30 December 2007

1848: 160th Anniversary of the The Spring of Nations.


Kennington Common, London 1848 is venue for ''monster'' Chartist Rally (see web), being held against background of revolts, rebellions and revolutions throughout Europe and in Ireland, such becomes known as 'The Spring of Nations' In Wales a mysterious ''Son of Liberty'' puts up posters around Merthyr calling for a ''Mass Meeting'' but few turn up, no doubt Merthyr Tudful having already had two bloody Insurrections was not up for a third. Thus 1848 in Wales, is better known not as the year of ''The Spring of Nations'' but more as the year of the ''Infamous Blue Books'' with little sign of and further ''Welsh Insurrections'' as in 1831 and 1839. However, in it's own little way 1848 was to prove a bit of an early spring for the still, under politically advanced Welsh Nation. By 1848 Wales had witnessed much popular revolt and had just had it's ''Rebecca Rebellion'', the ''Tithe Wars'' of the 1880's were to come as were many militant strikes and bloody riots as at Tonypandy 1910 and Llanelli 1911. But never again a revolutionary rising, not untill that is 1968 and what has become known as Europes ''Year of Revolution '', for the most part ''Student Revolts''. However, in Wales in 1968, things were going beyond it's own form of ''Student Revolt'' with the Cymdeithas yr Iaith Cymraeg ''Language Struggle''. The Wales of 1968 were to witness bomb attacks and something a bit more threatening of another possible ''Welsh Insurrection'' against the imposition of an English Prince of Wales. Right then! get my drift? this present posting is no more than an ''In Development'' introduction to further wriiting on 1848 and 1968, with an appeal for your ideas and suggestions for maybe a conference on such, regards suitable way to mark in 2008, the 160th anniversary of 1848 and 40th of 1968. If any ideas or interested contact me at: gethin.apgruffyd@ntlworld.com (comments/articles to publish are welcome too)
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Gethin Gruffyd.

29 December 2007

22 February 1797 Welsh Republic Day.

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Unfortunatly Wales was to turn it's face away from Revolution, the Welsh turned their back on the opportunity of French help, thus our 1797 is a bit patriotically pathetic compared to Ireland 1798. This in mind, nevertheless 22 February 1797 is a Welsh Republic Day that never was but all the same why not commemorate the French Landings not as an Invasion but more a lost opportunity. Worthy of celebrating with a visit to Garreg Wasted, placing of flowers on grave in Abergwuan, of Dissident Henry Davies victimised in aftermath of the French landing for his radical ideals and sympathies. Final photo below is of the Royal Oak in which the French surrendered, good for meal and drink of French wine and toast of ''up the republic''.The link below will take you to a local Fishguard version of the events of 1797, do compare via link at bottem, with the events in Ireland during 1798. I would also suggest that possibly you tie in your trip to Abergwuan in February with a continuation on to Ireland to visit there, the National 1798 Visitors Centre which will provide you with much to think about. Not least consider why so different reactions to revolution in Wales and Ireland?
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Last Invasion
When one of the French ships entered Fishguard Bay to reconnoitre, Fishguard Fort fired a .... Tate was returned to France in a prisoner exchange in 1798. ...
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National 1798 Visitor Centre : Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland
The official Website for the National 1798 Visitor Centre, situated in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, South East Ireland.
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This is not saying that the Welsh of these times cannot be rebellious, if not revolutionary. The story of the War of the Little Englishman on Mynydd Bach during the 1820's will show this to be a truth as explained in an excellent new book. See details below.
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Gethin.

23 December 2007

A Great Native American Patriot Dies.

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Floyd Red Crow Westerman
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Born 17 - 8 - 1936 & Died 13 - 12 - 2007.
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Floyd Red Crow Westerman obituary - Times Online
Obituary for Floyd Red Crow Westerman from The Times and Sunday Times. Floyd RedCrow Westerman reached a mass international audience as the wise, ...
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For further links on Floyd Red Crow Westerman, do a web search on Google. In particular also do search on the AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT and note the stand they made at Wounded Knee in 1973. The 29th December is of course date of the infamous massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.
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Photo below shows a party of Welsh Patriots with Native American AIM Activist Mark Banks (Left) at Carreg Cennen Castle. Mark in 1986 was on a speaking tour of Cymru/Wales organised by Cofiwn, this tour was to gain support for Native Americans in their campaigns to halt mineral Strip Mining/Open Cast on their lands.
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Cofiwn Archive Blog at http://cofiwn.blogspot.com/

22 December 2007

Referendum? Welsh Independence - Lets Rock & Roll!

