No they just indiscriminately bombed men,women and children. Killed soldiers, policemen and politicians and crippled men by smashing their kneecaps. They were bankrolled by Americans, traded guns and drugs with Libyans and trained with the Palestinian Liberation Army.
The primary and indiscriminate killers of civilians were the UVF, LVF, UDA, The Red Hand Defenders, the Shankill Butchers, and the Paras , often assisted by weapons and intelligence provided in collusion by government security forces. I personally witnessed govt security forces shooting heavy machine guns indesriminately in my neighborhood, killing civilians. There were collusion incidents perpretated on civilians by Government security forces then attributed by the BBC propoganda rag to Republicans. Knee capping and six packing were punishments to drug dealers, rapists and criminals that preyed in Republican areas, because Government policing would not tread there. The Loyalist Paras attacked civilians more frequently than did Republican Paras. As for vicious killing, the RedHand and the Shankill Butchers were closer to the profile of ISIS, than were the various IRA factions that almost always warned of their attacks.
The primary and indiscriminate killers of civilians were the UVF, LVF, UDA, The Red Hand Defenders, the Shankill Butchers, and the Brit Paras , often assisted by weapons and intelligence provided in collusion by government security forces. I personally witnessed govt security forces shooting heavy machine guns indesriminately in my neighborhood, killing civilians. There were collusion incidents perpretated on civilians by Government security forces then attributed by the BBC propoganda rag to Republicans. Knee capping and six packing were punishments to drug dealers, rapists and criminals that preyed in Republican areas, because Government policing would not tread there. Then, how many children have security forces killed, many by hardened rubber bullets the size of police batons? BTW, Loyalists continue to perpretate violence on Republican areas, even a number of years ago attacking The Holy Cross Girls Primary school and every year, July 12, insist on Marching through Republican areas, knowing they will incite violence.... it would be like the KKK insisting on marching through Harlem every year. Sure now, the BBC has done a model job of fair reporting on the NoI.
Blimey you must've dug deep into your liberal bag of goody-2-shoes ripostes to find that one. Incidentally, it may not 'be a very long way to go' before 'Muslims' (I prefer to call them Islamists??) catch up with the IRA death tally. Maybe when they do, you won't be quite so defensive of them?
Slaughters? what? Mate, this is COD we're talking about here. Everyone has their particular style of terrorism - You are correct, the IRA didn't cut the heads of children...instead, they used to prefer either shooting them or blowing them up.
I'm defending no one, just countering the dumbass statement that the IRA were pu55y cats. If I'm a goody-2-shoes for shaming the IRA then you are the same for calling out Islamic terrorists. Anyone who murders innocent people for a political cause is a scumbag. The IRA were no less dangerous than Islamists are now, in fact they were far better armed and never had to resort to driving vehicles into crowds like these so called ''IS'' clowns.
Soon enough it might not be such a united kingdom, as there is once again talk of those skirt wearing Scots of abandoning England. Even if that should fail to pass, we are talking about a country whose greatest honor is still getting on their knees for royalty. They have exactly what they deserve, just so long as they keep it on that side of the pond...
I communicate frequently with people in high political position in the RoI and NI. They were correct in their judgement that the vote for Brexit would happen, despite the polls, that the Scots National vote would fail prior to that. They are expecting a new Scot independence vote and a UI vote, both as soon as this year. The EU has indicated it would accept both. My sources say, both, unless there are major changes, are likely to happen. There are rumblings in Wales, but that's all I think it is. Time for an end to colonialism.
Alright I agree with you that the 'IRA were far better armed', but let me ask you something: would you rather be slowly decapitated with a blunt machete, or tossed into a container of boiling water, or buried alive/buried up to your neck thence for the local wildlife to finish you off, or would you rather be shot dead? Me? I'd settle for the bullet. How about you?
I can tell you this, many times, I thought it was all over, and then, a reprieve, I don't think in your terms. Hence why I prefer to be armed
Poor frightened little weak englishman - You should've been alive in the 70's mate, it was even more dangerous then than it is now. I wonder if you'd been as easily frightened of the Irish as you are those pesky Muslims?
I think back on the many times I used Arms to defend myself, other Countries, and when people speak against guns, it makes me wonder.
Muslims caused how many deaths on 9/11/01 and those that have died after of related illness, Palastinians have killed how many ? If you add up the sheer numbers of people Muslims have killed, it far surpasses those killed in actions by Irish Militant groups.
A couple of misconceptions here. First criminals get their guns here just like they do in the U.K. Second is that historically the U.K. Never had the gun culture of the US coming from serfs and not born of freedom. Comparison of gun laws is irrelevant.
But how long will it take them? So far, they've not achieved in 16 years what the IRA managed in 10 years. Now, maybe this is just me but i'd expect more from a "global terror network"?
Canadians do not have massive numbers of minorities living la vida loca as does America. Homicides are generally related to Ghettos.
