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Q.Are you going to fund Bin Laden?

-- Anonymous, September 18, 2001

Answers

You dont really believe that shit do you? A multi-national company sponsoring terrorists? And no i do not work there. Oh have you heard the one about Marc Almond and 2 pints of semen?

-- Anonymous, September 18, 2001

THey only stopped supporting the IRA when there was an outcry from Britain.

I wonder if US citizens will think twice about giving money to support the cause "back home" after seeing hte effects of blood money?

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

I thought American taxes already funded terrorism? Or did the Contras have a big car boot sale?

I never knew about any link with McDonalds and the IRA - what are the facts?

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

Not sure if it is true really, it stopped me from ever buying one their tasty burgers for the past 8 years.

Fair point, the US has been funding terrorists for many years incl. Bin Laden & the Taliban. Part of the cause of last weeks atrocity, doesn't justify the event but should make the US think about who the get into bed with.

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

Regular fries, you get about 6, irregular fries if you ask me, it comes to something when you have too much ketchup. I'm just surprised the fat flockers don't start more fights over these paltry servings.

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

Would you like to Large your meal, sir?

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

The IRA were funded by Irish people living in America, not really America as a whole, so although it has some truth in it, it isn't strictly correct.

McDonald's on the other hand, is a completely different matter, and one which I know absoultely nothing about

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

Go on Soops - Marc Almond ?

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

If you really want to get all semantical, it was Irish-Americans who couldn't be bothered educating themselves on the organizations to which they gave their money. These organizations played up the "Irish" thing which Irish-Americans eat up. I used to get letters from those organizations (they bought out lists of anyone who ever subbed to Irish heritage type magazines). They really did make it sound completely on the up and up....as long as you didn't dig. I was tempted in my earliest days of 'discovering' my heritage, but being every cynical and ever tight with my limited funds I decided to educate myself further about the issues and the organizations. Very glad I didn't just blindly give money to them!

-- Anonymous, September 19, 2001

Actually the USA never fund terrorists, they help fund freedom fighters, who then become terrorists when the US stop backing them.

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2001

I heard the Marc Almond story when I was still at school !!! i.e. years ago!

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2001

I heard the Almond story in 83, but what's it doing on this thread about MacD's? Or are we talking about a different story??

-- Anonymous, September 21, 2001

my point is that both stories are absolute shite.....

-- Anonymous, September 22, 2001