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tucson2212 12:28:31 AM May 18 2008

celtmyst33,I think i,m fairly well informed about the situation in NORTHERN IRELAND since my father was born and raised there! and I HAVE A LIFETIME OF RESEARCH AND HAVE SPENT MUCH TIME IN THE NORTH MYSELF! yes they were courageous men whose courage was missplaced,yes they were part of an oppressed population,still at the end of the day imho their actions did not much to further the cause of the nationalist community, I STAND BY WHAT I,VE SAID!

mrshuntoon74 12:37:49 PM May 17 2008

I for one know personally how the hungerstikes affected people...My father was a hungerstriker in Long Kesh(The Maze) and I for one am all for this movie...And for anyone to think that it is all over up there is wrong.....Go and live there for a month and you will see that the British are still a major presence in Northern Ireland and that the Irish will never rest until it is all united...I commend anyone who can take on the role of comrade Sands and pull it off so greatly....Tiocfaidh Ar La....

celticmyst33 10:23:42 AM May 17 2008

Shame on you Tucson2212! You need to read more about the situation.Those men were political prisoners...there had been no trial or conviction. They had simply been detained! They had no other means to get the world to take note of the atrocities at The Maze in the H block.
God bless Bobby Sands.

celticmyst33 10:21:08 AM May 17 2008

Shame on you Tucson2212! Please learn more about the hunger striker's situation before you speak! Learn about what being a political prisoner in Northern Ireland actually means...there had been no trial! They were "detained"! They had no other means to get the world's attention. God Bless their souls. Bobby Sands was a courageous man!

Contessaek 06:37:05 AM May 17 2008

maggie thatcher murdered those young men. it is their blood on her soul.

TUCSON2212 11:43:11 PM May 16 2008

at the end of the day what did sands and the other hunger strikers really accomplish?the war and atrocities continued on for many years after his and the other strikers deaths.a waste of a life in my opinion,he could have done so much more if he had lived and put down the gun and bomb and lived peace and forgiveness. John Hume now that,s a hero!