Katana

Wow.

I guess we better prepare the troops to invade Northern Ireland again to eradicate this IRA menace once and for all. Its either them or us. I knew that they'd be teaching them moslem terrorist.



[Edited by Katana - 7/14/2003 2:16:04 AM]

Davestamf

As long as they can have an involvement in the murder of large numbers of innocent parties - women and children, at least they're happy.

Billbill

Is this NOW a case for the Vigilance committee???

What would YOU do???

Jye

You were almost correct with your 'Northern Irish blames terrorism on Islam' Katana, but it should have read the other way round

Katana

Hey if it makes you guys feel better, Its good to see that Moslems and Christians coming together in the Holy Land.

daiscooby

Sorry but everyone is reacting as if this is a revelation and ground breaking news!!
It is long established that terorist group around the world help each other and religion and ideaology are no barriers to this.
It could be said that terrorist groups were the first organisations to adopt globalisation. They have always believed in sharing best practice.
IRA members have been caught in South and Central America and Libya and Syria have long established training camps for the training of groups around the world including the IRA. They have also been their quatermaster as well, Lybia used to send arms by the container load at one point in the struggle. So along with strong financial support from America, all put together they make strange partners in crime indeed.
So really this is about 30 or so years to late as a revelation.

[Edited by daiscooby - 7/15/2003 9:51:19 AM]

Davestamf

The IRA has the difficulty of killing just enough innocent people to keep their campaign newsworthy. Often, this has been counter productive when there are too many fatalities such as the Birmingham pub bombings, when they risk losing some of their supporters for a few weeks. The muslim cause is quite different, without the need to restrain their terrorist acts in the interest of public empathy. If they can kill billions of infidels they will do so because allah sanctions it. Individual IRA bombers getting involved in their cause will not improve anyone's perception of so-called freedom fighters.

Jye

I didnt know they bothered about a 'cause' anymore, I thought was all about drugs, racketeering, taxi firms and gangsters.

[Edited by Jye - 7/15/2003 10:06:08 AM]

Davestamf

Jye

You must have been in some kind of isolation when the WTC was attacked, and the resort at Bali was bombed.

Jye

Sorry I thought you meant the IRA's cause, was just the way I read it.

Davestamf

Jye

That's okay, no offence taken.

moses

did u know israel supports and supported the ulster mob for yrs and yrs

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

moses

You mean the Loyalists or the Republicans...

Guess they're all mobsters

Billbill

If by "Mobsters" you mean criminals?
Then I agree!
Anyone who professes to have a divine right to commit murder is still a criminal.
This excuse has been used, to the detriment of mankind, for centuries.
Whether one individual or an army, winning is accomplished by superior logistics.

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

I heard on the news they got the wrong man, in fact he was an Irish peacekeeper.

If you're gonna get it wrong, get it fooking wrong with cherries on top, I say

StiShrek

ppl in this country only get a 1 sided view of terrorism over there

they forget the loyalist paramilitaries

daiscooby

STiShreck
I think the problem with the perception is that PIRA conducted a bombing campaign against targets on the British mainland and eslewhere against British Military targets e.g. Germany. Also cross border logistics and insurgency with the Republic.
The Loyalists in all forms were mainly local protection and retaliation squads with very defined turfs and operational mandates. This has been displayed recently with the wave of inter faction turf wars in North Belfast.
The war against PIRA was fought on two fronts. Ulster/Eire and Mainland, or Home and Away as we called it. With the Loyalists you were focused on just small areas within large urban conabations.
The fight against PIRA was an 'all arms' fight. That's to say it involved a lot of open country recon, air recon, and static rural OP's. These are very similar to those you would use against traditional opposition such as Warsaw Pact conventional forces. As well as urban tactics developed on same lines.
Loyalist counter operations were 95 % urban.