or should it be IRT
Irish Republican Terrorists
2007-07-22 23:55:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The US (as in the government) didn't fund the IRA.
A misguided minority of mainly Irish-Americans gave donations to the IRA. Ironically, many of them lived in New York which later discovered that terrorism is not so much fun when it hits near to home.
2007-07-22 23:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Indirectly.
In the USA, it is now illegal to raise funds for terrorist activity. That means that funds are not able to be raised for the humanitarian wing of Hammas, because Hammas have been involved in terrorism (and refuse to renounce violence).
Despite being asked to on numerous occasions, the USA did nothing to stop fund raising on behalf of the IRA in the USA. That meant that money raised in the USA was used to kill UK civilians. And the US government did nothing to stop this.
I live in a garrison town that has been attacked by the IRA. I work in health care, and am aware that after an IRA bomb, the emergency services who attended these attacks had to do so with the radio's off, as there would often be other bombs there, tuned to the emergency service radio frequencies, set to go off once the emergenct services had arrived to help the wounded.
So forgive me if I am a bit bitter.
2007-07-26 17:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by The Patriot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge the US GOVERNMENT did not fund the IRA. Now there were individuals who were US citizens who supported them some probably directly and others through shadow organizations.
To equate the US supporting the IRA would be like saying the US supports Hamas and Hezbollah. The US Government does not support Hamas and Hezbollah although I'm sure even as I type this there are some people in the US who are sending money their way.
2007-07-23 00:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it incredibly is greater to do with American help for Zionist terrorism and actually the monarchy in Saudi Arabia. The IRA murdered 1000's. the strict Gang murdered tens of hundreds. The "war on terror" has killed 1000's of hundreds.
2016-09-30 12:17:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No --the US Government supported terrorism in many parts of the world ,Asia, Central South America etc But it was the Limeys who supported, controlled and directed Terrorists in Ireland i.e. the Loyalist death squads-- whom they then treated as criminals under the law.
probably the most hypocritical support in history- but a good dry run for the War on Terror.
2007-07-23 00:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by celvin 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The government never funded any freedom fighters in Ireland . They did however fund Saddam and Bin Laden .
American citizens helped those people engaged in a religious struggle against tyranny from an oppressive government struggle long enough to gain the freedom of all the people .
http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/14674/British_troops_leave_N_Ireland_borderland
If the stinking English do not remove all troops soon as agreed the battle will be back on quicker then you can say May those who love us love us.
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.
We have a chance for peace now lets hope it works out .
2007-07-23 00:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No , The USA supports terrorism via the IRS
Internal Revenue Service. The modern day Gestapo!
2007-07-23 00:06:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They support terrorism and dictators all over the world.
Decency and morality is a foreign concept to most Americans.
2007-07-23 00:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well you only have to ask the Kennedys one their sisters was one of their biggest supporters she became the American ambassador to Ireland.
2007-07-23 00:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by molly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it was wrong.
We learned our lesson.
That was no way to treat an ally.
2007-07-23 00:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