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The Following 'Round Robin' email came my way recently, sent out by Patriot Paul Edwards of Bridgend. In general I sympathise with Pauls plea for action but would remind him, that if it's a Parliament he wishes to campaign for then he and others could join THE PARLIAMENT FOR WALES CAMPAIGN. This body has been in existence for some time, run by Alan Jobbins but more often as not as appeared moribound, but of late there has been a spate of letters from Alan to the Western Mail. I dare say with all this convention talk, some nationalists are focusing on the future regards a Referenda Campaign, thus if it's a Parliament you want and one still tied to England's apron strings then support the aforementioned campaign. At least it's in existence with no need to set up further similar campaigns, I am sure with more committed nationalist support this campaign could become active pretty quick and see to provision of leaflets to give out, as Paul as requested below and myself elsewhere. Whilst this campaign does not needs be get my fullest of support, it would be pretty petty not to give it some support in lieu of a full on Campaign for Independence, in this direction I cannot fail to draw your attention to any number of ''Blogs for Independence'', all up for Talk the Talk! rather than Walk the Walk! but nevertheless ruffling their feathers ready to hopefully ROCK & ROLL? In this direction I draw attention to call made by Plaid member Johnny Roberts to put Independence on the Agenda, he's appealing here I think to PLAID but somehow I think his pleas will fall on stony ground. After all, just go suss blogs run by Plaid ''Leading Lights'' and just note how many have deleted their Pro - Independence Stickers (do I have to name them?) since a bit of bother in Western Mail embarrassed them in face of Plaid Leadership luke warm withering on Welsh Independence. However, I certainly consider some Pro - Independence Action within PLAID of use, so in this instance support Johnny Roberts. I am hoping however, that sooner or later all those Pro - Independence Bloggers will get their act together asap and soon we shall see a full on INDEPENDENCE FOR WALES CAMPAIGN as theoretically suggested by myself in a number of places but more positivelly and practically proposed by Embassy Glyndwr, see their blog: OWAIN GLYNDWR COMMUNICATES.
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Owain Glyndwr Communicates.
WHITHER WELSH INDEPENDENCE – WHAT TO DO NEXT OWAIN GLYNDÅ´R COMMUNICATES A news &Information Service – please inform us of any Glyndwr interest news. ...owain-glyndwr embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/2006/08/whither-welsh-independence-what-to-do.html - 24k - cached - related
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Paul's Email: Reading Royston's e-mail below I have been banging the drum (excuse the pun Adam) for the nationalist / republican to initiate pro parliament for Wales marches / rallies around the country. This would be an all inclusive party movement. In 1995 or 96 there was 3000 people at a rally in Carmarthen who were from all political opinions and shared the same platform. Can it not happen again ? I know for a fact after spending many a drunken night in Aberdyfi that not all the English are anti Welsh government - as i pointed out to them in one house party (about 30 persons listening) - they may have escaped the rat race in England for a quieter life but their children now face the same social and housing issues as our children and a Welsh government was the only way forward for us all - all agreed. I am not the type to appease , but the facts are if we are to win any further referendums on the future of Wales then will have to somehow also get a sizeable vote for yes from the so called anglicised communities ? We have to get them on our side. There will be no rule changes on who can vote and not vote though there should be. And I agree with Royston that this should be pointed out. The St David's day rally in Cardiff march 1st 2008 could possibly be the perfect platform to launch such a campaign. It might give Plaid the kick up its arse it needs as well. In our own area myself and other nationalists on the eve of the 1997 vote delivered through doors over a 1000 leaflets in our own local area written from a historical point of view why we should vote yes. The leaflets went down very well with the local people including the local labour councillors. If a thick fucker like myself can show a little enterprise then I am sure the shining lights can come up with better initiatives. I would suggest we meet up again like we did a number of years ago in Aberystwyth and thrash an agreement to take Wales forward but this time not letting it fall apart or let the bar get forcibly opened ;-) We now have a marching band that can march through towns and villages to highlight the cause - though this band needs to be financially supported for such a campaign. Adam - The Hope rally is another rally we can use as well. I will organise a local rally in the South , even organise a rock night if required.
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Roy Jones on Subject of Referendum: If all goes according to Plaid's masterplan we should have a referendum in a few years time. Yet Labour deadbeats in Kinnochio's old territory are already making noises about running a No campaign. It seems likely that even if all 4 parties are officially in favour of a full parliament there will be substantial opposition from within the Labour and Conservative parties. There'll be the Kinnockites in Labour down south and others, includings MPs in the north-east. In the Tories we can rely on MPs David Davies and David Jones - again, south-east and north-east - plus a sizeable chunk of the party membership that has always been opposed to devolution.
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Thinking of '97 another factor in the No vote was nationality and identification. I know some interpreted the '97 result as a victory for the working class, but I've always believed that was a misreading of the fact because, given Wales' colonial status, the working class is largely indigenous. It was nationality not class that mattered. Proven by the fact that the working class in the north-east - often English born, supporting L'pool, Everton, Man U and identifying with north-west England - voted No.
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Victory came in an 'L' shape. The Valleys and Swansea Bay where a massive majority of the population is Welsh born and identifies with Wales voted Yes. So did the rural, Welsh-speaking west, where nationality as an influence in voting patterns was even more stark. Though in the west there was a massive divide within communities between the Welsh and the non-Welsh and also between different communities. For example, in Meirionnydd, Bala and Barmouth might have been on different planets. Same applied to Aberdyfi compared with Blaenau, Penrhydeudraeth with Tywyn . . . In Powys, Mach' voted Yes while Welshpool voted No, etc., etc.
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Adding up the guaranteed opposition from within the Labour and Conservative camps, plus the non-Welsh and those who do not identify with Wales, I think this referendum will be difficult to win. But too important to lose. My view is that we should start working now to bring about the most favourable conditions. In a nutshell, I believe that my vote should be worth more than the vote of someone who moved here a few years ago and might be gone again in a few years time. Ok, it'll be impossible to get a Welsh only vote but we could surely make the point by arguing for the votes of the Welsh and the non-Welsh to be identifiable in the count. It would be a tragedy if this referendum was decided negatively - as in the '96(?) Quebec independence plebiscite - by a transient population, not commited to the country in which they lived. If nothing else. we should be ready to make this point.
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Whether you agree with my position or not, the fact is that this referendum will be upon us in a few years - what are we going to do to maximise the chances of success? But if you don't agree with my position how will you feel if it's another narrow margin, only this time swung, not by Sir Gar, but by the blue rinse mommas of the Costa Geriatrica?
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My Comment, well yes! I can see what he's getting at, his usual fixation regards ''White Settlers'' which must now include Poles, Balts and whomsoever wants to make Cymru/Wales their home. However, arguing for an 'Ethnic Identity Voting Box', where will that take us? Plus of course it's not going to happen is it, so Roy forget it, just a distraction and would waste our time. Much too late in the day to continue worrying about ''Cymric Ethinic Purity'', I am afraid we are in another great age of mass tribal movement. I could go on but I want, just smell the coffee! I think that Paul Edwards as the right message to be giving out, we just got to convince one and all that they VOTE FOR WALES, be it for a Parliament or Independence.
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So, c'mon lets Rock & Roll for Welsh Independence!
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Gethin.

