The empire sails in
A tragedy, yes a tragedy that descendants of Famine emigrants lost their lives while fighting in an imperialistic war on behalf of the world's most belligerent superpower. It was a pity, then, that the organisers of last Saturday's commemoration in West Cork for the Sullivans invited the US navy to the event, and permitted a killing machine (for what else is a naval destroyer?) to take centre stage on the occasion.
The US military, always on the look-out for opportunities to ingratiate itself with the populations of its client/compliant states, must have been delighted with this propaganda coup.
