Hi Cllr:
I am an Anglo Irish Quaker who worked for many years on Joe Doherty's case here in New York, as a paralegal, before law school... (Defending Joe). We have had long and protracted, but very very helpful discussions. The targeting of lawyers all around was atrocious, as in the death of Rosemary Nelson and Pat Finuecan. I think the lesson we all must learn is not to be pulled into the games of the folks way up the government order, much higher than you. Let's face it, when you play chess you learn to ask what does the other side want you to do, obviously who ever did this in New York, wants the US to react violently and we are. Fact is - it is hard to figure out what the game is sometimes. Just as we can't blame the war in Ireland on Irish people alone, it was a cold war construction... it is hard to figure out what is behind all this today in New York. It is very obvious that we were not bombed, as they said on every news report, because people hate us for our freedom. Get real.
We lawyers should make a better way than jurryless terrorist trials, and bombs droping in terror reprisals for terrorist acts.
Sorry for the spelling Cllr, don't have a spell check on this program, and as those who know me from the past, know, well spelling is not how I got into law school. Anyway... do read back over the posts on Ireland - terrorism and NATO, and all the other attempts we have been making towards truth and reconcilliation. By the way, we in the US were very touched and thankful for the support from England in this.
All the best
Pray for peace,
Larry from downtown New York.