Thursday, August 26, 2010

Terrorist comparison

Looking from afar we are almost dumbfounded by the ability of a human being to strap himself or herself full of explosives and rush into a crowded building and detonate themselves into a raging fireball. The thought of someone so willing to die to kill innocents seems to us as bordering on lunacy. The idea that anyone in their right mind would support a heinous act such as this must be truly despicable. Well not so fast people.
Since 1836 hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants have crossed onto these shores. They have carved out a prosperous niche in our country. Persecuted and plagued by prejudice and discrimination the Irish in the US have risen to great heights and have made their mark in the Military , Law Enforcement and politics. So what does the Irish have to do with Terrorism?
In 1916 Ireland was engaged in a great conflict with it's colonial conqueror Great Brittan. The Irish Catholics waged a guerrilla war of Terrorism against the English and then later on the Loyalist Irish.
The Irish in the US supported these terrorist acts with cash,supplies, guns, explosives , personnel and training. The Irish Republican Army relied heavily on American wealth and
Irish Americans for their support. The Irish British conflict became an impasse and was resolved only after Northern Ireland was divided from the National Government. This resolution is probably the only solution for the Palestinian Israeli Conflict. The country must be Divided permanently or the killing will continue.

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