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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4720863.stm

This has to be good news for the people of Northern Ireland.

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The other side already complains that IRA allows only three eye witnesses to the destruction of their arms.
I think they should really welcome this announcement and not starting to doubt and mistrust again.

How is the saying: Even a way of 1000 miles starts with a single step.

[2fan]

It's good news allright! The IRA are a smart bunch. The way the UK authorities came down on the bombers made them(IRA) rethink their position. At this point even American Irish citizens are inclined not to support their radical arm in Ireland.

Too bad. Now we have fewer "Christian Terrorists" as opposed to "RADICAL MUSLIM TERRORISTS".

[KYPROS-EINAI-ELLHNIKH]

It's good news allright! The IRA are a smart bunch. The way the UK authorities came down on the bombers made them(IRA) rethink their position. At this point even American Irish citizens are inclined not to support their radical arm in Ireland.

Too bad. Now we have fewer "Christian Terrorists" as opposed to "RADICAL MUSLIM TERRORISTS".

The IRA struggle is one of unification, people in the IRA do not shout out "ALLAHU AKBAR" as they blow up children. Neither do they recite verses from the New Testament as they cut off peoples heads.

Islam robs mankind of it's humanity.

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The IRA used to be one for struggle and to rid the north of the British (ring any bells here)...but in modern times it was all an organised crome syndicate.

My dad told me how he used to play for an Irish football team in Camden in the late 50's...and as he was known to them as a rebel of the British in Cyprus...he was asked many times to join the IRA lol.

[KYPROS-EINAI-ELLHNIKH]

The IRA used to be one for struggle and to rid the north of the British (ring any bells here)...but in modern times it was all an organised crome syndicate.

My dad told me how he used to play for an Irish football team in Camden in the late 50's...and as he was known to them as a rebel of the British in Cyprus...he was asked many times to join the IRA lol.

I agree with you MS - The IRA is now a Organized Crime Syndicate, but they used to be very heroic freedom fighters against the Britisher Imperialists. I respect them a lot.

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Irish nationalists coined the phrase "My enemies enemy is my friend" specifically in relation to the wars between Britain and Germany. In 1945 on being informed that Adolf Hitler was dead Eammon DeValera the US born President of Eire visited the 'Nazi' German Embassy in Dublin and signed the book of condolence. DeValera was subjected to a great deal of critiscism for this action by the governments of the former Nazi occupied countries of Europe and of course Britain and the US.

In truth DeValera was being honest, a 'Nazi' victory over the British would have fulfilled the ambitions of Irish Nationalism and given the Government of Eire a seat at Hitlers table where they could have participated in the administration of 'Nazi' occupied Britain and the other occupied countries of Europe.

Sadly for the IRA the phrase "My enemies enemy is my friend" has returned to haunt their struggle and they, the IRA are regarded as the 'friends' of terrorists (or freedom fighters if you prefer) throughout the world by the US government. This has made support for the IRA cause within the US unfashionable and more importantly has led to a decrease in the cash flow from the US.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed the IRA's announcement as historic but this can be regarded as 'spin', by a politician in deep trouble with the electorate over the invasion and on-going occupation of Iraq and who needed to announce some good news.

Having missed the boat on their announcement of the cessation of violence the IRA have now been overshadowed by the actions of nominally Muslim suicide bombers who in common with the Irish in Britain have large resident communities and who may be regarded by many in Britain as the enemy within.

The killing of UK citizens and other nationalities in London either by IRA bombs or by nominally Muslim suicide bombers can equally be justified as either an action taken in the cause of Irish freedom or as the defense of Islam, both justifications being ambigous and of no consequence to the victims and their families.

If anything the killing of people in London by suicide bombers has served the Loyalist (pro-British) cause well by reminding those in mainland Britain and in the US just what the Loyalist people of Northern Ireland have had to put up with for many years. And it is far from surprising that the IRA's statement as either been almost ignored or treated with a high level of sceptism. In other words if your dead your dead no matter who pulled the trigger or set off the bomb or whatever the justification.

[2fan]

The IRA used to be one for struggle and to rid the north of the British (ring any bells here)...but in modern times it was all an organised crome syndicate.

My dad told me how he used to play for an Irish football team in Camden in the late 50's...and as he was known to them as a rebel of the British in Cyprus...he was asked many times to join the IRA lol.

I agree with you MS - The IRA is now a Organized Crime Syndicate, but they used to be very heroic freedom fighters against the Britisher Imperialists. I respect them a lot.

You respect death and purveyors of death. You're a sick ****

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2fan, do YOU respect the conquering of foreign lands??

[2fan]

2fan, do YOU respect the conquering of foreign lands??

Of course not!