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To: Ish who wrote (92191)	12/31/2004 1:19:46 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It's ludicrous that an IRA guy would want to kill Americans. Americans have funded every rebellion over there since the mid 19th century. There is no motive, plus they'd be cutting their own throats. Was this in 1966 or a little earlier? I ask because the Stormont government was all atwitter over the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. They announced a full scale military alert and were constantly giving dire warnings. Of course, nothing came to pass... 66 was also the year the UVF declared war on the IRA, so the guy could have been a plant...

To: Ish who wrote (92191)	1/1/2005 1:11:39 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

PPG seems to stand for role playing games these days. I am guessing it meant something else in the late sixties, but what exactly? It is hard for me to believe that anyone who knew about all the human rights abuses that the British army and government inflicted on the IRA prisoners would support the British government. Britain's role in oppressing the Irish is horrendous and longstanding. There have been some good movies made about it, in fact. If you are actually interested in learning a more balanced view of this conflict, a few movies come to mind: Some Mother's Son: movie-reviews.colossus.net In the Name of the Father movie-reviews.colossus.net Michael Collins michaelcollins.warnerbros.com The Michael Collins movie is perhaps the weakest of the three as a movie, but provides a lot of historical background for the Troubles. It also has Julia Roberts in it, although somehow she doesn't add much. Probably not really good casting. I really like Jim Sheridan movies, even when they are flawed, and so I enjoyed In the Name of the Father, which is one of his better ones. The conflict in Northern Ireland has been funded almost exclusively by donations from Americans of Irish descent. One of Robert Kennedy's daughters is married to a freed IRA prisoner who was represented in In the Name of the Father. The IRA love Americans and frequently come here on speaking tours. I think somehow you misinterpreted the incident you witnessed, or the British troops misrepresented it. They only hate the British, and if you really understood the history of the conflict you would probably understand why.