http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2006/08/15/terrorists-on-moore-street/ RunningWithBulls .com The curse of Sanfermin Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2006/08/15/terrorists-on-moore-street/#comment-7455 AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » This was the week that blogged (13th - 19th August 2006) Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:11:14 +0000 http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog/2006/08/15/terrorists-on-moore-street/#comment-7455 [...] As the ‘War on Terror’ continues to create doubt and fear, Bernard of Running With Bulls puts the rising calls for racial profiling into an Irish context; “Moore street, in Dublin’s city centre is a melting pot for lots of different cultures now. I don’t know the number of different nationalities that are represented there. Phonecards, unlocking telephones, and everything related goes on there. If these people were living in the US, they would now be branded as terrorists”. At the same time Irish Eagle questions those who make assumptions of another kind; “I heard Olivia Mitchell voice her doubts that those who were involved in the airplanes terror plot were allied with or part of al Qaeda. Her reason? They were too young. Most were only ‘university age’… I sincerely doubt al Qaeda has a minimum age, but if they do I really doubt it’s 25 or even 22″. [...] […] As the ‘War on Terror’ continues to create doubt and fear, Bernard of Running With Bulls puts the rising calls for racial profiling into an Irish context; “Moore street, in Dublin’s city centre is a melting pot for lots of different cultures now. I don’t know the number of different nationalities that are represented there. Phonecards, unlocking telephones, and everything related goes on there. If these people were living in the US, they would now be branded as terrorists”. At the same time Irish Eagle questions those who make assumptions of another kind; “I heard Olivia Mitchell voice her doubts that those who were involved in the airplanes terror plot were allied with or part of al Qaeda. Her reason? They were too young. Most were only ‘university age’… I sincerely doubt al Qaeda has a minimum age, but if they do I really doubt it’s 25 or even 22″. […]

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