Thanks Mick - And a very sensible reaction if I may say so. As I am sure you know I do not condone the actions of my government in the North of Ireland either. But I will defend the ordinary people of this land, including the defenders of our peace, against the type of blinkered racism that has been portrayed over and over again on this thread.

If only some other people would accept that Britain is not 'scumbags', that the soldiers serving in Ireland are just doing what they are told and that in a war attrocities are committed on both sides, the world would be a lot happier.

Cheers

Dave