA with guns for 30 years. Harrison and his comrades, including Michael Flannery was acquitted of all charges. A New York Jury saw Harrison for what he was-an Irish Freedom fighter and therefore in the eyes of these American citizens, by supplying the IRA with weapons he had not committed a crime. At Harrisons recent birthday party at O'Dwyer and Bernstiens, Attorneys, some of the jury members turned up to congratulate him. O'Connor can't get his basic facts straight. He is a paid hack of Sir Anthony O'Reilly and not a journalist |
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