24 November 2007

AN UGLY FACE OF WELSH NATIONALISM/REPUBLICANISM!

PATRIOTIC POISON? or rather WELSH NATIONALIST/REPUBLICAN NAZIS OR BRITISH INTELLIGENCE DIRTY TRICKS? This is in response to a couple of threatening emails that I have been sent since July 2007. I use terms ''Fascist'' and ''Nazis'' as it is only those of such ilk, that I see sending threatening letters with purpose of denieing free speech. This is something I have never done in my life, it is something I would equate to writting on public toilet walls. No matter what Nationalist or otherwise I may criticize or condemn, I would certainly not send them threatening letters, I was greatly annoyed by the play Franco's Bastard in it's attacks upon Cayo. I called for Picket Protests and myself visited the theatre to see the play from the stage, was I annoyed boy was I annoyed but I let the play carry on to conclusion. I let the actors take their bow and then I took to the stage and faced an audience of some 100 people and made my oppions known and was actually given an applause, that's the way to do it, up front and in your face. Not slunking around in the urinals of the mind, feaverishly scribbling turdish abuse which convinces no one of your case or cause and it certainly does not scare me, it will take a lot more than that. So silly fascist f******! are you going to make your threats a reality? C'mon bring it on ASSHOLES! do your worse as you will have to kill me to stop me, got that!
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Further to item in earlier posting regards John 'Sion' Roberts, I have recieved further threats this time to life and limb, if I do not stop criticising certain ''Nationalists/Republicans''. Although the threats do not indicate whom exactly, if you read by blogs you will see whom I criticise and why (Do I have to enlarge publically, try reading between the lines in certain cases? Though note as result of these threats, I am intending to enlarge on my criticisms in future postings in due course but some matters cannot be made public but I will make them available to few well known long time patriots to at least make them aware of a fuller picture). In this I feel I am quite justified in my criticism and I do so openly under my own name and not by anonymous threatening emails as sent to me and another, obviously by a small crew of pretty pathetic 'sad bastards' or maybe just one ''tunnel visioned tosser'', maybe even a British Intelligence operative. Whatever, this hostile attention I am recieving comes under the names of the said John Roberts and a Delfryn Thomas, Ceri Puw and an Ifan Wyn Bowen who obviously are beyound comprehension of the meaning of free speech and literate criticism. The tone of their emails are but in terms of threats along lines of childish name calling along with some fairley sociopathic dark mutterings of the dangerous kind. Am I worried? no! will I stop being critical? no! However, the latest 'turd trio' (yes I can be childish with the name calling too) aformentioned I suggest be worried, as you really have stepped over a line, the result and consequences of which are of your own makings and thus will be upon your own heads and all who offer you succor, protection or indeed may have put you up to this. Obviously, I have touched a raw nerve and am getting close to certain truths and realities, Just who are now running scared, time will tell of that be absolutly sure. In the meantime I will neither be distracted nor diverted from my course of action to expose the Devious and Dilittantes or plain old Dick Heads as John ''Sion'' Roberts, Delfryn Thoamas, Ceri Puw and Ifan Wyn Bowen. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE MATTER - WATCH THIS SPACE - MORE TO COME SOON! It's Going To Get Very Interesting, of that be sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? But not here in posts of The Welsh Patriot or otherwise I will have allowed the aforementioned cowards to possibly achieve a sinister end purpose, as giving them publicity they do not deserve and at same time diverting my attention and energies from truelly worthwhile Patriotic Enterprise. Thus anything else I have to report on regards this ''THEY'' will be posted up on my PWCA POWER Blog http://pwcapower.blogspot.com/ although I shall be dealing with other related matters in a post in WELSH REMEMBRANCER Blog http://welshremembrancer.blogspot.com/. Further, as stated above there is much I cannot say publically as noted above but I do intend make public more detailed reasons why I criticise certain ''Nationalists/Republicans'', some more than others. This I hope to do before Rali Cilmeri, as no doubt many will have recieved copies of the offending letters with their false accusations and threats and the matter is being talked about as per usual as ''Chinese Whispers'' or more correctly Black Propaganda. Best example of such in recent years has been 'Operation Black Hawk' in occupied Ireland where by various subversive means false information was passed into the Republican Community more or less as ''gossip'' to discredit the Republic Leadership. I am accused as out to discredit certain ''Nationalists'' and ''Republicans'' and thus undermine the so called ''National/Republican Struggle'', now lets get one or two facts straight; first off I criticise up front publically in my Blogs with my name ''in their faces''. Secondly, I feel I am justified, this I might not have made totally clear and thus now I will have to attempt doing so so matters are more clear. So hang on in there, trust me! You will be illuminated ok!
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This I hope to do prior to Rali Cilmeri 2007 in a Post here in THE WELSH PATRIOT, this will then give you chance to read it, think on and I suggest discuss or debate it at Cilmeri in Tafarn Llywelyn over a pint or two or more as is the case usually. It's entirely up to you then what you may think of my critique and actions in exposing certain matters, I believe to be really harmfull to the advance of a true Alternative Welsh National Struggle, Republican or otherwise. However, do note that I am, I admit I am neither a bog standard ''Crach Fodder'' Knee Jerk Patriot, nor a typical Welsh Nationalist, ''Cultural'' or otherwise, nor a Welsh Republican but more a Radical Republican Nationalist of the ADFYWIADWR GWLADGAROL kind ok! and what's the difference, well you should be able to suss that out in the postings to http://adfywiad.blogspot.com/. Not least you will note and see the difference by the means by which I will deal with the culprit/s who have threated me and a certain little lady, I will not endure them over a pint with a little chat and tap on back of the hand, nor turn my back on them one minute to be ''in bed with them the next minute'' .
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NO! I shall be a bit more radical than that and do all neccessary to cut this cancer out of the body of a faltering and failing ''Alternative Welsh Nationalist Movement''. I earnestly suggest you do the same, if you know who is behind this give us their names, I have already been pointed in a certain direction and I think it's the correct one to be sure. No! it's not any of my ''Old or Former Comrades'', it's not 'Balchder Cymru', for a while I thought it might be my pet patriot hate ''Rocks & Co'' but despite their maliciousness towards a little lady, I some how cannot see they carring out this childishness. This leaves the chief exponants of ''Tartan Taffery'' or maybe MHOSD? (see http://awnms.blogspot.com/ but no, I don't think so, I am a flea on an Elephants back to they, an annoying flea no doubt but still in their mind a ''flea''. Cannot see the ''Plaid Pacters'' indulging in this sort of stuff, certainly not the ''Femme Fatales'', so just who does that leave left? YES! However, suspicion (though some hard evidence has been provided to me) is not enough, in Ireland people have been killed because of Paranoia, not that I intend to kill anyone but I certainly will not be calling on ''they'' for cups of tea and Welsh Cakes, and I certainly shall not forgive and forget. This is one ''Grey Wolf'' that shall snap at these irritating wee ''Hornets''of the fertile fantasies of John 'Sion' Roberts'.
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For now I sign off here with a little dedication to Delfryn Thomas, Ceri Puw, Ifan Wyn Bowen and not least John 'Sion' Roberts, of course they may all be one and the same person, time will tell? EVIDENCE IS POINTING TOWARD TWO PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR?
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Be assured the Yellow Sun of Adfywiad Gwladgarol shall contine to rise and continue to blaze accross the sky over the Red Blood that in ages gone by has been shed on our Sacred Acres. The Struggle of our 'ADFYWIAD GWLADGAROL CYMRU' will continue, I am not yet ready for the Cathar Endura! plenty of fighting life left in the old Grey Wolf, despite the diabetes and the ''lambs dick'' (nothing Viagra or thinking of Cymric Godess Imogen cannot cure?).

