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An endless war against terrorism can tend to inflate the terrorists, because being at war is attractive to some angry, unemployed, disaffected youth.
Mary Robinson
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Mary Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 21
Barrister
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Former President Of Ireland
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County Mayo
Máire Bean Mhic Róibín
Mary Bourke
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Bourke
Maire Bean Mhic Roibin
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Máire Treasa Úna Mhic Róibín
Her Excellency Mary Robinson
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