Saturday 7th March was a sad day for these islands of ours. For it was that evening that the vile men of terror returned to do their worst on the streets of Ulster. Once again it came to be that our mainland city, with its significant Irish community, was not untouched by this wicked act. Sapper Mark Quinsey, one of the two soldiers gunned down, was from Warstock in south Birmingham. Aged just 23 and about to ship out to Afghanistan, the last thing he or anyone else expected was to be killed in such a cowardly way on home soil. Everyone thought that those days were behind us, but sadly a very small minority in that part of the country want to drag us back to the bad old days of misery, bloodshed and terror. But no, we must remain resolute and steadfast in our solidarity with all the people of Northern Ireland who have reacted to this fresh outbreak of violence by saying "NEVER, NEVER, NEVER AGAIN".
Peace and prosperity are too vital to be wrecked by such a small number of fanatics. Let us hope that the police apprehend these people before they can do any more harm, but let us also hope that, unlike that which happened under the Good Friday Agreement, this new breed of terrorists are locked away - for good.
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I served in US Air Force Special Ops and served in Afghanistan with British soldiers including SAS, the British people have much to be proud of in their servicemen.
The soldiers on the ground understand the threats to their country and civilization...make no mistake about it.
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