The label of Catholic terror was never used about the IRA - Karen Armstrong

Having appreciated her work for years, I had the chance to meet Karen Armstrong at a conference last year where she was the keynote speaker.

Guardian Unlimited: The label of Catholic terror was never used about the IRA - Karen Armstrong

"Precise intelligence is essential in any conflict. It is important to know who our enemies are, but equally crucial to know who they are not. It is even more vital to avoid turning potential friends into foes. By making the disciplined effort to name our enemies correctly, we will learn more about them, and come one step nearer, perhaps, to solving the seemingly intractable and increasingly perilous problems of our divided world."