Skip to content

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland Hardcover - 1998

by Sean McPhilemy


About this book

Subtitle: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland. This is one of the most important books to emerge from the Northern Ireland conflict. It disproves the myth that the violence emanates largely from Nationalists, and names leading figures in the Unionist community who operate loyalist death squads. These murder gangs are part of a carefully orchestrated counter-insurgency plot aimed at terrifying the Nationalist community into....abandoning the entire struggle for human rights...

Summary

In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced “The Committee, ” a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland - drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces - was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various assassinations had been planned and carried out. The broadcast of “The Committee” resulted in highly publicized legal proceedings in the High Court in London when the British Conservative government tried unsuccessfully to force the program makers to identify their source. Since the broadcast of his documentary, McPhilemy has struggled to protect his reputation in the face of various legal actions against him over the program. Harassed by British authorities and his life threatened, he has brought two libel actions against newspapers in London that sought to discredit him, and thus far has won one of these actions. The Committee gives a full account of the murder conspiracy, the making of the documentary, the subsequent legal proceedings and, even more importantly, additional evidence that substantiates the original allegations. In the meantime, the Committee allegedly continues to operate with impunity - and Loyalist terrorists carry on the killing.

Details

  • Title The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
  • Author Sean McPhilemy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 418
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Roberts Rinehart Publishers, Niwot, Co
  • Date 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781570982118 / 1570982112
  • Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.45 x 1.51 in (23.67 x 16.38 x 3.84 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-65007
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.608
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by Sean McPhilemy

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$54.05
NZ$8.45 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Clean, no marks or tears save a small pon on front pastedown. a hint of cornering, very lightly read. In unclipped dj that has a bit of edge.
Item Price
NZ$54.05
NZ$8.45 shipping to USA
The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland

by Sean McPhilemy

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
3
Seller
Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$107.60
NZ$8.43 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 418 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor reading wear. Explains how Sean McPhilemy's documentary about a how a group of Unionists are killing Irish Nationalists has created controversy over whether or not he should reveal his sources.
Item Price
NZ$107.60
NZ$8.43 shipping to USA
The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland

by Sean McPhilemy

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Like New
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$124.16
NZ$8.43 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 418 : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Item Price
NZ$124.16
NZ$8.43 shipping to USA
The Committee : Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee : Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Fine condition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$126.61
NZ$10.98 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Niwot, Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears or creases. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's small book label on the front pastedown endpaper, with name blacked out. All other pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced 'The Committee,' a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland -- drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces -- was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various… Read More
Item Price
NZ$126.61
NZ$10.98 shipping to USA
THE COMMITTEE: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

THE COMMITTEE: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
3rd Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mercedes, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$126.69
NZ$6.67 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. 418 pp., black cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bumping to ends of spine & bottom corners of boards; Jacket shows slight wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a couple of scratches to rear panel & light to moderate rubbing overall / ". . . encapsulates veteran journalist Sean McPhilemy's eight-year investigation into a high-level terrorist conspiracy in Northern Ireland. The evidence indicates that, since 1989, senior officers of the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) helped a then unknown terrorist organization, the "Committee", assassinate Republicans, Nationalists, and innocent Catholics in an effort to block any moves towards a united Ireland". 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Item Price
NZ$126.69
NZ$6.67 shipping to USA
THE COMMITTEE: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

THE COMMITTEE: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good -
Edition
3rd Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mercedes, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$126.69
NZ$6.67 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. 418 pp., black cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bumping to ends of spine & corners of boards; Jacket shows slight wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a couple of small scratches & light to moderate rubbing overall / ". . . encapsulates veteran journalist Sean McPhilemy's eight-year investigation into a high-level terrorist conspiracy in Northern Ireland. The evidence indicates that, since 1989, senior officers of the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) helped a then unknown terrorist organization, the "Committee", assassinate Republicans, Nationalists, and innocent Catholics in an effort to block any moves towards a united Ireland". 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Item Price
NZ$126.69
NZ$6.67 shipping to USA
The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$136.40
NZ$10.98 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Roberts Rinehart Pub, 1998. Hardback in very good condition with very good condition dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
Item Price
NZ$136.40
NZ$10.98 shipping to USA
The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee : political assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near fine in a near fine to very good++ jacket. In archival mylar.
Edition
1st ed
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Oakland, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$145.27
NZ$8.36 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Niwot, Colo: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. 1st ed. hardcover. Near fine in a near fine to very good++ jacket. In archival mylar./near fine. Quarto black cloth, black d.j. with silver spine, in archival mylar wrap; 418 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. "In 1991 Sean McPhilemy produced "The Committee", a sensational documentary for British television that revealed that a group in Northern Ireland- drawn from the Unionist members of the business community, Protestant clergy, the police (RUC), and the British security forces- was systematically colluding with Loyalist terrorists to murder Irish Republicans and other Irish Nationalists. The documentary contained exclusive firsthand testimony of a member of the Loyalist committee responsible for the murders. This source provided a detailed account of how various assassinations had been planned and carried out. The broadcast of "The Committee" resulted in highly publicized legal proceedings in the High Court in London when the… Read More
Item Price
NZ$145.27
NZ$8.36 shipping to USA
The Committee. Political Assassination in Northern Ireland.

The Committee. Political Assassination in Northern Ireland.

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Skibbereen, Ireland
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$173.56
NZ$71.25 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
1998. New updated edition. Colorado, Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. 22.6cm x 15.2cm. 418 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare, especially in this condition ! Includes for example the following chapters: The Murder of Denis Carville/ Ulster Says No/ The Conspiracy/ The Investigation/ Television on Trial/ The Aristocrats of Ulster/ Kenn Kerr/ The Political Wing/ A Public Inquiry/ The Committee/ The Murder Victims/ The Nesbitt-Penrose Conversation/ An Interview with the RUC Inner Circle/ The Orange Order/ Loyalist Assassinations 1973-1997 etc. This book encapsulates veteran journalist Sean McPhilemy's eight-year investigation into a high-level terrorist conspiracy in Northern Ireland. The evidence indicates that, since 1989, senior officers of the RUC helped a then unknown terrorist organization, the 'Committee', assassinate Republicans, Nationalists and innocent Catholics in an effort to block any… Read More
Item Price
NZ$173.56
NZ$71.25 shipping to USA
The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland

by McPhilemy, Sean

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781570982118
ISBN 10
1570982112
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$199.33
NZ$10.12 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Roberts Rinehart Pub, 1998 hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Item Price
NZ$199.33
NZ$10.12 shipping to USA