: I'd be willing to bet that I'm as 'connected' to the Irish 'situation' as yourself. Can I refer you the speech Bono made on the 'Rattle and Hum' video before they played 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'?

Ive wondered about the speech you refer to and I'm somewhat confused by his meaning.  I thought the song was about the killings which took place in the city of Derry in 1972 where 13 unarmed protesters were killed by British soldiers.  I never thought he was sympathizing with the IRA but rather the oppressed people of Northern Ireland.  

In the speech which prefaces the song, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bono mentions "the revolution that the majority of the people in my country don't want" and goes on to say... "F*ck the revolution!"

I'm confused because here's a guy who'd been championing the war on apartite in South Africa and for the oppressed people in Central America in addition to Blacks in America but he doesn't appear to have a whole lot to say for the oppressed people within his own country.

Kevin G