Still smarting, Belfast peace talks aside
YOUR SEPT. 9 Short Fuse editorial "Peace talks: First Belfast, then Baghdad" is a disservice to your readers, many of whom are Irish-Americans.
"Ulster" is a province on the island of Ireland consisting of nine counties. Six of these counties - Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone - are part of Northern Ireland, which is (regrettably) part of the United Kingdom. The other three - Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan - are part of the Republic of Ireland.
Unionists refer to Northern Ireland as Ulster for reasons of rhetoric and propaganda. (By the way, there are more objective news sources than the BBC.)
In addition, your editorial states that the conflict in Ulster "lasted almost 40 years."
Try 800; and the discrimination persists.
EAMONN O'CLERIGH
Milton 