I like this

PS: No one gives a **** about Irans street named after ol boaby

 

Why don't you tell me what Mandela was jailed for?

 

The fight against Apartheid is now the same as some pished-up numpties singing at at Fitba' match

 

I'm not touching this thread. Too mental even for me.

 

I know

 

And when yer seen as a good guy in Iran, that's as good as it gets

 

Hmmm....http://www.irishcentral.com/news/ne...ms-during-2000-talks-234950101-237791211.html

 

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Unlikely as it may sound, two spots in Tehran, Iran pay homage to Bobby Sands, the IRA activist who died while hunger striking in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.

Perhaps a bit frivolously, a fast food restaurant in Tehran bears the name of the political activist Bobby Sands, and even includes the iconic mural that was first painted in Belfast on its front awning.

Another spot in the bustling Iranian capital is Bobby Sands Street, which was originally named Winston Churchill Street. Not surprisingly, the locale has a more politically influenced history.

Pedram Moallemian, a former Iranian student, wrote this article which is posted on the Bobby Sands Trust website. In it, Moallemian recounts back to 1981 when he and his friends, active in the turbulent political happenings of Iran at the time, moved to rename Winston Churchill Street to Bobby Sands Street.

“Shortly after the revolution of 1979, Iranians were busy changing names,” writes Moallemian. “Names of thousands of streets, buildings and even cities that had been named after the Shah, his family or others close to the former regime needed to be changed and replaced by new idols and symbols of the revolution.”

Moallemian and his friends concocted their idea in March 1981 when they first heard the news that Bobby Sands had died as a result of his hunger striking while in the Northern Irish prison. Sands quickly became a name for the teens to connect with righteous rebellion and wanted to pay homage.

One of the friends lived in an area that overlooked the British Embassy in Tehran which was located on the aptly named Winston Churchill Street.The Iranian teens knew they wanted to pay homage to Bobby Sands, and knew this would be the perfect place to do it.

Originally, the teens wanted to replace the Embassy’s British flags with Irish ones, but weren’t able to locate any in Tehran, and weren’t able to handcraft a decent looking one. Then, they came up with the plan to hoist a white flag bearing the letters ‘I.R.A,’ but the sheet was too heavy the flag wouldn’t fly.

Ultimately, the teens decided on attempting to rename Winston Churchill Street to Bobby Sands Street.



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Sabotage?

 

What's that supposed to prove? Hearsay evidence about nothing in particular? Well that's me convinced.

 

And what were the Hunger Strikers in jail for?

 

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[TD]Possession of a handgun
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[TD]Various offences, including the killing of a soldier[/TD]
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[TD]Attempted murder, possession of a rifle, IRA membership[/TD]
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[TD]Possession of a hand grenade[/TD]
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[TD]Possession of a firearm[/TD]
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[TD]Attempted murder, involvement in explosions, IRA membership[/TD]
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[TD]Stealing shotguns, taking part in a punishment shooting[/TD]
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[TD]Possession of firearms and explosives, hijacking[/TD]
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[TD]Manslaughter[/TD]
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[TD]Theft and possession of firearms

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Loads of towns in France too

 

Possession of firearms in Sands case

 

So is RoH just about Bobby Sands?

 

Boabying weans?

 

No, it's about the IRA* and INLA* Dev... I thought this was now established!


One and the same ... born from the OIRA!

 

No but I'm stopping this from escalating into what the ANC did under Mandela

 

You mentioned Mandela!