http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/it+seems+his IrishCentral it seems his en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/to-obama--the-left--civility-is-a-one-way-street-129417628.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/to-obama--the-left--civility-is-a-one-way-street-129417628.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:05:08 PDT As we approach Thursdays speech by President Obama to the joint session of Congress, many are wondering if the President will acknowledge the uncivil rhetoric that has been emanating from his alliesIt hasn't been that long since the Presidents erudite speech in Tucson had many swooning over his rhetoric calling for a new civility But since that time, it seems his "new civility" must pertain to any that oppose his policies His allies are free to say anything without repercussion from the White House READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/black-and-tans-were-not-so-bad-says-new-book----savagery-in-irish-war-of-independence-on-all-sides-128656678.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/black-and-tans-were-not-so-bad-says-new-book----savagery-in-irish-war-of-independence-on-all-sides-128656678.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:40:11 PDT
The Black and Tans were not so bad after all it seems according to a new book That will come as disturbing news to millions of Irish Americans including, by his own account, Vice President Joe Biden, who were raised on stories of Black and Tans atrocities in Ireland during the War of Independence (The above picture is a still from the movie "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" on this very topic) The Black and Tans were generally thought of as the scum of the British system, psychopaths released from jails and turned into an evil militia and sent to Ireland Not so says a new book by historian David Leeson entitled "The Black and Tans; British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence 1920-21 READ MORE ]]>