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The Adfywiad Road is not an easy one, it has many twists and turns and always it is uphill, ever arriving at cross roads. But Adfywiadwyr Gwladgarol must not look back, but always ever climb the high mountains and face that Yellow Sun and honour the Cymric Blood shed on our many sacred acres. Cross roads will be many but pause and think and decide always to take to the true patriotic path and not the paths along which you may be lead by posuers and pretenders, the Pied Pipers who whistle their merry tunes to distract and divert you from the long struggle of our glorious past heroes and in our own contemporary times those who fought on whilst others faltered, failed and some even fawned in betrayal of our ADFYWIAD GWLADGAROL CYMRU, perhaps that should become Mudiad Adfywiad Gwladgarol Cymru? we shall see! Adversity strengthens me, gives birth to new resolve, I hear the song that calls us to follow the Eagle and not the ''Tudor Dragon''. Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!......The Boys Are Marching, towards Rali Cilmeri 2008, a new beginning? by Rali Cilmeri 2009 we may witness the rise of an ADFYWIAD GWLADGAROL NEWYDD but only, if we first cut out the cancer of treachery and betrayal and a falseness that is wanting of faith in those who are for real, true Patriots, FIRST and LAST and EVER!!!!

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Photo: Bwlch y Groes 2007.

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Gethin 'Iestyn' ap Gruffydd, Adfywiadwr Gwladgarol.

Please note for further Patriotic Creativity, see following blogs:

* Aerfen http://aerfen.blogspot.com/

* Tan y Bont http://cymrugothic.blogspot.com/

* Pwca Power http://pwcapower.blogspot.com/

* Ogof Glyndwr http://ogofglyndwr.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Follow the Red Stag......
... The Way of the Welsh Outlaws!

Adfywiadwr Gethin 'Iestyn' ap Gruffydd.

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See Welsh Remembrancer Blog

http://welshremembrancer.blogspot.com

16 August 2007

BOOK OF THE MONTH. August 2007. Holy Madness



I have only just bough this, no time to read but as it covers period and subjects we should all have an interest in, thought I had better let you know the good news. This book originally costing £14.99 is now available in discount shops with price tag of £2.50, seek and ye shall find and be rewarded cheaply.
If any one out there reads and wants to write me a review please do so, note all regard it as a warm up for 160th Anniversary of 1848 - 2008 Commemoration next years ok! More information on this in due course.
One of the Commemorative events that I am suggesting is a Weekend Conference on 1848, possibly being held in Llanidloes in the summer 2008.
Anyone out there interested in helping to organise or speak at in conference and/or workshops. Also other ideas and suggestions welcome, so do get in touch.
G.ap Gruffydd.

01 August 2007

A New Welsh Republicanism Advanced.


From Garreg Wasted 1797 to opening of the Assembly of Appeasement with English Imperialism 2005, on to Caerffili for ceremony of 29 - 07 - 2007...........new beginnings for Welsh Republicanism.



