IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Deaths

Red Weekly No. 173, 4 November 1976 · p. 11 of the scan · 242 words

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Back in March, Rees was interviewed on BBC radio about the deaths of three British soldiers in South Armach. said. I'm sure tal Maure Drumm and nei associates are happy at the news of the brutal murders. Later he compared her with Madame Defarge sitting by gumoune in A tale of two Cites.

Atter she had made a tremendous speech in August in support of political status tor Republican prisoners. launched another bitter attack on her. She was charged with taking part in an illegal procession, but was released from prison after these charges were dropped for lack of evidence. But he was still not satistied.

On BBC he said: 'If you ask me personally whether I want Maire the Orange assassins' card. This was done to the applause of Fleet Street. *No normal person could suppress one He moment of exultation at the death of Mrs Drumm. She died as she lived, by violence and hatred. Justice is done.' These were the opening sentences of last Saturday's Daily Telegraph editorial. *Grandma Venom screamed the Daily Express. titled their story: A female Hitler: She Rees died by the gun she loved so much.' The suggestion that Maire Drumm was a fascist is not only grotesque but ironic comme rom a poisonous raruke une Daily Express, a real fertiliser of fascism. But their fear of Maire Drumm was well founded. She was an unflinching Drumm enemy of British imperialism. The enemy

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