OMAGH WILL EAT AWAY AT GUILTY FOR EVER TOO
Omagh will eat away at guilty for ever too
This one is not over till it's over.
And Omagh will never be over, of course, for the hundreds who were left bereaved and injured in the town that day.
But if grief lasts forever, so too does guilt. The guilt not only of those who conspired or planted the bomb - but of those who know something about it and have said nothing. What kind of so-called human beings are they?
Terrorist organisations have always been quick to claim responsibility for their respective campaigns. But oddly not so quick to take "credit" for the specifics.
Can you blame them?
In their heart of hearts the people who bombed Omagh know that what they did was perverted, depraved, inhumane, evil.
They will carry that to their graves. And so will their families after them.
To use old-fashioned terminology they have the mark of Cain upon them. As imperceptible maybe, as a speck of low copy DNA. But they know themselves it is there.
Maybe it's foolish to continue to hope that some day the truth about those people who bombed Omagh will emerge. But that is still a distinct possibility.
Those who massacred men, women and children and those who later sheltered them, live with that knowledge.
Let's hope they are haunted by it.
Omagh isn't over yet.
This one is not over till it's over.
And Omagh will never be over, of course, for the hundreds who were left bereaved and injured in the town that day.
But if grief lasts forever, so too does guilt. The guilt not only of those who conspired or planted the bomb - but of those who know something about it and have said nothing. What kind of so-called human beings are they?
Terrorist organisations have always been quick to claim responsibility for their respective campaigns. But oddly not so quick to take "credit" for the specifics.
Can you blame them?
In their heart of hearts the people who bombed Omagh know that what they did was perverted, depraved, inhumane, evil.
They will carry that to their graves. And so will their families after them.
To use old-fashioned terminology they have the mark of Cain upon them. As imperceptible maybe, as a speck of low copy DNA. But they know themselves it is there.
Maybe it's foolish to continue to hope that some day the truth about those people who bombed Omagh will emerge. But that is still a distinct possibility.
Those who massacred men, women and children and those who later sheltered them, live with that knowledge.
Let's hope they are haunted by it.
Omagh isn't over yet.
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/1048
Published Date: 22-Dec-07
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