The American Government want a war on terrorism when it funded the IRA for years.
What is this? do as I say, not as I do?
2006-11-22 22:53:41 · 7 answers · asked by Spoonraker 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
That is pretty much it...the Irish Americans were very happy to fund the IRA as it had no material disadvantage and sufficient distance for them to make it into a simple political argument. If there had been any IRA atrocity on the US mainland alsmot certianly they would have been obliged to rethink. But..America as a corporate / govt / madd media body is still very insular and is still very good at looking at things in incredible simplistic terms not least being able to reduce nations and religions to the lowest common denominator. Funny that Britain is following this route "illegal" will now sit before the word immigrant or refugee but that's another story.
As for the person saying check your facts - blimey don't think you seem to udnertand that it is a fact - the organisation funnelling funds to the IRA or Sinn Fein if you prefer which is the political wing of the IRA was Noraid primarily situated on the East coast centreed but not exclusively around NY and Boston - google them and be surprised at the funding level!
2006-11-23 00:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by Gilly S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please check your facts. The US Government to my knowledge has never funded the IRA when it was declared a terrorist organization. Private sources in the US have funded but not the government. Another question how can there be a "war" on a nonentity? This is a new coinage...eg. war on poverty/war on terrorism...this statement is illogical.
War cannot be declared on a nonentity. Define terrorism first...I'm sure Bush hasn't done it yet or he would be using this word correctly.
2006-11-27 03:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by mayayucatan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Irish-American community is an important voting bloc in the USA (Boston, New York and Chicago in particular) and no politician wants to upset them and the hundreds of thousands of dollars they contribute to election campaigns. However Muslims, who represent only a tiny fraction of the US population, have no electoral power, and can therefore be ignored. (The US has only now, after 220+ years in existence elected its first Muslim to Congress, Keith Ellison from Minnesota).
2006-11-23 09:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by Timothy M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you could reference where your information comes from! concerning support for the IRA. Seems the USA is not the only country involved in this war on terrorism you should check your facts.
2006-11-23 06:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by flashrtp 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it all depends which side you are on, doesn't it
2006-11-23 21:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its suits them, they only do it when it benifits them
2006-11-23 06:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by nutter36d 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are simply mad.
2006-11-23 06:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