As an American who was livingin Belfast during both of the Clinton's crucial visits (1995 and 1999) I can say:
The President of Ireland is a woman. So is the leadewr of a major irish party (Mary Harney). At the time of the negotiations that led to the agreement, Liz O'Donnell was one of the main ROI negotiators. So much for the silly claims about "only the boys get to play." She needs to get her facts straight before she rants.
As for Hillary, well, she was helpful. The womens conferences she hosted were important. But it wasn't crucial, wasn't directly connected to the negotiations in any way, and none of it was political. Period.
In fact those sorts of cross-community conferences had been going on for some time, and would have continued with or without an agreement.
She certainly has the right to say she participated in the greater peace process. To say she was in any way important to bringing about the agreement is an outright lie and she knows it.
As an American who was livingin Belfast during both of the Clinton's crucial visits (1995 and 1999) I can say:
The President of Ireland is a woman. So is the leadewr of a major irish party (Mary Harney). At the time of the negotiations that led to the agreement, Liz O'Donnell was one of the main ROI negotiators. So much for the silly claims about "only the boys get to play." She needs to get her facts straight before she rants.
As for Hillary, well, she was helpful. The womens conferences she hosted were important. But it wasn't crucial, wasn't directly connected to the negotiations in any way, and none of it was political. Period.
In fact those sorts of cross-community conferences had been going on for some time, and would have continued with or without an agreement.
She certainly has the right to say she participated in the greater peace process. To say she was in any way important to bringing about the agreement is an outright lie and she knows it.