British Labor Leaders

[Tom Lehman]

Dear Wendy,

What's the source of your information?

Since Sands is dead we can't ask him.  I have also been told, that the Sands family
are Protestants including Sands father.

I'll wait to hear from Jim Heartfield's pals on this one.

Sincerely,

Tom Lehman

wendy lyon wrote:

> Tom Lehman wrote:
>
> > The whole deal in Ireland is beyond me.  The Sand's business was ugly.  I was
> > told that Sands was a Protestant who wanted peace.
>
> Someone was pulling your chain.  Bobby Sands was Catholic and the
> leader of his local unit of the Provisional IRA.
>
> This doesn't in any way justify his treatment in prison, of course.
>
> wendy