We forget that non-violence is a tool of social change. After Burntollet, it was apparent that the terrorist police force of occupied Ireland was prepared to kill non vilolent marchers, and after Bloody Sunday, it was apparent that the English Army was under orders to do the same. Need we remind people that the Queen of England, Mrs. Mountbatten ne Hannover - who styles herself as Windsor, gave medals to those responcible for killing 13 unarmed protestors. Independant journalists at the event said the army fired at non violent, unprovoked protesters, and then decorated the murderers. Is that not the definition of state sponsored terrorism?
Can we speak of Gandhi and not remember Jillianwalla? Can we speak of Jillianwalla and not remember the burning of Cork and the murder of so manny there? How easy is it to say stand in front of the guns. I did, I was in Belfast with a camera, and the only ones pointing guns at those of us who were independant journalists were wearing English uniforms. I come from an Anglo Irish, PROTESTANT family, I never made a secret of that fact and was welcome in every Republican home I went to. On the other hand, loyalist related to me by blood would kill me on sight for speaking the truth to power. Who are the terrorists?
There is a reason the in the United States and England the Ira is painted as terrorists. The reason can be found among the mines illegaly placed in the harbors of Nicaragua, the illegal blockcade of Cuba, The shoot to kill policy and subsiqent surrpression of the Stalker report and the defamation of an honnorable English Police Commisioner John Stalker - who did his job exposing English terrorism and was ruined for it, The answer is found in why we really bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki to keep Russia from invading an already defeted Japan, the answer is found in the murder of civilians in Korea, in the free fire zones of Viet Nam, in short, to Rome, Jews like Christs were terrorists, (remember the two swords in the gardin and Christ said that will be enough... )
Larry