A chara, - As an Irish citizen living in the United States, I would like to respond to Niall O'Dowd on two points. Firstly, I have seen no widespread dissemination of rampant Irish anti-Americanism in this country, so I find his article puzzling. However, what I have seen is a very low political consciousness in the US media and a lack of public debate about the war in Afghanistan.
Secondly, he should reflect on how Irish citizens feel about the renowned Irish-American foolishness of giving money to NORAID and their ilk and the sending of guns to Ireland to kill Irish people. His article is a very bad case of NIMBY. - Is mise,
Ultan O'Broin, Balboa Street, San Francisco, USA.