21-03-2017 2:26 PM
Rather than taint the 'other' thread it seemed appropriate to start a new one.
The question I'd like to ask is whether it is because the IRA committed their atrocities closer to home that many seem to judge the three individuals named in the title of this thread differently?
21-03-2017 2:28 PM
What about George Galloway? He should be included on your list too?
21-03-2017 2:32 PM
There are many more - Archbishop Makarios, Fidel Castro, Jomo Kenyatta . . . . . . . .
21-03-2017 3:37 PM
Alastair Campbell has said "McGuinness was a central figure in the peace process" without him taking part and without the willingness of politicians to talk with him and others like him,there would be no peace in Northern Ireland,talking to anyone is a small price to pay for peace
21-03-2017 6:54 PM
Others would say that without people like him there would have been no need for peace talks.
He would have no doubt said that without the religious discrimination there would have been no need for people like him.
21-03-2017 10:28 PM
21-03-2017 11:01 PM
I can't remember which notables were involved (when talking about the IRA) but their exchange went something like this:-
"We will never talk to terrorists".
The retort was "You always end up talking to terrorists".
It's life Jim, but not as WE know it.
Live long and prosper.
23-03-2017 8:38 AM
Got another name that should be on this thread - Tony Blair - he keeps squirming away from his crimes!
But he'd be in good company on here...
23-03-2017 12:16 PM
TB was the opposite of the others named on this thread.
He went from being a politician to being someone responsible for thousands of deaths unlike the others who went from killers to politicians.
23-03-2017 12:26 PM
@upthecreekyetagain wrote:TB was the opposite of the others named on this thread.
He went from being a politician to being someone responsible for thousands of deaths unlike the others who went from killers to politicians.
Point taken - all equally as bad as one another in my opinion. It's interesting how they say time heals - it also helps people forget where some of these world leaders had their roots!
23-03-2017 4:38 PM
26-03-2017 10:54 PM
Going back a bit into history, but what about Richard III
Was he a loyal Royalist or just a 15th Century gangster
27-03-2017 12:08 AM
27-03-2017 6:07 AM
@fallen-archie wrote:
No he was the one that the Irish referred to as Richard De Turd
FA
Think you're getting Him mixed up with Séamus an Chaca
Google Him
27-03-2017 4:02 PM