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Just curious, but how Irish are you, really?)


IB, I'm gonna stick to this one alone, because you and I both know a war of words about Ireland on XPT is not going anywhere. For every PIRA post you send, I'll send another one about the various Loyalist paramilitary factions or the Black and Tans. I'll send you my e-mail address if you want to discuss it one-on-one, because yeah, you are closer to the problem. Likewise, I'll tell you what it was like to turn on CNN and know that a few thousand folks just got incinerated in NYC.

To your question, I am third generation Irish on my mother's side (Co. Antrim), and a half fourth-generation on my father's side (Co. Kerry). I don't know how the math works out. How about we just tip a glass and help end this 400-year ridiculousness?

Better yet, explain to me why the Israelis, our only true ally in the Middle East, want Jonathan Pollard released from jail.