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Vandike
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08 Mar 2006, 5:22 pm

BBC shows truth and reconciliation in Northern Ireland -07/03/06

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The BBC screened remarkable scenes last night, involving the ideas of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as Desmond Tutu brokered a meeting between a former Protestant paramilitary and the widow and brother of a man he was convicted of murdering.


Minister weighs up truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland -2/6/04

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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Paul Murphy has been hearing from opponents of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on his visit to South Africa.



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11 Mar 2006, 6:22 pm

Wow, an emotional time for the Hacketts, I don't think I could have shook hands with Stone if that were me. I guess it must take real guts to do something like that.



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11 Mar 2006, 6:25 pm

Fiz wrote:
Wow, an emotional time for the Hacketts, I don't think I could have shook hands with Stone if that were me. I guess it must take real guts to do something like that.


I watched that episode, actually - good stuff, but it must have been very painful for them to even think about shaking hands with a man who murdered a member of their family. I could never do that.