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From: <GAmoore@...>
To: <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 11:26 AM
Subject: [L-OT] IRA


> >My only criticism of SOME US citizens is over their financial support of
the
> >IRA.
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> There are huge numbers of Irish immigrants in the US. I've never heard or
> seen any recruiting for the IRA in my entire life. I suppose they go to
> Irish districts.
>

Having lived in Boston it's pretty well-known that a lot of Irish families
send money back to Ireland in support of terrorism (or did since that's
declined greatly).  The Kennedys at one time were implicated as supporters,
which is not to say they were but rather the money flowing from Boston Irish
families to Ireland was significant enough it prompted that level of
inquiry.

> >I heard Bush say that after the got those responsible for the atrocity of
> >the 11th Sept, they would go after world terrorism in general. I hope
they
> >do. I would like to see that include the IRA, the Loyalist paramillitary
and
> >all the other terrorist griups in Ireland and I would like to see the
arrest
> >of those in the US who sponsored terrorism in Northern Ireland.
>
> As you know the problem is almost intractable, but the US did help a lot
> with George Mitchell and Clinton - much better results than with the
> Israelis and Palestinians.
>
> Hasn't the IRA stopped all the terror now, and are just arguing about
> when to turn in their weapons?
>

No, it has not stopped unfortunately.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1333000/1333145.stm
and http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1471000/1471770.stm

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