US government ‘trying to hide serious crimes’

Jim Cosgrove’s excellent letter “US security machine runs rampant” (Aug 12), hits the propaganda nail on the head.

Such propaganda is often designed as a smokescreen to hide serious crimes and wrongdoing by states. The letter appropriately lists some of these: “Guantanamo ethics prevail. Meanwhile, the drones stay in flight, rendition remains extraordinary, while dictators and despots are strategically useful betimes.”

Irish people should be aware that successive Irish governments, and by