The Committee : Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

Niwot, Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears or creases. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's small book label on the front pastedown endpaper, with name blacked out. All other pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced 'The Committee,' a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland -- drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces -- was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various assassinations had been planned and carried out. The broadcast of 'The Committee' resulted in highly publicized legal proceedings in the High Court in London when the British Conservative government tried unsuccessfully to force the program makers to identify their source. Since the broadcast of his documentary, McPhilemy has struggled to protect his reputation in the face of various legal actions against him over the program. Harassed by British authorities and his life threatened, he has brought two libel actions against newspapers in London that sought to discredit him... THE COMMITTEE gives a full account of the murder conspiracy, the making of the documentary, the subsequent legal proceedings, and… additional evidence that substantiates the original allegations. In nthe meantime the Committee alledgely continues to operate with impunity -- and Loyalist terrorists carry on the killing.". Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii, 418pp. + 12 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.