The PA "hunger strike" is not even a real fast like the IRA's. They are sneaking food while claiming to be "fasting" kind of like "Ramadan."
Exactly so. Lady Thatcher meant what she said and that was that. This Palestinian charade doesn't compare to the horror of those times in Northern Ireland and Britain. I speak of the present hunger strike, not the violence, which is every bit as evil and deadly. Well, the ends justify the means. That's what it's all about, and in the meantime, Arafat gulls hapless followers into killing themselves while he squirrels billions away in Switzerland. The difference here, as you point out, is that with Muslims, they'll lie, cheat, and steal to achieve their ends. It's more of Falluhah and Najif and every other time we had them in our sights and they promised peace. Not going to happen, and GW needs to kick serious ass before Muslims get it worldwide.
It's interesting that the names of the other ten men who starved along with Bobby Sands have largely been forgotten. The first shahid will be considered a "tragedy"; the rest will be statistics.