Debra wrote: >>More Brits were killed in the attack on the WTC than have been killed in the entire history of terrorism in England; hearing that shocked me considering the number of incidents that have occurred there.<< This needs a little clarification, given the propensity that exists in many places to use 'England' to refer to Great Britain or the United Kingdom (i.e. including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as if they were mere regions). I would not dispute Debra's comment if England here means 'England only' but if we include Northern Ireland then the figure for mortalities is well over 3,000 people killed since the 1960s. Killed by ALL sides that is, including 'catholic republicans', 'protestant loyalists' and the 'peace-keeping british army'. I use quotes here because all these expressions are simplistic and problematic. I am aware of this. Mrs Thatcher frequently blamed every single death in the 'troubles' on the IRA. Very few attacks (comparatively speaking) against the British governments' role in the island of Ireland have taken place on the 'mainland', although these attacks were horrific too. The majority of deaths have occurred in The Six Counties (or 'Northern Ireland' or 'Ulster', the terms vary according to political viewpoint but represent, more or less, the same geographical area). A clarification, nothing more. mike in Barcelona np Steely Dan 'two against nature'
