Sinn Fein British agent shot dead

BBC News ^ | 4 April 2006

[nunya bidness]

I would bet money that this was a cowboy operation a revenge/punishment attack

And more importantly, a footnote to a lost cause. On both sides.

The only true path to victory is proof of the failure of terror, yet some habits die hard.

Let's hope it doesn't set the political process back.

[Tulsa Brian]

Because the government refused to shoulder their responsibility and do away with this evil custom and instead tried to maintain the status quo by admitting on free and one slave state to maintain a balance of power. Sort of what we are still doing instead of tackling pressing problems until 'compromise' is no longer possible.

[Tulsa Brian]

Nationality has nothing to do with anything that I care about, Tony. I believe the point you were trying to make would have been better made with an example other than one which both our countries didn't have a disgraceful track record over, and at least in mine required a war to sort out.

[GregB]

Ok how about past british governments. Does not the current government have a stranglehold on the Ireland that wants to be free?

[GregB]

You must be british? Ok I will indeed read the whole post. I amstill for a free Ireland!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GregB]

OK I have not read all of this post yet,I have talked to veterans who have come back and I have heard none of that. The media seeks this soldiers out so they can tell the story the media wants you to see.
Let us Americans stay at home and let the terrorist come to us like they did on 911,no thanks.

[GregB]

Take a look at what food britan hauled out of Ireland,while children starved,that is terrorism!!!!!
I want britan out of Ireland, It does not belong to them

[Churchillspirit]

What about Lord Louis Mountbatten father of the British Commandos.

Bad move on the part of the boyos. They miscalculated the reaction to that barbarous act. Lord Louis loved Ireland, spent a lot of time there and was well liked by the locals.But heh....nobody ever accused the IRA of being smart.

[GregB]

Brovomwell said,geeze there sure are a lot of Irish haters on here!!!!!!!!

[GregB]

I am for a free Ireland and I support no terrorist,so watch your mouth............

[elc]

I'm well aware of Russell's policies of exporting food. It's easy in hindsight to say that his economic policies were misguided. But to suggest genocide or "terrorism" is to suggest that it was deliberate. And it was not. Why else would they have fed millions of people through soup kitchens?

BTW - Britian is not in Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is a separate country than the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland. If the citizens of Northern Ireland want the Brits out, they should handle that decision democratically.

[wardaddy]

What about the Prods in Ulster?

my ancestry.

Just toss em?

[slane]

Does not the current government have a stranglehold on the Ireland that wants to be free?

No. The people of Northern Ireland have voted to remain a part of the UK. And partition was passed by the Dail(with a majority of members being Sinn Fein) and so had the approval of the government of the Republic. Britain would love to dump the whole expensive mess that is Northern Ireland in the Republic's lap but if push came to shove the Republic would say no thanks. Forcing NI into union with the Republic if a majority don't want it would be a nightmare and both Britain and Ireland realise it. That's why you won't hear too much talk from the Irish government about a united Ireland - they really don't want it either. This notion that Britain is forcing the people of NI to remain in the UK against their will is pure bollocks. The opposite is true - NI is hanging on to the UK for dear life.

[tonycavanagh]

1) I support the war on Terror

2)I support the troops in Iraq.

3) we are using the same or similar tactics in Iraq as in North Ireland.

4) that goes for the American troops.

5) It is a dirty war but we have no other recourse than to fight it.

6) we are going to win

[Brit_Guy]

You wrote "I just wish the Brits would end their occupation of Ireland." and then gave a long cut and paste history lesson about the spud famine.

How would you feel if I said, "I just wish the US government would end its occupation of native American lands" and then gave a cut and paste of the history of the 19th Century US land grab? It wouldn't exactly rub as a reasonable argument would it!

The United Kingdom for all its ups and downs in history, and for all it moments of both glory and infamy has, on balance, been a tremendous force of good in influencing the modern world. For all this history the current United Kingdom is a well balanced mature democracy where all citizens have fair access to democratic political process to address grievances. Not everyone can be happy all the time - that is democracy! However, nobody, but nobody from the second half of the 20th century to the present way can justify the use of terrorist tactics to influence the outcome of the democratic process.

[Brit_Guy]

"I am for a free Ireland and I support no terrorist,so watch your mouth............"

Which part of Ireland is currently not 'free'?

[propertius]

cutting off his hand and then murdering him is ok with you is it?