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To: zonder who wrote (66986)	12/9/2002 3:09:07 PM
From: Fred Levine	of 70976

>>Most of the financing of the IRA came from the US. Would that be grounds for the British to invade the US?<< Good (and embarrassing) point. In addition to your point, there were enormous political consequences to any American who criticized the IRA. When I discussed the IRA in the Republic of Ireland, I was amazed at the hostility towards them that was expressed by the Irish. They were confounded by American support for "the crazies" (their term). The Sinn Fein had 2% of the vote. Mayor Koch correctly stated that the IRA had precious little support in R of I, and he lost tremendous political capital in NY. fred

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