Tom Barry was not a war criminal

I refer to Michael Clifford’s article: ‘Seeing the past through different prism’ (Irish Examiner, Aug 24).

Mon, 09 Sep, 2013 - 01:00

How can Mr Clifford, having acknowledged the appalling human rights abuses of the auxiliaries in this country, stoop so low as to accuse Tom Barry and his men of a war crime.

Where is the evidence?

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