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  • skegsagypsy
    DK Veteran
    • Aug 2009
    • 1230
    #1

    The Queen to meet ex IRA leader

    Sinn Fein has agreed to a historic first meeting with the Queen following a special meeting of the party.

    The Queen will meet Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness at a charity reception in Belfast next week.

    The former IRA leader has been a major figure in the Irish peace process and has been deputy first minister of Northern Ireland for five years.

    Story here
    'If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.'
    -Bishop Desmond Tutu
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    • GastonJ
      V.I.P. Member
      • Dec 2009
      • 5505
      #2
      Originally posted by skegsagypsy
      Sinn Fein has agreed to a historic first meeting with the Queen following a special meeting of the party.

      The Queen will meet Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness at a charity reception in Belfast next week.

      The former IRA leader has been a major figure in the Irish peace process and has been deputy first minister of Northern Ireland for five years.
      means he stopped having people shot, bombed and maimed..... well done him, throw him a street party.................. I can't drip enough sarcasm on this one, sorry.
      My master plan is to live forever..... going to plan so far
      Despite the cost of living, it's still very popular.
      No good deed goes unpunished....

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        • skegsagypsy
          DK Veteran
          • Aug 2009
          • 1230
          #3
          Without such landmark and historic meetings we may not have been in a peace process in Ireland a process whereby no one dies! The Queen, Prime Minister, MPs etc all have had a roll to play in the evolving peace in Ireland, if this meeting adds further cement to the process then I am all in favour of it.
          'If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.'
          -Bishop Desmond Tutu

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            • ray156
              DK Veteran
              • Dec 2009
              • 669
              #4
              who was it that said crime does not pay........

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                • smirnoff_rules
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                  • Mar 2008
                  • 8603
                  #5
                  shame Osama bin Laden is died she could off met him too
                  any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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                    • GastonJ
                      V.I.P. Member
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 5505
                      #6
                      Hitler as well, he stopped after having 6 million killed and shot himself, the queen could have given him a medal....

                      Skegs, while I can see why you and everyone welcomes the peace it seems to have been conveniently forgotten that he commanded a group of criminals, that murdered and maimed people, and was funded by money from the US. It should never have happened or been supported in the beginning. If I asked someone to shoot you and then said "ah I'll stop now" does that make it ok with your family that I had you killed? Would I deserve to meet the queen?
                      Last edited by GastonJ; 22 June, 2012, 18:30.
                      My master plan is to live forever..... going to plan so far
                      Despite the cost of living, it's still very popular.
                      No good deed goes unpunished....

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                        • mattybhoy
                          DK Veteran
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 1046
                          #7
                          Hang on, is the same Queen of England that has reigned over the troubles and atrocities carried out in Northern Ireland by her soldiers? Is it the same queen who has reigned over her forces involvment in the Iraq and Afgan wars were trhe best part of 750,000 civilians have been killed?

                          Now this is going off thread, but with ref' to hitler etc - you started it my friend.

                          On thread. There are many on both sides of the divide in Ireland who will not agree with this - just like the queens visit to the republic. But this has been going on for far too long and it's time to have the strength to move on, for peace sake.

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                            • super jumbe
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                              • Dec 2008
                              • 11610
                              #8
                              Friendship a very good idea?.


                              Tools owned: Hammer, Chisel, Crowbar, Punch, Chainsaw, Cutter and Brain!!!

                              Did you know People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.

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                                • johnboy1974
                                  DK Veteran
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 3418
                                  #9
                                  This thread is already starting to show us all why there are troubles in northern ireland.

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