Teribus I have never met anyone on this site so infected with loathing as you. What exactly are you trying to prove with all these stats? Are you really insinuating that nationalists in the north of Ireland have no cause for grievance then I'm sure that you share Mr Paisleys analogy in regard to your stats that, "catholics breed like rabbits and multiply like vermin." Noone called Mr. Paisley to task over this and other insiteful remarks that he made. Fr. Reids words did not send his supporters into a frenzy of house burning. But then again that is not your concern is it? Your job in N. Ireland was to retain the status quo. Protect the union and a protestant state for a protestant people.

Do you know FR. Reid personally? Do you really know anything of his background. It seems to me that you have quite a bit of free time on your hands. You might want to use that for a little more meaningful research.

I think Fr. Reid's choice of words was unfortunate. I think a better parallel would have been the system of apartheid. I have heard from people who were at the meeting who said that he was heckled all the way through his speach by those hurling sectarian abuse at him. Noone seemed to mind that.

Finally Teribus maybe you would like to tell us exactly what it was you were doing during your visit to Ulster and how you failed to understand the climate of oppression that your Government and military helped to maintain.