In the wake of Cymru Rydd's announcement that they would disband the only registered political party advocating a Welsh Republic and join - or rejoin - Plaid Cymru as a pressure group, other Welsh republicans debated the future and the past and chose to set up "repwblic.org". A few people were invited to Caerphilly on Sunday 29 July 2007 to meet with Gethin Gruffydd who wanted to present David B Lawrence with the Trilliw that he has been using in recent years in publicising Welsh republicanism. In a brief ceremony in front of the David Williams' memorial upon which the crossed flags of 1792 and 1949 were erected - the classical red, white and green Trilliw and the Welsh Republican Movement's green, red and white Trilliw - David B Lawrence, on behalf of repwblic.org and the rest of the Welsh republican movement, accepted the keeping of the flag and made the public affirmation :

"We hereby pledge ourselves to this flag As the symbol of the Welsh Republic That we shall stand for the Truth against the World: That all nations are born of one people That all laws are born of one justice - and That all freedoms are born of one peace"............. "A Oes Heddwch ?"-" Heddwch ! " "A Oes Heddwch ?" - " Heddwch ! " "A Oes Heddwch ?" - " Heddwch ! "


Gethin Gruffydd then presented the flag keeper with a bilingual copy of Richard Price's 1789 "A Discourse on the Love of our Country " (1789), one of the foundation documents of Welsh Republicanism, in order to remind us all of the long history of radical politics in Wales and of the right and due place of patriotism in them. David B Lawrence will keep this book with the 1949 Trilliw and pass it on to the next flag keeper in future. - Dai ( David B Lawrence ) - 31 / 07 / 07

The David Williams memorial in park named in his honour, hopefully hence venue of an annual Republican Congress and Rally on anniversary of the death of David Williams 29 June 1816. I would also propose for consideration by the new Welsh Republican platform that all who come to support the advance of a new Internationalist Welsh Republicanism seek to establish in their own regions Welsh Republican Clubs named after Republican and Radical Dissidents in Welsh History. As example a David Williams Republican Club be most suitably founded to serve Welsh Republicans in the area of Caerffili perhaps best based on boundaries of Political Constituency? Others might make different suggestions, whatever the main purpose of such clubs being places in which Republicans may meet weekly or monthly to politically educate themselves in readings, discussion and debate as well organise other Republican events and campaigns.

For further information comments to:

http://repwblic.informe.com/viewtopic.php?p=3#3

THE ONE! John Roberts & Macywiaiad Annwfn = The Future?


Over the latter weeks of July, I had a series of emails from a ''John Roberts'' aka ''SION'' claiming to represent a collection of ''Welsh Republicans'' called the ''Macywiaid Annwfn'' (Young Lords of Hell, fantastic name, I shall be useing it, over at Assyrian Rod http://assyrianrod.blogspot.com/ ). Not quite the name, I would have though any true Welsh Republican would adopt, but there you go, that's the sort of knee jerking patriotic, ultra nationalistic and lazy politics brand of ''Welsh Republicanism'' we have had in Wales, in these latter ''Arsehole'' end years of the ALTERNATIVE WELSH NATIONALIST MOVEMENT & STRUGGLE see http://anwnms.blogspot.com/ .
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Whatever? the content of these emails, three to date have in general accused me of undermining the nationalist struggle, being offensive to Welsh Republicanism, Libelous of good patriots, faker of history and that my blogs are ''bullshit''. HHHhhhmmm!!! My god, I certainly have made some one angry, or according to ''SION'', an whole ''Nest of Hornets'' that are ready to sting me to death, it seems? This ''SION'' then goes on to demand that I give him right of reply in debate via my opening up avenues for his comments in my blog. Of course, I will not, telling him that I am right and he and his ilk are wrong, he his of course entitled to his oppinions no matter how rediculous they are but I put a lot of work into my blogs and most of them are there to advance practical Projects, Initiatives and Struggle, not waste time in rediculous stupid often dangerous childish chatter in some forums. I referr in particular to possible 'Agent Provocutuer' rubbish that went into forums following a particular Cayo Commemoration, all of which I have made archive record of, and no doubt the police have as well. The last thing I need to do, right now is to enter into spurious talk! talk! talk! as goes on in a number of blogs of late on subject of Welsh Independence, I am, or rather was a 'Radical Activist' not an Arm Chair Revolutionary. Further, having seen the dribble on previous so called Welsh Republican Forums (I stress previous, for reasons you will be aware of in a previous post regards a new sensible Welsh Republican Forum), I am aghast at thought of letting loose in by blogs more of the same Retro-Romantic Republican Rubbish that I prevail against. Nothing would be achieved and I am certainly not going to waste time in D&D with ''IJEETS & PLONKERS'' who for all I know may be agents of the English Secret Service or just timewasters who have no clue how to really carry out struggle. Until such time as ''John Roberts'' aka ''SION'' fully identifies himself and his ''MACS'' aka ''HORNETS'', I can hardly treat him seriously but be suspicious of this ANNONIMINITY as everyone else will be, if they have any sense.
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What baffles me is why this ''Cracker'' decides now to ''have a go'', most of what he complains about is material I posted in my Adfywiad and Cilmeri Tribute blogs, I closed these down a some time back following on opening of the 'SHAM SENEDD' largelly due as my protest against pathetic patriotism as I feel ''SION'' may represent? which can pose, posture and parade about at Cilmeri and in Caerdydd on Dydd Dewi but not get up sufficient guts to go down and protest on the steps of the ASSEMBLY OF APPEASEMENT WITH ENGLISH IMPERIALISM? I had also been motivated by fact that, I had come to consider that Cilmeri after the 2006 ''Rally of Revisionism'', had reached it's ''Sell by Date''. Regards my Adfywiad Gwladgarol blog, I had reached the oppinion that I was no longer fit for the fight for Cymric Consciuosness Campaigning, nothing to do with age (61 this year, where did those years go?) but rather living in London has ''contaminated'' me with the ways of ''Anglicisation''. At same time, I am becoming more concerned with the neccessity to be somewhat more concerned about the suffering of our 'Brothers and Sisters of the Ox' in the third world, than our ''Vanity of Wales''. My beliefs here were given a rude awakening in the realisation that what good was it for me, to promote Cymric Conciousness or prompt other patriots to do the same when S4C with £ 100 Million to play around with his promoting the most banal insidious forms of Anglicisation in their love affair with BIG BROTHER. Sour grapes here, as Imogen turned down my offer on her tits, pity as that could really have increased my profile viewers, so sorry folks but instead I give you something far better to look at, foto of the Owain Glyndwr XV World Cup Team Cheer leader, to draw your attention to the Embassy Glyndwr campaign against the ''Feather Duster'' for more pics see a number of posts in OWAIN GLYNDWR COMMUNICATES http://owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/

