[Irish_Thatcherite]

The number of atrocities committed by both sides is well documented;

Yes, they are - most atrocities have been carried out the IRA, the rest by the Loyalist terrorist groups.

[Triggerhippie]

And the rest, by members of the SAS...

Sorry, but even an anglophile should be intellectually honest enough to recognize that both sides have done plenty of wrong.

Terrorists of any political persuasion are shit-bags.