Aw, now that is really nice. Thank you, sincerely.
And I feel rather guilty... I was actually being rather sly in my post. The IRA used to raise a lot of money via Noraid and similar bodies, bought firearms in the US (Florida, most recently - they got caught) and US senators have in the past blocked the extradition of wanted/convicted IRA murderers...
but luckily - and with no little assistance from the US over the last few years, notably Clinton and Mitchell - things are getting slowly better. They're not normal, by a long way, but more peaceful; the extremists are being properly marginalised rather than representing any more popular feeling. And terrorist actions are both less frequent and less acceptable to both sides.
Some regular IRA members were recently arrested in Colombia, where they were apparently/allegedly cross-training with FARC (drug-running terrorists... lovely). That didn't exactly impress the US, we gather. And an 'unofficial' website supporting/funding the IRA, hosted in the US, was recently required to shut down... no loss there... I think the 'Real IRA' (the latest incarnation of active bombers and murderers) were actually on the FBI's list, too.
Your stance is welcome, very welcome. |
