Lives of Brian

THERE were red faces at the Washington Times this week when Monday's edition carried a picture of a Brian Keenan whom, with others…

THERE were red faces at the Washington Times this week when Monday's edition carried a picture of a Brian Keenan whom, with others, they claimed was on the IRA army council. The Brian Keenan they described is an old time activist with a long prison term behind him. The photo they used was of Brian Keenan the lecturer and writer held hostage in Beirut.

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