Richard Seymour: an apology

March 11, 2009 at 6:39 pm (blogosphere, Champagne Charlie, insanity, Ireland, terror, twat)

In a previous posting, I may have inadvertently conveyed the impression that I regard Mr Richard “Lenin” Seymour as the biggest twat and charlatan presently at large on the web. I now fully accept that this allegation is false, erroneous and entirely misleading. I apologise unreservedly to Mr Seymour and his family for any distress caused by this entirely false and irresponsible allegation.

I now acknowledge that Mr Seymour is a profound, learned and thoughtful commentator…compared with this insane basket case (on the subject of whether pizza delivery boys are “legitimate targets”):

By any reasonable definition, they were supplying the army and so indeed were collaborators with the occupation forces.How is it even arguable they weren’t?

And I have read, whether reported accurately or not, that ‘dissident’ Republicans have the support of 300 or 400.

Who knows whether this is correct or not (but you wouldn’t find me just repeating the official line – “a hardcore of a few dozen activists, almost nothing by way of a wider base, and little access to either finance or serious munitions”. It was stated on Newsnight last night, that Crown forces had recovered a sophisticated 300lb bomb from ‘dissident’ republicans recently). If there are 300 or 400 supporters that’s more than some left Groups operating across the whole of Britain.

Posted by Southpawpunch | 16:26, 10 March 2009

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From Dave’s Part (but Osler shouldn’t be held responsible)