Britain didn’t mistake Ireland for the IRA. Don’t confuse Islam with IS

Where would we be now if British prime ministers had conflated Irishness with terrorism, asks Victoria White
British Prime-minister David Cameron
British Prime-minister David Cameron
Thu, 19 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Victoria White
Victoria White

I might be just a south-county Dublin housewife, but I know more about stopping terrorism than Francois Hollande.

I know you can’t defeat terrorists with military might.

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