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Old January 26th 12, 09:37 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
Simon Lunn
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IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221



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Old January 27th 12, 08:20 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
R. Mark Clayton
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

"Simon Lunn" wrote in message
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IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221





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Old January 27th 12, 08:39 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
Bevan Price
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

On 27/01/2012 19:20, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

"Simon wrote in message
...
IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221




Well, they were certainly bad, but some historic figures (kings,
Cromwell, etc. ) probably killed (or instigated the killing) of far more
people than the IRA.

Bevan


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Old January 27th 12, 09:00 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

On 27/01/2012 19:39, Bevan Price wrote:
On 27/01/2012 19:20, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

"Simon wrote in message
...
IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221




Well, they were certainly bad, but some historic figures (kings,
Cromwell, etc. ) probably killed (or instigated the killing) of far more
people than the IRA.

Bevan



But they weren't funded by the USA, champions of "The War On Terror".

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Old January 27th 12, 09:01 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
Charles Ellson
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:22 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton"
wrote:

"Simon Lunn" wrote in message
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IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221

It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

That depends how far back you want to go in history and whether or not
you wish to deal with absolute or proportionate figures. Jews,
Catholics, Protestants, Welsh, Irish and Scots might nominate others
as the worst bunch of murderers. There is also the problem of who you
are actually describing as "the IRA".
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Old January 27th 12, 09:34 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
Charles Ellson
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:32 +0000, ®i©ardo wrote:

On 27/01/2012 19:39, Bevan Price wrote:
On 27/01/2012 19:20, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

"Simon wrote in message
...
IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221




Well, they were certainly bad, but some historic figures (kings,
Cromwell, etc. ) probably killed (or instigated the killing) of far more
people than the IRA.


But they weren't funded by the USA, champions of "The War On Terror".

ITYF the British Isles are a rather older entity than the rebel
colonies.
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Old January 28th 12, 03:01 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.railway,uk.rec.cycling
R. Mark Clayton
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Default IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report


"Charles Ellson" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:22 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton"
wrote:

"Simon Lunn" wrote in message
...
IRA wrongly blamed for North Irish bombing - report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... VG20110221

It's a bit like saying the SS did not murder thousands of Polish
intelligentsia at Katyn. Well they didn't, but they were still the worst
bunch of murderers in the history of the world.

Now the IRA are just the worst bunch of murderers in the history of the
British Isles.

That depends how far back you want to go in history and whether or not
you wish to deal with absolute or proportionate figures. Jews,
Catholics, Protestants, Welsh, Irish and Scots might nominate others
as the worst bunch of murderers.


In the British Isles this is the IRA, althgough Cromwell came close at
Drogheda.

It was also deliberate murder, not men at arms killed fighting during a
battle, civilian casualties of military operations such as the 1940's blitz
or consequential deaths (e.g. after the harrying of the north).

There is also the problem of who you are actually describing as "the IRA".


Anyone who describes themselves as IRA or their precursors, but in this
context essentially the provisional IRA from ~1972 onwards.


 




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