In the winter of 2006, I left the United States for an extended stay in Ireland. During the course of my travels, I happened by chance to meet Senator David Norris, while walking along O'Connell Street, Dublin's main boulevard. A week or so later, the senator granted me an interview in his office in Leinster House, the seat of Irish parliament. I can't imagine this ever happening in the United States. Citizens just don't randomly approach their elected officials on the street and then gain access to their offices. But that's what happened in Ireland.
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Irish Senator David Norris Speaks Out Against the War
Senator David Norris doesn't mince words when it comes to his opposition to the US war in Iraq: 'I'm opposed to the war because the war is illegal, immoral and unjustifiable,' he says. It is a message... Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:30:00 GMT
