Hi Grab:
Clarification on Fiolar's statement which at first sound like a reflection on Jewish lack of self defense is not fully off topic for two reasons. All people make the history needed for the present political needs. At present, we are struggling here at positive responces to past revisions on the subject of Ireland to reach a constructive truth. In doing so, understanding history, generally is important, as we grow, intellectually by holding our own point of view against the comparison of other histories about which we have different frames of reference. In attempting to do this, Fiolar touched on a point which certain revisionists have been working hard, for many years, to put Jews in a position of being in part responcible for their own distruction - not being worthy of saving. Now, Fiolar made a responcible correction of that impression, and did so very well, but what that may tell us about the present on going revisions of Irish history may well be that the rest of the world looking at British agression in Ireland with no responce from the rest of the world, quick to try Solvadon Melosavich, but slow to charge Thatcher, Kissinger, Pinochet, well, there may be lessons there.
Fiolar, I greatly appreciate the clarification.
As ever, all the best,
Larry