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To: DMaA who wrote (488849)	5/28/2012 10:59:57 AM
From: Tom Clarke	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 794159

No, they are dedicated to the reunification of Ireland. sinnfein.ie The IRA we know today split from the old IRA over their Marxism. >>The 1960s: Marxist tendency and the 1969 split In the 1960s the IRA once more came under the influence of left-wing thinkers, especially those such as C. Desmond Greaves and Roy Johnston active in the Connolly Association. This move to a class-based political outlook and the consequent rejection of any stance that could be seen as sectarian – including the use of IRA arms to defend one side, the beleaguered Catholic communities of Belfast in the Northern Ireland riots of August 1969 – was to be one of the factors in the 1969 split that led to the Provisional IRA wing of the republican movement, with the latter subscribing to a traditional republican analysis of the situation while the Officials subscribed to the Marxist view that internal strife among the working classes served only the interest of capital.[7] The Provisional IRA embarked on a thirty year armed campaign against the British presence in Northern Ireland that claimed 1707 lives.[8] In 1997 it announced a ceasefire which effectively marked the end of its campaign. In 2005 it formally announced the end of its campaign and destroyed much of its weaponry under international supervision. The movement's political wing, Provisional Sinn Féin, is a growing electoral force in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. The Official IRA mounted their own armed campaign in the Troubles up to 1972, when they called a ceasefire.[citation needed] However, their members on the ground engaged in some armed activities until 1979[9] when a decision was made to re-orient the group towards what was termed "Special Activities".[citation needed] Feuds between the two IRAs in the 1970s claimed up to 20 lives on either side. en.wikipedia.org They do tend pro-Pal, however. Something they need to be educated about...

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