Talk:Seán Ó Muireagáin

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From the edit note to a correction of a change I made: criticised -> condemned. Israel's actions were "condemned" (the word used) not merely criticised.

I stand corrected. I originally made the change (to 'criticized') because "strongly condemned" sounds very strange to me. I don't think it is possible to "mildly condemn" something. Could the word "strongly" be removed instead? - Molinari 19:00 25 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It is often used that way. Mildly condemned is also used. To mildly condemn would be to say "I condemn this action was misguided and wrong'. Strongly condemn would be to say "I condemn this action as a gross abuse of power and an outrageous act that was unwarranted and broke basic standards expected in the civilised world." BTW I am not talking here about what happened to Ó Muireagáin, just giving examples of how variations in the degree of condemnation exist. Depending on the nature of the condemnation, it is regularly qualified by the addition of words like strongly, viciously, angrily, mildly', formally, etc. (I write for newspapers and have often had subeditors ask me if I mentioned a condemnation "but what type of condemnation?")

The nature of the condemnation was very strong indeed. The spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister was savaged on RTÉ Radio 1's Five-Seven Live by Philip Boucher-Hayes, the presenter. Words like "disgraceful", "abuse of power", "brutality" etc were used, as they were on other stations and by politicians. FearÉIREANN 20:43 25 Jul 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Stubbification

I have stubbed the article, because the article has been stubbed for nearly a half a year without providing sources. Per WP:BLP, contentious material, or material that MAY be contentious, may be removed at anytime if it's unsourced. Please add sources before re-adding the material SirFozzie 01:15, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. There's some sources, and there's more if you look, but I don't think trying to source the existing article is the right way to go and it would be better to start from scratch. I'll try and do it if I can find time, if not the sources are there for anyone else. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 01:19, 6 May 2007 (UTC)