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jshell
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9/11 bringing peace in Ireland....
Jun 17, 2009, 12:25
Merrick wrote:
jshell wrote:
Ironically, the people who brought us peace in Ireland were the 9/11 terrorists


Not sure how you work that out. The Good Friday Agreement was signed more than three years befroe 9/11.


The real peace only came about after 9/11. When 'W' & 'Dick' decided to start the War on Terror, they had a problem: The US had been financing terrorism in the UK for years through the Noraid organisation and preventing extradition of IRA suspects to the UK. So, Bushs' speech: "If you feed, clothe, finance or harbour a terrorist - you ARE are a terrorist!" was an exercise in abject hypocracy. Before the WoT started, McGuiness and Adams were hauled in, told their budget was being cut as the US now had to be seen not to sponsor any terrorist activites, and so the money and protection (particularly from extradition) was cut off. The Republicans had no option but drop the violent struggle and pursue other means.

Now, that's perhaps a simplistic view, but fairly accurate nontheless.
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