Paracelsus

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A mass amnesty for ALL sides is the only practical course in NI!

On the eve of the Irish President's state visit to Britain, (the first since the foundation of an independent Irish state in 1922), the issue of those who committed crimes( whether paramilitaries of Orange and Green or security forces alike) of violence including murder during the long "Troubles" continues to hang heavy in the relations between the two countries.

Although the proudest boast of British justice has been "fiat rua justitia caelum-let justice be done, though the heavens fall!", I have come to the conclusion,(as has Peter Hain, former NI secretary, as quoted in the front page of today's Times- April 7, 2014) that the only way to solve this particular conundrum is to pardon/amnesty EVERYBODY on BOTH sides, be they Republicans, Loyalists, soldiers and police alike. Otherwise any prosecution(whether on any side)is likely to lead to charges of "whataboutery"- what the late Cardinal Cathal Daly termed the most common form of moral evasion.

Painful for those who suffered dthe loss of loved ones or limbs during those long violent years I think we ALL need to move on!

What do YOU think?

Terry

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