Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, representing Sinn Fein, speaks about Ireland, American perceptions of that country, and how the media portrays violence and no other aspects of Irish life. She details human rights abuses, undemocratic methods of control, and the media blackout of any detailed analysis of the situation. McAliskey concludes by saying that peace and social justice groups need to come to terms with the exploitation of whites by whites for the blackout to be broken.|IRELAND, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER / Bernadette Devlin McAliskey| introduced by Verna Avery Brown. - Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, representing Sinn Fein, speaks about Ireland, American perceptions of that country, and how the media portrays violence and no other aspects of Irish life. She details human rights abuses, undemocratic methods of control, and the media blackout of any detailed analysis of the situation. McAliskey concludes by saying that peace and social justice groups need to come to terms with the exploitation of whites by whites for the blackout to be broken. - RECORDED: Oct. 29, 1994.
