I think he deserves a fair hearing... obviously there's been some knee-jerk responses from him in this thread but IMHO he seems to be fairly clued up about the (now hopefully over forever) "Troubles". He is in his bollix. He thinks I'm in the IRA or an IRA supporter. He has posted inaccurately about the Troubles numerous times and I've corrected him and he has shrugged it off and defamed me and my family. His is a narrow-minded and partially fabricated reading of the events of those years. Seriously, not with a barge pole. There are other posters here who could give you good insight into the Troubles. He's possibly the worst informed person on the topic I've ever encountered. Although, perhaps, he provides insight into a certain POV. He is in his bollix. He thinks I'm in the IRA or an IRA supporter. He has posted inaccurately about the Troubles numerous times and I've corrected him and he has shrugged it off and defamed me and my family. His is a narrow-minded and partially fabricated reading of the events of those years. Seriously, not with a barge pole. There are other posters here who could give you good insight into the Troubles. He's possibly the worst informed person on the topic I've ever encountered. Although, perhaps, he provides insight into a certain POV. Someone who had served there with the constant threat of a snipers bullet or a bomb might have the view that it's you who have the