Posted on 03/17/2005 6:30:56 AM PST by crushelits
"I do want to say here to this great audience in Washington: Rarely have I met braver people -- if ever," Ahern said. "I'd particularly like you to welcome these girls because they've campaigned for their brother's killers to be brought to justice. They're courageous. They're determined."
These unlikely heroines dominated the fund's 13th annual dinner at the National Building Museum last night. The guest list included Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, honoree Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and 800 political and business leaders -- all overshadowed by the presence of the five sisters. Any question of which side the crowd was on was answered by McCain.
"No one can honestly claim the IRA is anything better than an organized crime syndicate that steals and murders to serve its members' personal interests," he said. "There's nothing republican about the Irish Republican Army."
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