Like many other Brits I have shed many a tear watching the horrific events last week. The Guv's opinions (and remember we are all entitled to our own) have obviously upset many people on both sides of the Atlantic. However, to our American cousins, please remember that we have lived with Irish terrorism for 30 years. We understand your pain. If we are a little insensitive it is probably because we have become somewhat harden to the brutality and indiscriminate nature of terrorism. I hope now that your President and Congress will fight to prevent ALL terrorism. As well as defeating bin Ladan and his various factions, it must also include the outlawing of organisations who support any terrorism, and in particular Irish terrorist groups. Organisations such as NORAID claim they are collecting for "Political Prisoners". No they are not. Their activities help fund the attrocities we have had in Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry, London and throughout Northern Ireland. You now have first hand experience of the effect well funded terrorists can have. Never has there been a greater opportunity to fight all terrorism.