"The "Troubles" are NOT ancient history, "
Very true, and they will never be a thing of the past until the border is removed - I'm not a nationalist in any shapeor form, but even I know that, it's simply common sense
Catholics and Protestants outside politics have always got on - their religion dictates that they do
The problem has always been when politicians use such differences to divide and rule
The British Government has just succumbed to trying the perpetrators of The Bloody Sunday Massacre long after previous Government have declared it a crime and have apologised
Their way out of the problem has ben to choose a scapegoat
The families of the victims are obviously not happy,but they have shown far more dignity and tolerance than have the British establishment ever have
It remains to be seen what will happen now
Jim Carroll