[jordan8]

An obviously pro-Unionist study that adds little to the known facts, but simply tries to apply the phrase "ethnic cleansing" to the troubles in Fermanagh, and not very convincingly. As the authors themselves point out, Protestants were basically unmolested ion Fermanagh if they weren't a part of the security forces. It leaves out the close collusion between the Protestant population of Fermanagh and the security forces and given the bitterness of such conflicts a far better case can be made that the IRA and Republicans showed remarkable restraint there. Certainly nothing ever happened to the Protestant population of Fermanagh that was anything near as bad as what happened to Catholics in many parts of Northern Ireland, esp. Belfast. It should also be pointed out that the majority of those killed during the "Troubles" by Republicans were members of the security forces, while the majority of those killed by loyalists were civilians, often targeted for no other reason than suspicion of being Catholic, a bit of context for this study.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

An obviously pro-Unionist study that adds little to the known facts, but simply tries to apply the phrase "ethnic cleansing" to the troubles in Fermanagh, and not very convincingly. As the authors themselves point out, Protestants were basically unmolested ion Fermanagh if they weren't a part of the security forces. It leaves out the close collusion between the Protestant population of Fermanagh and the security forces and given the bitterness of such conflicts a far better case can be made that the IRA and Republicans showed remarkable restraint there. Certainly nothing ever happened to the Protestant population of Fermanagh that was anything near as bad as what happened to Catholics in many parts of Northern Ireland, esp. Belfast. It should also be pointed out that the majority of those killed during the "Troubles" by Republicans were members of the security forces, while the majority of those killed by loyalists were civilians, often targeted for no other reason than suspicion of being Catholic, a bit of context for this study.

Another IRA apologist. I actually live in Ireland, I know what the IRA are, so spare me the lecture.. geez you IRA sympathizers twist everything to suit your screwed up view of Irish affairs.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I'm still waiting for an unequivocal condemnation for the 1800 innocent civilians murdered by the IRA - in fact I'm still waiting for an unequivocal condemnation for the murder of members of the British security forces by the IRA.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I'm still waiting for you to unequivocally condemn the IRA.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

It's taking you a very long time to unequivocally condemn Sinn Fein/IRA...

[slane]

the majority of those killed during the "Troubles" by Republicans were members of the security forces

Just barely. The IRA and its splinter groups killed 774 members of the security forces as opposed to 711 civilians, including almost 300 Catholics - that's almost an equal number of civlians killed, and hardly something to cite to give the IRA the moral high ground, which appears to be your intention. The IRA killed far more Catholics than the security forces, in fact.