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I
have read your articles for quite a while now, and
have encouraged others to read your writings. You
hold me from start to finish. I admire your great
mind, and wit.
I
am formerly a Short Strand resident living abroad.
I was sick to learn of the death of Robert McCartney,
everyone in the Strand is close and knows everyone
else.
This
is a horrendous crime, one that does impact the lives
of others in such a small community.
In
my opinion this kind of brutal murder undermines what
Bobby Sands and the rest of the hunger strikers died
for. It spits in the face of those that lost their
lives as part of the struggle. Many decent men and
women from the Short Strand give their lives and lost
years as they defended our small community against
that of the Brits and the thousands of Protestants
that
surround us.
Lets
face it: those days are gone, along with the pride
for the IRA that we all once held. The IRA in the
Short Strand today are like the Italian Mafia! It's
one rule for them and one for every one else. They
know what happened to Robert McCartney and they know
who plunged the knife that took his life. They are
not real men!
They
walk around as if it's no big deal; they shield the
perpetrators and intimidate others.
Somebody
somewhere needs to have talk with these bullies and
remind them that they are supposed to defend their
people, not murder them.
The
people of the Short Strand are disgusted and disgraced.
The
two little boys left without a dad will grow up knowing
that the IRA murdered him.
A
poor mother has lost her second son.
A
good girl left to raise these two babies by herself.
I
am so saddened by this event. I knew the McCartney
family and I can't imagine the loss.
I
also know the IRA from the Short Strand and I'm sick.
To be honest, I'm glad I left it.
If
you want to publish this I don't mind. I'm not intimidated
easily.
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