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Thus, there you have it, all this ''SION'' has done to date, is make me want to open the closed blogs, but no! I will not * , for amongst other things, some stuff ''I took a pop at in past years'' as the Dewi Day Parading, I do not seek to annually attack. I have had my say mostly a matter of concern about connections between this patriotic parading with ''Wakes Cilts'', then the MHOSD that are the foundations of ''TARTAN TAFFERY'' which I absolutly despise as a dillettante distration. having said that, I do not oppose celebration of Dydd Dewi or parades etc. However, if I continued to bash at the Cardiff event, patriots would view this as counter productive to Cymric Consciousness but I shall continue to take ''Tartan Taffery'' to town and a good tasking? As I will that PLAID POPPY BUNCH and not least my pet hate 'Y CRACHACH NEWYDD (our Noveau Riche) ENGLAND's CLIENT TRIBE IN CYMRU, all of whom it appears this so called Welsh Republican ''SION'' aspires and seeks to defend? How odd for a ''Republican''.

NB * I have changed my mind, all blogs now open again. Only in such way can patriots fully see and appreciate what ''SION'' wants to D&D with whomsoever he can find to waste valuable minutes with him and hysteria.
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So, no! ''SION'' your not having your way with me, why not do your own blog but for pity sake, get a life but more important get a real good cause to fight? As I do and have done for 40 odd years, my ''Bull Shit'' blogs show how much I have done and have achieved over those years and am still doing and achieving, what about you boyo? perhaps your blog could tell us what you have done, achieved and what you are up to at present other than sending me silly emails. By way where were you when they opened the Assembly, I would have thought that someone as you with such a big mouth and so much to say would have been down there shouting out your ''Welsh Republican'' protests against the English Monarchy, where were you? C'mon Cracker Can't you cut it?

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Anyway whilst ''SION'' has been playing with his toys, you will see on my blogs that not only have I been attacking fake ''Welsh Republicans'' (sorry Adam, as in Balchder Cymru, which I do have some time for) and the Fruad of the CYMRU RYDD CRAP (no apolagies here) but I have actually been promoting what I believe to be a more real REPUBLICANISM. Somewhat ironic that whilst ''SION'' was having a go at me, I was actually preparing to help some REAL REPUBLICANS come into existence in an organised form, that is sensible and not silly and which will avoid the form of ''Welsh Republicanism'' preached by the likes of the aforementioned and ''SIONS'' fantasy ''Children From Hell'' aka ''HORNETS''.

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One of the motivations that prompts ''SION'' into action, is that he sees himself as a defender of ''100's of good nationalists'' I attack, in fact I only VKC a few of the breed of ''GOOD OLE BOYS'' I often criticise as Gareth ap Sion ''Garibaldian Republican Patriot'' and Robert ap Steffan Petit Bourgoeisie Patriot. Then there's Dr John ''Rocks'' Davies and a verity of dubious and devious dilletantes/opportunists and self advancers in and around PLAID POPPY. Then Henry ''Cambria'' Jones Davies along with the ''Marcher Lord of Trelleck'' and ex - Cop John Wake promoters of ''Tartan Taffery''. Recently I have added the ''Ultra Nationalist'' and reawaked ''Welsh Tory & Confederate Sympathiser'' Roystan 'Jac' Jones to the list of people I would outlaw and call for boycott of by all real radical patriots and true Welsh Republicans. More on ''Swansea Jac'' again! However, hardly 100's but an handful really. In the case of Gareth and Robert who were former friends and ''Old Comrades'' I would certainly allow space in THE WELSH PATRIOT for they to publish their views on matters I criticise them for, Whilst Henry has Cambria to defend his ''Tartan Taffery'' and Jac 'Ein Gwlad'. As for ''ROCKS'' I would not give this ''meddling mucker'' the time of day, let alone space in this or any other of my blogs, particularly not in my I'r Gad Welsh Battlefield Campaign blog http://brwydr.blogspot.com/

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It is a sad world when such as ''SION'' and 'JAC' believe that they are the centre of a UNIVERSE of people as they, in reality but a brief minute minority. Jac recently told Sian Ifans she was ''Obssessed'' and that most patriots thought she and I were achieving little other than alienate people with our Ysbryd Cofiwn activities. Jac believes this because he sits all day at a PC (Basil is Co - editor told me this) sending out emails and ''Round Robins'', not it seems about very much of practical purpose but often down right mischevous and definatly counter productive and even what may be considered with possible very dodgy motivation? In fact both I and Sian, would not bother with our work or with our blogs, or with Embassy Glyndwr and much else in persuence of Ysbryd Cofiwn, if we only had the ''Good Ole Boys'' to relie on. Wake up ''JAC'' and ''SION'' get into the real world with real people, then you might achive much more consistantly instead of going from one flopped ''Political Adventure'' to another leaving nought but discord and dispute in you wakes. little wonder Sian and I have kept very much out of this ''Peripheral Patriotic Politics'' (I owe Robat ap Steffan an apology here, I condemned him for basically saying the same as I am now saying, but then he drinks with the useless bastards, I do not). Anyway, I am sure we will here more on this, I promised ''SION'' I will deal fully with his DIATRIBES in detail post SAMHAIN, until then I am very busy. by then I hope he will have come clean as to whom he and ''HIS HORNETS'' really are? In the meantime I suggest that ''SION'' takes a DUMP! as I think he his constipated, yes! FULL OF BULL SHIT!!!!!!!!
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Yes I know it lowers the tone of a fine blog and political journal has this, so I shall make sure that hence such material ends up in my new blog PWCA POWER http://pwcapower.blogspot.com


