I only ask because Rick N thinks they weren't!
2007-01-27 04:34:54 · 11 answers · asked by Sir Sidney Snot 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Of course they were. They enforced their political agenda by planting bombs, killing people and owning up to it. Whether you agree with their views or not, they were undisputably a terrorist organisation.
P.S. They still officialy exist, don't they? But I don't think they've been involved in terrorist activity for many years.
2007-01-27 04:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by chapwithwings 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on your point of view. form mine they aren't but only part of an 800 year struggle again the English. Were the english terrorists when in 1570 they murdered every person they met in Munster in their attempt to completly destroy the Irish? What about when they sent their army into Co Clare in 1847 to take food to England during the so called "famine" My ancestors were eating grass after being thrown out of their homes because the English throught they could make more money with a few less Irish in the way.
Like so many ?s they get a lot more complicated when the thing is looked at from more than a chosen point of view.
2007-01-27 10:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by crackleboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you in user-friendly words would want to ask that query of the 'loved' Jimmy Carter why adverse to the propose of each and every of the organizations responsible for the protection of the USA he become prepared to help the IRA. And when you're at it you in user-friendly words would want to run that similar question by technique of bill 'wiggle my willy' Clinton and our present day Secretary of State Hillary 'The Lefty' Clinton. merely make an attempt to do the learn, do not blame u.s. for what persons able to abuse their position of authority did! that's the basic way, do the learn!
2016-12-03 02:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with the term terrorist is it only gets used to refer to a group you don't like who uses violence, and it generally isn't applied to states but to disenfranchised or marginalized groups. The British were regularly involved in murdering people and interning people without trial. The Northern Irish police were heavily infiltrated by Protestant paramilitaries and participated with them and the British government in 'terrorist' activities. In short if you invade my country with a sophisticated army and level whole cities you are not a terrorist but if I fight back with the limited means I have, bombings and guerilla tactics you will call me a terrorist. If a country that you don't like invades me with a sophisticated army and levels whole cities and I fight back with the limited means I have you will call me a freedom fighter.
2007-01-27 10:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by buzzbomb 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As is often the case, it depends on your perspective; terrorists or freedom fighters?
In either case the problems in northern Ireland are another example of commercial religion at work.
2007-01-27 05:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes the IRA is a terriorist organization.
2007-01-27 04:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lizzie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, they use terrorism in an attempt to unify Ireland.
2007-01-27 04:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by Steve Z 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were terrorists.
2007-01-27 04:38:37 · answer #8 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They accused American Revolutionaires of it, also.
2007-01-27 04:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No question about it! They, themselves, would admit to that, I believe.
2007-01-27 04:42:14 · answer #10 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