At last the light is shone on the IRA

Telegraph (UK) ^ | 3/13/2005 | Kevin Myers

[1066AD]

The IRA's brutal arrogance has finally won it a new and truly formidable enemy. His name is Bush.

Let's hope so.

[jocon307]

The IRA is a COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION. Why does no one ever point this out?

[elbucko]

The IRA is a COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION. Why does no one ever point this out?

It does not reach cognition. As an Irish American with enough Irish blood to still have cousins in Co. Cork, the idea that the "Troubles" were instigated by assistance of Moscow to Belfast Marxists in 1969, just does not sink in to most Americans, let alone the Irish, or Irish Americans. Jerry Adams is every bit as evil as "Uncle Joe". Adams flag is red with a hammer and sickle, not blue with a harp, but this contradiction goes over every ones head. When the Soviet Union folded I bet an Irish friend that the IRA will seek peace while it seeks new funding, then begin the terror again. It's a bet I wish I'd lost.

So it's a pint to Bush for snubbing Adams and a head dunking in the loo for Clinton letting Adams in the White House.

[jocon307]

"So it's a pint to Bush for snubbing Adams and a head dunking in the loo for Clinton letting Adams in the White House."

Here! Here! I'll drink to that!

[Paul C. Jesup]

The IRA is a COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION. Why does no one ever point this out?

While Britian has become a politically correct communist country where it's citizens have no rights to privacy, nor rights to defend themselves, with an insanely high tax rate to boot.

I am just putting everything in context.

For the most part for the last ten years or so, the IRA has been playing nice, the main sticking point being the UK government wants the IRA to give up all their weapons, but given the UK government's treatment of it's own citizens right now, I can see why the IRA has not done so.

[Axlrose]

I didn't know the UK government was placing nailbombs in shopping centers.

[Paul C. Jesup]

I didn't know the UK government was placing nailbombs in shopping centers.

And when was the last time that happened?

Also the UK government sent a farmer to life imprison for defending himself.

[elbucko]

I think you're confusing issues. This isn't about the American 2nd. Amendment, but a brutal Irish political Mafia, the IRA.

[Axlrose]

That makes it OK does it ? Is there a timelimit on murder in the US ? If you don't get caught for 10 years you get a free pass ?

Tony Martin btw didn't get sent down for life, he's been out for some time now. He shot a boy in the back who was running off his property, not in self defence. There are not many, if any, states in the US where he would have been able to claim self defence. If he'd have shot him in the face while he was still in his house chances are he never would have served time.

This has been a topic of discussion recently. The government released a pamphlet spelling out what homeowners can do in self defence. If you are under threat you can kill the intruder. Tony Martin wasn't.

[Paul C. Jesup]

I think you're confusing issues. This isn't about the American 2nd. Amendment, but a brutal Irish political Mafia, the IRA.

I am not confusing the issue. The UK has become a tyranny, and it is wrong not to take that into account when dealing with issues on the IRA.

Also, I guess everyone else here ignores ten years of efforts on the part of the IRA to be peaceful.

[Axlrose]

A tyranny you say ?

So, when was political expression outlawed ?

Where are the death camps ?

When was the next election cancelled ?

[Axlrose]

The only thing that has been ignored is 10 years of the IRA murdering, robbing, smuggling, running drugs, training FARC and Palestinian terrorists, and various other "peaceful" activities.

[elbucko]

Also, I guess everyone else here ignores ten years of efforts on the part of the IRA to be peaceful.

Not me. I knew it was all bull. The last ten years of "peace efforts" by the IRA have only been a ruse to buy time to find funding since the IRA's "Sugar Daddy, the Soviet Union, closed its Marxist wallet. Now the IRA is searching for drug or Al Qaeda funding.

The IRA would rather see Ireland burn, than be at peace.

[Paul C. Jesup]

That makes it OK does it ? Is there a timelimit on murder in the US ? If you don't get caught for 10 years you get a free pass ?

There are two ways you can solve something, you can either kill every man, women and child who opposes you, or you can do it peaceful. I could care less either way. But the IRA has been honorable in that they have made an effort to be peaceful in the last ten years. All the while in the last ten years the UK government in spirit has become the communist mafia that the IRA used to be.

It would be poetic if it were not tragic.

Now, what did the IRA do to YOU that makes you so against them? Now if you were against the PLO I could understand because the PLO talks about peace but ten minutes later they use a car bomb against their enemies, while the IRA has be true to their word for the most part and they have not committed any serious acts of terror in the last ten years.

[Paul C. Jesup]

The IRA would rather see Ireland burn, than be at peace.

Care to provide evidense, or do we just take your word evidense solely because you don't like the IRA.

[Paul C. Jesup]

A tyranny you say ?

Yes.

So, when was political expression outlawed ?

By use of state controled media and poltical correctness.

Where are the death camps ?

Not there yet, but they are in the process of creating gettos where the citizens has no privacy (cameras are every street corner) and no rights to defend themselves.

When was the next election cancelled ?

The leading party has destroyed the opposing parties in everything but name only.

[Brox]

It's strange that you defend people who deliberately kill little children.

[Paul C. Jesup]

It's strange that you defend people who deliberately kill little children.

And when was the last time that happened?

By the way, I am pro-life and against abortion, like in the UK.

[elbucko]

Care to provide evidense,...

No, the "evidence " is there, for those who are not too blind to look.

[Axlrose]

The bomb in Omagh on Saturday 15 August 1998 resulted in 29 deaths and hundreds of injuries. It was the single worst incident in Northern Ireland during the current conflict.


Breda Devine (20 months), from Donemana, County Tyrone. Breda was taken by her mother Tracey (27) her into Omagh to shop for a wedding gift. Tracey Devine was seriously injured after suffering 60 per cent burns.

James Barker (12), from Buncrana, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. James' family had only moved to Buncrana from England a year before the bombing. James was one of three boys from Buncrana to die in the explosion.

Oran Doherty (8), from Buncrana, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. Oran was one of three boys from Buncrana to die in the explosion. His family said that he had been looking forward to going to Omagh all week.

Maura Monaghan (18 months), from Augher, County Tyrone. Maura's mother and grandmother were also killed. Maura was the youngest victim of the bombing. This is the IRA's honour. 10 years ? Hey Osama has only 7 years to go until all is forgiven !