Where you will also find more of me ''hanging out'' in my ''Alter Ego'' Identity as the SILURIAN SEPARATIST 'War Hammer'. please note I am calling upon all true Hwntws to join with me in setting up of a SILURIAN SEPERATIST SOCIETY, SSS!!!!!! More on this new ''Autonomist Neo Anarchist'' Movement will be posted up on Pwca Power soon. See http://pwcapower.blogspot.com Great Opportunities to grab grants via a ''Street Theatre Living History'' FRONT. I hope to get some ''Culture Cash'' soon for our ''Cultural Appearences'' at Cilmeri, on Dydd Dewi Parades and not least at the National Eisteddfod in Caerdydd 2008 where I plan to put on a very special performance of the SSS WAR HAMMER DANCE at STONDYN FFORWM HANES CYMRU, That should be fun!!!!!!

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Hist Note:
Macywiaid/Macydfiaid? were in the middle ages, the youth of the aristocracy sent to the courts of the medieval princes, they began courtly service as pages at age seven. These ''Young Lords'' would also recieve training in the art of war and by age 14 were ready for full miltary service. During the final struggle of Gwynedd in the war of Welsh Independence 1282 - 83, a great many of these Macywiaid/Macywfiaid were put in the front line, a number much younger than 14 years of age. Consequences of loss of military man power and after 11 Rhagfyr growing desertions by many chiefs and their Teulu, who went over to the English. Many of they would later grovel to Edward I complaining of taxes placed upon them by Llywelyn, they also would complain of his use of ''Young Lords'' in the front line. These chiefs and other lesser nobles would be the base of the ''Vichy Wales'' that Edward would esablish in pura Walliae, making the Statutes of Rhuddlun an ''Act of Liberation''. NB: Info on Action 'Cofia 1283/4' - 2008/9 soon.


Footnote:

In goes with the work, but from time to time I recieve the ''dodgy'' emails, usually people seeking to link up or want more information. It is on times easy to spot the ones that may have ulterior motives, recently one came from someone calling himself ''Stiwart'' seeking information on Welsh Republicanism. He stated that he and his mates were out to produce a Welsh Republican Paper, I decided here to provide minimum information but offered to provide more if ''Stiwart'' informed me more on who he and his friends were - NO REPLY? On another occaision, I was bombarded with emails by ''what's his name?'', that Mercenary guy, who served in the Fascist Croat Convict Battalion in Bosnia and who is now out fighting for the Karen Peoples. Gareth ap Sion, knows more about this fella than I do and had warned me about him when he had sought to make contact with Embassy Glyndwr in 2004. the last I heard of he was that he had been in the north linking up with BALCHDER CYMRU, untill patriots warned Adam Phillips who promptly seen him off. As I do not work or socialise in the often Fantasy Patriot World of ''Good Ole Boys'', I do not often come up against such ''crackers'' or ''cranks'' or worse INFORMERS as example of SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! and others, I suspect of being such, or sadly Patriots who have been ''TURNED''. Of they I believe there are quite a number, no hard evidence, just suspicion and constant rumour, but individual 'Modus Operendi' and much else tells me a great deal (Time I did an article on this, the methods and means of subverting true struggle, of which you all need to be better informed on). In an Irish situation this would have got people a knee capping or a bullet in the head. But in Wales, such ''Patriotic Paranoia'' is more likly to see such shite be bought a pint by the ''Good Ole Boys'' as in the case of SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! and others too?

AFTERTHOUGHT.

I would hope now that ''SION'' comes clean as to who he and his playground pals are, lets have some names but most of all, I want to know what you are specifically talking about not generalisations. I do not intend to D&D with you much, but now that you have said certain things, seemingly in defence of others, who really can defend themselves, not needing you to do it for them. However, I do feel now I must enlarge on my criticisms in detail fully, so other patriots do not think I am ''bitching'' for no good reason at all. You will please note, that recently I have been proved right regards the so called ''Lord Of Trelleck'', another one bought pints by the ''Good Ole Boys'' and other patriots gullible enough to fall for fantasy and not live with reality. Sadly my old mate Toni Lewis RIP got foolishly mixed into this nonsense, but he I forgive him, given the extreme state of his health, plus being pressured by two people in particular with offers of much to advance his love for heraldry and in promotion of his craftskills to a lucrative advantage. All offers poor Toni found hard to refuse, under his circumstance, he his always a great patriot to me despite this one folly, but those who led him along this path I despise with all the Patriotic Anger I can give rise to, they know who they are, they can run but they cannot hide. One down, two to go, maybe three, four or more? WHATEVER IT TAKES TO RID THIS PATRIOTIC CAUSE OF SCUMBAGS! No!!! I really cannot be bothered, I am very disillusioned with Welsh Nationalism, even more so after being made aware of the WBS = Welsh Bullshit Society, latest bit of DILLETANTE OPPORTUNISM out of Fforum Hanes Cymru. As soon as 'Dydd Glyndwr' is out of the way, I shall be renouncing Welsh Nationalism in favour of an International Welsh Republicanism although that may prove difficult to support if it flirts with Welsh Nationalism has other ''Welsh Republicanisms'' have done. Such has been detrimental to the cause of a truer Welsh Republicanism better positioned and based the Risings of Europe 1848 than Dublin 1916. Although, myself would look to the ''Merthyr Commune 1831'' and Paris Commune 1871, thus...

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14 July 2007

One Of The 18! How Good Can It Get?

