Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

The Irish Times asked a number of ‘leading’ economists (none of whom ‘called’ the housing bubble) about Morgan Kelly and his Eiregeddon predictions.

You can almost smell the repressed-jealousy-masquerading-as-thoughtful-criticism.

Is Morgan Kelly Right? (Laura Slattery and Suzanne Lynch, Irish Times)

(Vanity Fair)
Khalid Kelly (right) in the Lebanon in a still from the 2010 documentary Holy Wars

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IclIDc-cc4c

Known as “Terry Taliban” Dubliner Khalid Kelly, formerly Terry Kelly, was arrested last night following an Irish Sunday Mirror interview last week where he said: “Personally I would feel happy if Obama was killed. How could I not feel happy when a big enemy of Islam is gone?” He can be held for up to three days before being charged or released.

Kelly is Ireland’s most outspoken supporter of al Qaeda (as the clip from ‘Holy War’ above demonstrates) and even named his son after its slain founder, Osama bin Laden.

He told the Irish Sunday Mirror he “expected” President Obama to be killed in Ireland “because the country’s police force is poorly armed”. He added that he would kill the president himself but he was “too well known to police here”.

And he’ s getting Sky Plus installed on the Saturday AND his sister’s kids are coming over all day Sunday. It’s just mad busy. Any other weekend. Seriously.

The Irishman Who Wants To Kill For Islam (Times Online, November 20, 2009)

Because it’s not his job.

Pat Farrell, chief executive of the Irish Banking Federation, this morning (on Morning Ireland) rejected Edmund “Yes, He’s My Brother” Honohan’s contention that the banks are driving people to kill themselves.

Maybe he hasn’t taken a taxi for a while because he dismissed the very idea “completely”.

He went on to say: “I reject the fact that those assertions are being made because at the end of the day I have to look at it from the perspective of my members.”

We guess he’ll get back to us if any of his members should call it a day.

Debt Forgiveness A Matter Of Urgency (Irish Times)

Previously: A Honohan You Can Believe In

(Photocall Ireland)