>>>For decades, Irish republicanism has been a source of strain in Anglo-American relations as successive British governments have tried to persuade Washington to clamp down on IRA fundraising in the US. As prime minister, John Major was so angry when President Clinton first granted Mr Adams a visa in 1994 that he refused to take his telephone calls.<<<
This is the crux. Mountains of cash have been sent by traitorous Irish immigrants and sympathizers from the US to these terrorist bastards. Clinton facilitated it. Bush is signaling Adams' illigitimacy in an umistakeable manner. I hope there is a plan to intercept illicit funding from US residents to the IRA.
Should be treated the same way as funding for Muslim terrorist groups!