Justin, I am the first to recognise that all parties in NI have made great strides to overcome the difficulties and deep seated problems that have pervaded over the years in NI.
I was stating the fact, from the point of view of someone who was directly affected as a teenager in the 1970's. I cannot and do not pretend to understand the difficulties and resentments felt by all communities in NI. I think that everyone in the world must recognise that, despite the deep feelings, that NI has showed the way to the world in removing the threat of violence from society and engaging in the political process to resolve issues - that must have been a very brave step to take and should be recognised by all and is, not least, by me. I can see that my 'sweeping' statement could give the wrong impression of the true situation and I offer my unreserved and sincere apologies for any offence made - there was certainly none intended. Regards, Mark -----Original Message----- From: justin gleeson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 July 2005 15:46 To: Percival, Mark Subject: MI-L Re:MI-L off topic: London Mark, as this e-mail list goes to everyone in the UK and Ireland in particular then i feel you're comments may have offended some people re "we spent years with the threat from the IRA". Airing comments like this on a public email lists surely will do nothing but heighten tensions between communities. As Christiane Roh stated we should all be spending more time asking ourselves why extremists groups are emerging and how can human beings feel so agrieved that they feel the need to carry out awful events as in London today. Today has been a dark enough day as it is without bringing up difficult times from the past. I know no offence was intended, i just felt that some people would have been offended and indeed branded. Justin _________________________________________________________________ Don't know what Meegos are? Click to find out. http://meegos.msn.ie All e-mails are monitored by Coventry City Council IT Security, using Star Filtering Services. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are requested to contact the sender immediately, and not to disclose or make use of this information. All e-mails are monitored by Coventry City Council IT Security, using Star Filtering Services. The views contained in this e-mail are those of the author and not necessarily those of Coventry City Council. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17051
