Irish WW2 heroes who deserted de Valera's cowardly child-abusing state

http://scot.tk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=587 - Comment in the For Freedom Forums John Waite reports for the BBC. "1939 and as the world plunged into war, the leaders of the Republic of Ireland decided their country should remain neutral. But over the next few years, more than 10% of the Irish army deserted to join the fight against fascism. On their return from war they were harshly punished for serving in the armed forces of the old enemy, Britain. Dismissed without pay and pension, they were placed on a blacklist banning them from any job paid for from government funds." "Hundreds of the children of deserters were ordered to be taken away from their parents by the courts." Robert Widders - "These children were placed into church and state-run institutions where physical and sexual abuse were absolutely rife and it makes me especially angry because we know from the records that the children of deserters where singled out for particularly harsh treatment." Gerald Nash TD - "What happened to these men was a particularly vindictive measure. It is a stain on Irish history and I believe that the government must act with urgency to resolve this matter and to essentially provide a pardon to these men."