The attacks on the Massereene Army base, Antrim in which two young soldiers were killed and four other people injured mark another senseless killing in a world that seems to completely lack any sense whatsoever. The death of two young men, who I notice were both younger than myself a factor which always accentuates the [...]
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Some sense amongst the chaos
Posted in Northern Ireland, Political, Violence, War on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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