Leading Ystrad Tywi Plaid ''Welsh Nationalist'' and non-cilted supporter of 'Tartan Taffery', ROBAT AP STEFFAN in photo opposite looking somewhat grumpy, has been full of ANXT over the 'PLAID PINK PACT'. So much, that he stood his ground and at the ''Sell Out Of Sovereignty'' by PLAID POPPY 'apparachicks' at that ''infamouse'' Pontrhydfendigaid Meeting, he voted against the 'PINK PACT'. There is no truth in the rumour however, that he put up the placard close to the conference which stated rather bitterly ''BETTER DEAD THAN RED - NEVER VOTE PLAID AGAIN'', of course if your dead how can one vote? These are of course sentiments much believed in and held by 60's Alternative Nationalists of the Patriotic Front and FWA, of which I was involved in, whilst Robat flirted with this ''Peripheral Fringe'' but on the whole always remained firmly wedged within Plaid Cymru and the Cultural Nationalist Struggle of CyIG. My politics have changed signifigantly since the 60's, I remain a Nationalist but if ''push comes to shove'', I am more ''RADICAL RED'' than ''PLAID PINK''. Robat is however, a PLAID MAN through and through, and somewhat ironically, boasted once that there was more virtue in helping get Adam Price elected that the peripheral politics of Cilmeri. Foto below is of Robat ''flirting'' with the old, and getting older 60's, plus dieing away ''Radical Right?'', as some consider ''Alternative Nationalists'' to be, some times but not always so.
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I know Robat would not go that far, as considering his suicidal death as a solution to the Plaid Poppy Pink Pact, although he at least could have publically vomited all over Adam Price. No! Robat takes the safe route and write a not so ''Mr Angry'' letter to the Western Mail from the Revolutuionary hot spot of Llangadog. When I started to read his letter to Western Mail with the imortal words ''I was one of the 18...'', I thought he had finally flipped and was referring to another time and another life, when he was one of 'the 18' the really ''imortal ones'' who fell on the 11 Rhagfyr 1282. Not an arrow in any back, of those '18' that fell in the slaughter, thought to have been guarding Irfon Bridge whilst Llywelyn III was being assinated at Aberedw (see Cofiwn Archive Blog http://cofiwn.blogspot.com/ ).
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Having couragously voted against the 'PINK PACT' Roberts letter to Western Mail, is possibly more a statement affirming his loyalty to PLAID, than expecting us to believe this well known Anti - Socialist/Labour Petite Bourgeoisie Rhondda Boyo and long time WELSH NATIONALIST, in any way really believes that Labour Red Necks are not going to do every thing possible to ''HUG PLAID BUT SMOTHER THEM TO DEATH''. I do not think that Robat is that much of a NAIVE NAT!











































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If anyone is in doubt has to the truth and reality of the 'PINK PACT', then you should have been watching The Dragon's Eye' the other night. They did a pretty good job exposing that all the talk of ''More Powers for the Assembly'' and a ''Referenda'' is just rubbish and not worth the paper it is written on. Whatever, all this reminds me it's the time of year, just before the Eisteddfod, when all the ''Knee Jerk'' Posturing Patriots turn their minds to the annual Cilmeri Commemoration, which of course ''radical rampant'' but ''non peripheral'' patriot Robat ap Steffan regularly attends and in recent years organises with the equally ''Anxt Ridden'' Anti - Pink Pact Dr John Davies aka 'ROCKS' of Fforwm Hanes Cymru and PLAID (one of The 18? perhaps). There is some time to go before this annual ''Rally of the Right'', which some have called it, in the past, though in recent times it has been a pretty tame afair. Whatever, plenty of time for ''The Plaid 18'' to possibly consider, not silent subservience to the ''PINK PACT'' but instead attending a Cilmeri Rally 2007 organised on theme of a PATRIOTIC REJECTION FRONT against the ''PINK PACT''. Whatever? hopefully the ''Cilmeri Crowd'' does not ignore this issure?????
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Pictures below ''Tartan Taffs'' Petersen and ap Steffan mobalise the men for a bit of the Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! the boys are marching.....Where to? they do not even know themselves any more. More likly towards more Dydd Dewi Parading!






























Talking of Cilmeri reminds me, that the 4 July was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Garibaldi in 1807, I will do a post on this great hero of Italian Unification and explain why I refer to traditional ''Welsh Republicans'' as ''Garibaldies''. Which raises the question, why are these ''Republicans'' (Photo opposite is of Gareth ap Sion, possibly last surving former ''Godfather'' of traditional Welsh Republicanism. The one man who could have been our ''Welsh Garibaldi'', if only?). In particularly the Cymru Rydd Crowd so quiet about the ''Pink Pact'', and Balchder Cymru, describes itself as a ''Political Think Tank'', so where's the ''Political Thinking'' on the ''Pink Pact?''. The silence, I am afraid says a great deal about these latter day 'Alternate Nationalists', doubt if they have anything worth while to say at all, or maybe they have all gone the same way as Ein Gwlad Journal KAPUT! However, this does not mean that there is no debate on the ''Pink Pact'', there are plenty out there who are blogging away with plenty of talk! talk! talk!. Ok! in most cases , persons making comments are not into ''Alternative Nationalist Activism'' but nevertheless they have something to say. To find the ''Pink Pact Patter'' just enter into google search PLAID LABOUR PACT.
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Meanwhile quiz time, the Inn Sign/Pub below, where is it?

Whilst on subject of Garibaldi and Monarchism, suggest you check out what Embassy Glyndwr has to say on the ''PINK PACT''.
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Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: Have Welsh Nationalists Learnt Any ... In which, if no Plaid Glyndwr Candidates, then, at the least, a list of Pro - Independence Candidates to actively support and vote for, YES! these are ...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/2007/05/whither-independence-again-we-have-been.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages[ More results from owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com ]

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