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paulh
SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of
Frompaulh
Date2002-04-17 21:05 (2002-04-17 21:05)
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On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 18:16:58 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:

paulh
I don't count it when foreign forces have invaded your country (Maquis,

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Fretilin

paulh
etc....).. buy yeah ..sure.. otherwise you can justify anything to be

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terrorist

paulh
or not.

David Flood
So - to pin you down on this exactly - if what you're fighting 'against' is a foreign power which has invaded (and colonised, in some cases) your country, then it's OK (can you see where I'm leading with this yet)?

Oh yes... for several posts now.. I'm waiting for it so I can wave the old 'more Protestants than Catholics' argument. I think there are distinct differences between WW2 France and the Irish Problem...

paulh