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Updated 22.18pm
(Anna Chapman/YouTube)
MICHAELLA MCCOLLUM CONNOLLY did not want to meet with journalists in her Peruvian jail and says she is not getting enough to drink.
In a video posted last night, the Dungannon native, who is being held on charges of drug trafficking, says that she is “doing okay” as she and her co-accused, Scottish Melissa Reid, talk to a journalist.
The pair are eating as the are led up a flight of stairs, but when asked if they are getting enough to eat, both hesitate. Melissa says no, before Michaella responds “Eat? Yes. Drink? No?”
The pair are then asked if they would like to speak to the media or if they fear prejudicing their case.
“I don’t really want to talk to any journalist at any stage,” she says before adding that she wouldn’t feel comfortable unless Melissa thought it was for the best.
Melissa adds that previous videos were not the decision of the pair.
“It wasn’t really our choice,” the Glasgow native says.
The two then return down the stairs.
The pair’s initial court date has been delayed until next Wednesday. They had been due to face a judge in Lima today after being detained with over 11.5 kilos of cocaine at Lima airport.
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So we just roll over and accept generations of debt ?
Best to just take the pain now and get it over with.. quiet inevitable sadly.
A unilateral default = slashing public sector wages and social welfare by a third overnight. There’d be riots on the streets with the likes of Eirigi taking their opportunity as the ‘blue flue’ strikes the Gardai.
I kind of understand why no sensible politician is so quick to jump for that option.
think Ireland should still back out of undeerwriting the banks – yes this would set of another bust , but we are so bust now and for years to come overall it won’t make that much difference. Write off the banks and start again, with a new bank that the citizens can trust, is run transparently and with new employment contracts, no bonuses, limited higher limit earnings etc. – You know like any other job !
Great idea of course but it’ll never happen.. The political leadership ofthis country are so frightened of l appearing to rock the European boat that they’ll do exactly what they are told like good little paddys..as for noonan saying senior bondholders are to receive a haircut this is either an attempt to bluff an interest rate cut from the troika or cynical attempt to garner some positive publicity for the hundred day milestone fg set for themselves..now they wouldn’t do that would they??
The power of money is imense and if the citizens remove thier own personal money – I know businesses can’t do this, but ordinary citizens can take thier money out of the accounts, this would make the government listen to its people – a run on the banks would be benefitical to citizens in closing these still banks and ensuring a new banking systems starts. The solution is not always in the sole hands of the government.
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