http://www.vijaysappani.com/myblog/2009/03/11/northern-ireland-peace-will-prevail/ Chai, Cookies and Politics. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:43:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.vijaysappani.com/myblog/2009/03/11/northern-ireland-peace-will-prevail/comment-page-1/#comment-137785 Vijay Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:13:56 +0000 http://www.vijaysappani.com/myblog/?p=1155#comment-137785 Mandela, Arafat all started with a path of violence, even Dalai Lama to some extent but they gave it up at some point to choose the path of civil disobidience and non violent resistance. Mandela, Arafat all started with a path of violence, even Dalai Lama to some extent but they gave it up at some point to choose the path of civil disobidience and non violent resistance.

]]> http://www.vijaysappani.com/myblog/2009/03/11/northern-ireland-peace-will-prevail/comment-page-1/#comment-137784 rww Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:21:08 +0000 http://www.vijaysappani.com/myblog/?p=1155#comment-137784 Let us not rewrite history. Nelson Mandela was not a pacifist. He led an organization that led an armed struggle against apartheid. And rightly so. In fact I donated to the ANC knowing full well my donations might go to the armed struggle. Today that would make me a terrorist. Let us not rewrite history. Nelson Mandela was not a pacifist. He led an organization that led an armed struggle against apartheid. And rightly so. In fact I donated to the ANC knowing full well my donations might go to the armed struggle. Today that would make me a terrorist.

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