Friday, May 4, 2012

A glimpse at institutional behaviour

The inquest of Gareth Williams has given the public a tiny glimpse of what goes on at GCHQ, MI6 and how the Met doff their hats to the masters at MI6.

Isn't it another example of an institution coming along and taking someone and then destroying them.

Two years ago, in the first public speech by a serving head of MI6 Sir John Sawyers said: "Secrecy is not a dirty word. Secrecy is not there to cover-up".

Yesterday he suggested MI6 had learned there were times when it should be open.

There is a belief that MI6 is above the law.

Ireland has not a have a tradition of a secret service but it does have a church headquarters in Rome.

Is it not a carbon copy of church and priests?

Maybe Ireland's church has been

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