Enough Terrorists, thank you.

None as yet ^ | To be determined | Self

[Happygal]

If there is one thing in the world that Ireland does not need any more of, it's terrorists.

We're full up with them. No vacancies at the moment. We've reached our quota. Thanks for asking, but we have ENOUGH!

So why then did Foreign Affairs Minister, Brian Cowen this week roll out the red carpet to one of the thirteen Palestinian militants freed after a standoff at the Church of the Nativity?

Hello? You¹d think, with the release of Johnny Adair (he's not called Mad Dog for nothing you know) would be enough for the country's security personnel to handle in the one week, without rolling out the red carpet for 'little Johnny Jihad'. What's more, you¹d think the EU would have a bit more sense then relocating a known 'militant' on an island laden full of FARC terrorist trainers. No?

Wouldn't it make more sense to relocate these people on innocuous little islands, without a history of terrorism? Relocate them to the Isle of Man, I say. Or maybe Guernsey where the climate might suit them better. (We wouldn't like to be seen as being beastly hard-hearted conservative types by not pandering to all of their little creature comforts, now would we?)

And seemingly not only are we giving refugee status to one of these `militants' (whom Israel has described as senior terrorists), but we're going to bring their families over too. Wow! Dublin will have it's own ``Gaza Ostrip''. Might I suggest Leeson Street?

It really makes me wonder how a country, that happily deports asylum seekers, whose worst crimes in the past have been shoplifting a pair of knickers out of Dunnes, is now happily opening it's borders to people with a known history of militency.

I am not convinced that these people are poor unfortunates as the anti-Israeli element are trying to suggest.

Alright, there is no absolute proof of Shimon Peres' statement that they are 'engaged in terror or killing'. But I'd like to keep a healthy skepticism about them all the same. After all there¹s a joke going around at the moment where two Palestinian girls are going out for a night on the town, and one says to the other: ''Does my bomb look big in this?''.

And before I start getting a gazillion e-mails from the bleeding-hearts criticising my view on this issue, I was happy to notice in a radio poll that I am certainly not alone in this thinking. In fact, that poll showed that a higher percentage of people didn't want Ireland to accept this 'militant', than those who did - and that's coming from a nation that as a whole has shown pro-Palestinian leniencies in the past.

Methinks, Brian Cowen should have tested the waters before signing up Ireland to this agreement.

We have our EU quota of terrorists, thank you. Enough, really is enough.

[Happygal]

I've been asked by friends here to publish stuff I've written in my own little provincial Irish column.

I try to be balanced, and represent all views...but I'd be interested in criticism too. (Not slagging..but pointers, on how to do it better! *S*...Thanks! )

[Happygal]

You asked. :-) (This is my latest, albeit not erudite column). *S*

[Governor StrangeReno]

Well theres a PLO-IRA link back to the early 70's-they'll be among friends

[Happygal]

Well this is what I do when I'm not drinkin' Guinness! *L*
(Not great, I know. But still learnin' *S*)

[Happygal]

You are reading an Irish Times poll on-line!. (The worst kind of Irish Times reader! ). The IT is a leftist organ..those who seek it out on-line are practically militant themselves. I'm actually surprised that 40% of the poll actually felt like I do! *S*

They aren't representative of real Irish people at all.

The poll I listened to on morning time RTE talk radio represented the view I'd taken. It would fluctuate only when the broadcaster would show his very obvious sympathetic Palestian feelings. And he'd say ''I can't believe these results''.

His sheeples would then vote in.

Regardless...at the end of his three hour programme, there was a stronger feeling against having this person in this country.

[Happygal]

Thanks for the vote of confidence. *S* ..means a lot

[Dan from Michigan]

Well..I'd release the terrorists in South Boston(Or Belfast would probably work too), and tell them that they held Catholics hostage...and then get the word out to all the bars...and give them all shotguns and since a large number of cops are Irish(hence the word paddywagon)....they didn't see a thing.

Cop "Hey Mr Mulligan?"
What?
What happened?
Nothin'
Alright.

[Dan from Michigan]

BTW as to the column itself....you need to blame the Jews for everything, and quote a left wing Jew in your country to say that they are wrong too...that's how to be a journalism star....that's how the LA Slimes does it....:)

[Happygal]

Not your problem...and I certainly didn't mean to offend or nutin'. But the Irish Times is a leftist, elitist organ, that pontificates but rarely substantiates.

Put it this way, it's laying off staff, left right and center.

(As a journalist, I used 'string' for the IT..but gave it up. They wouldn't pay diddly squat (although they were, I'll give them that, on the time payers))

(BTW..when I say 'string', it means giving them data from a local source. Not opinion. *S*)

[Happygal]

BTW as to the column itself....you need to blame the Jews for everything, and quote a left wing Jew in your country to say that they are wrong too...that's how to be a journalism star....that's how the LA Slimes does it....:)

I'll keep that in mind *L* Damnit, my Mam brought me up with too many morals. ~thinkin', a job as a government pen pusher might be easier~ (Better write a jew-bashing column to get one of those jobs huh?) ;-)

[Dan from Michigan]

Damnit, my Mam brought me up with too many morals.
I know the feeling.
In seriousness, I thought it was a very good column. Blunt, to the point, and a little bit of sarcasm.

[TEXASPROUD]

Jaysus Girl what the feck do the politicians in Dublin care about? They want to look good for the EU. They don't care about Ireland. They care about themselves. I've been visiting Ireland since 72 and there has been a world of change in the past 30 years. God Bless ya, and Keep your powder dry

[Happygal]

Blunt, to the point, and a little bit of sarcasm.

Oops, you've just psychoanalysed me! *L* (perhaps, I should change my FR name from Happygal to Cynicalbitchtakesnoshit~but can be funny sometimes~gal! *L*

[Happygal]

I've been visiting Ireland since 72 and there has been a world of change in the past 30 years.

Well, I KNOW that. I was born in 1972! *L* (Bet the Irish hippies - well they came in the '70's, as opposed to the 60's bein' behind the times and all - never figured that the second coming, in 1972 would be a CONSERVATIVE! *L*

[Dan from Michigan]

Well, I thought about changing mine to Bombastic Dan....

[Dan from Michigan]

I've been visiting Ireland since 72
You're Lucky......I'm trying to afford one visit there LOL.

[Happygal]

Bombastic? Shouldn't that be Desparate Dan? He eats COW PIES!!!! My childhood hero! *L*