I wasn't going to post to this thread again and hoped it would have died but...

Yes, yes. I know I have brought it to the top again. I shall give myself a God-Almighty hangover tomorrow to punish myself - OK?

Said earlier. Saying it again. DO NOT USE THIS TRAGEDY FOR YOUR OWN POLICAL ENDS. End of story. I am in complete agreement with 'spaw. Only his language is a bit more colourful.

I am even in agreement with Fiolar (Now there's a first! Never did get to the bottom of my Grandad being a 'tan btw, Fiolar - Those records are not quite secret but certainly bloody hard to get hold of!).

No-one is suggesting that the American dead are any more or less important that those of any other conflict but there is a universe of difference between the Anglo/Irish conflict and this monumental act of destruction. It is the difference between the moors murderers and the poor gut who shot a thug breaking into his farm. There is no comparison other than they have both broken the law. It is a very naive view to think you can treat both the criminals in the same way.

Let it drop. If you have any arguments about whether IRA songs are right or wrong keep them in the proper place. Argue sensibly and reasonably. Don't use the deaths of all these innocent people to win points over the opposition.

Move it to another thread if you want to continue. Keep it civilised and show the shit-stirers that we are made of better stuff.

Peace

Dave