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bloody sunday and the hunger strikes severly escalated the troubles.
Read the IRA by Tim Pat Cougan for a in depth knolage of the IRA from 1916 to the 90's
The Irish were subjected to horrendous crimes at the hand of the Brits when they were continuously invaded over the centuries. The only difference here, in modern times, is that bombing became the main method of attack. The brutality of war was on our doorsteps. Thankfully, those days have gone. But both sides have a lot of innocent lives to answer for.
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1973 - "I'm a member of (the IRA) and very, very proud of it"
1993 - "I have never been in the IRA. I don't have any sway over the IRA"
2005 - "I was no longer a member of the IRA at that time" (talking about Enniskillen)
Let's not also forget that even Gerry Adams wanted a ceasefire after Enniskillen because of the political fallout, and McGuinness was against it (from what I recall).
His later efforts are laudable but they don't make up for his prior actions, in the same way that a murderer isn't forgiven just because he had a change of heart later on.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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But they were terrorists, and not very nice terrorists at that.
Makes you wonder if there is an underlying agenda there, there usually is with war.
It would seem that in our modern times the term ''terrorist'' can be applied to anyone who disagrees.
You mean show you an opposing force fighting back against an occupation who didn't use that as an excuse? I don't think I can.
The British army were brought in to maintain order, which worked for a while. But it didn't take long for the whole thing to turn sour. Had the Uk government treated Northern Ireland with some decency and protected each citizen as an equal maybe we'd be in a different place right now.
Remember, when the Catholics started to march for equal rights and peace, there was virtually no Army presence. They weren't being violent. It was actually the UVF who started bombing before the IRA.
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That is the mess that was/is NIreland.
You may say they were fighting oppression or have some sympathy with their motives, but they were still terrorists. If they'd stuck to military targets only it might have been arguable that they weren't.
Whether the other side started it, was as bad or worse, or whether the British forces - overt and secret - also colluded in terror is a different question. No-one has the moral high ground.
But I agree that if McGuinness hadn't originally been such a committed IRA man, he would never have had the authority to deliver peace.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
But you also have to remember that the RUC were full of UVF members who the British army had running their dirty deeds (civilian murder). How do I know? Because I know people involved. It's a shocking history to deal with but thankfully no one talks about it.
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If you justify and legitimise one act of terrorism you have to legitimise them all.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
There's no Heaven or Hell.
The dead feel nothing,,.
only the living suffer.
The fact that McGuinness has 'blood on his hands' cannot be ignored. Many people have suffered as a result of the troubles but, somehow, the greater good of the province must come from the continuation of the Peace Process. Re-assuring noises have come from Gerry Adams and Arlene Foster. We can only hope that the Peace Process continues especially with the added complication of Brexit.
Time is a great healer. Let us hope that time is found. Somewhere.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Don't forget people like Norman Tebbit, Terry Dick & Thatcher called Nelson Mandela a terrorist right up until 1987,
are we awaiting our Imperial Masters triggering Empire2 ?
remember this one -
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Even Amnesty International wouldn't take his case because of his association with violence and terrorism. It's all there: http://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL10/001/1965/en/
Some research here: http://thebackbencher.co.uk/3-things-you-didnt-want-to-know-about-nelson-mandela/
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That will be every terrorist, soldier, most political leaders (if you wish to call them leaders) even down to the people involved ion the making and selling/distribution of arms.
I very much doubt the lady who cleans the offices in the factory that makes bullets for the worlds armys shows any remorse for any of the people those bullets kill.
Personally I have no feeling what so ever for anyone involved in such practices.
Who blows up animals?