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PIRA

I, like many, was surprised by what I read in this post by New Sisyphus. It seems that the Irish Republican Army has not, as I had thought, dropped off the radar. Not at all...

The story begins, as most stories involving the IRA do, with a murder. A young Catholic man from Belfast named Robert McCartney was killed by IRA men in a Belfast pub on January 30. As is usual, the IRA sent out the word that no one was to speak to the police about the murder and witnesses should shut up if they know what’s good for them. The pub where McCartney was killed was locked tight and cleaned of evidence while the 70-odd patrons were given that time-honored IRA warning: do what we say or we’ll kill you and your family.

The IRA commander on the scene told the people “You saw nothing. This is IRA business.”

Except this time, no one listened. The McCartney family, of impeccable Republican credentials, courageously and valiantly stood up to the extreme social and political pressure and demanded in public that all people with knowledge of the crime step forward. What happened next was nothing less than the NI equivalent of what you’re now seeing in Martyr’s Square in Beirut; a long-suppressed people stepped forward to demand justice, sick and tired of living under a tyrannical and cruel yoke.

Under pressure from those it condescendingly calls “its people,” the IRA announced that it had kicked out three of its “volunteers” and urged them to seek legal representation. History in NI being what it is, no doubt the leaders of IRA/Sinn Fein thought that was enough and the story would end there.

But it didn’t.

Be sure to read it all. The vast majority of support for the PIRA comes from America. How can we continue to allow support for terrorists to come from bars in Boston? Terrorism in Northern Ireland is no different than in New York or the Middle East.

From the comments-

Sure, they have told the killers to seek legal representation and said the case should be dealt with through the courts, but they have said nothing about any intent not to punish witnesses who give evidence. Consequently there are no witnesses willing to testify, and given the (normal) climate of intimidation the legal process is worthless.

Something meaningful may come of this case, but it hasn't happened yet and it will all likely come to nothing.

The many Irish who continue to vote for Sinn Fein, which is the IRA, have more than a little in common with the Palestinians - they never miss an opportunity to pass up an opportunity.

How sickening and sad.