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CJ Cregg
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| Quote: | # 1974, 21 November: The Birmingham pub bombings, 21 killed and 182 injured by Provisional IRA bombs.
# 1979, 30 March: Airey Neave killed when a car bomb exploded under his car as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster car park. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility for the killing.
# 1980, 30 April: The Iranian Embassy Siege where a six-man terrorist team held the building for six days until the hostages were rescued by a raid by the SAS which was broadcast live on TV.
# 1984, 12 October: Brighton hotel bombing, 5 killed and several injured in an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill Margaret Thatcher.
# 1987, 8 November: The Remembrance Day Bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. 11 killed by a Provisional IRA bomb which went off during Remembrance Sunday commemorations.
# 1988, 21 December: Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie) blown up by a bomb in a suitcase while in flight over Scotland after taking off from Heathrow. 270 were killed.
# 1990, 30 July: Ian Gow MP killed by a car bomb planted by the Provisional IRA.
# 1993, 20 March: Warrington bomb attacks. The first attack, on a gasworks, created a huge fireball but no casualties, but the second attack on Bridge Street killed two children and injured many other people. The attacks were conducted by the Provisional IRA.
# 1996, 15 June: The Manchester bombing when the Provisional IRA detonated a 1500kg bomb which destroyed a shopping centre and injured 206 people.
# 1998, 15 August: The Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland. 29 killed and about 220 injured, by a car bomb attributed to the Real IRA.
#1999, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April: David Copeland set off three nail bombs in London targetting the black, Asian and gay communities respectively, killing 3 and injuring 129. Convicted of murder on 30 June 2000.
# 2000, 1 June: Real IRA suspected of planting a high-explosive device attached to a girder under the south side of Hammersmith Bridge which detonated at 4.30am. |
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Ksim3000
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| Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:10 pm |
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Yes, so as you can see from what CJ Cregg has shown, the IRA had plotted and attacked Britain far more than Al-Qaeda. And remember, too, that Al-Qaeda is over-stretched......it is focusing on many countries. The IRA was just focused on Britain, well, both England and N. Ireland in particular. So, Al-Qaeda hasn't got the same "fear" as what the IRA had. Another thing too is that, and not to be racist or discriminating but you can pick out an Arab quite easily and get suspicious but with the IRA, it was a different matter, especially since the Irish look the same as the English so there was certainly more "uncertainity" in that factor when easily, IRA members could just "blend in" with the British public.
And also, the IRA did recieve alot of foreign weapons shipments, especially I believe from Libya, so they were dealing internationally aswell.
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Defiant
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Location: Oregon City, OR
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I think that they put way too much into filling the newscasts with 9/11 memorial stuff. I think it totally sucks that people died and that terror was successful.
That besides, I believe that you only feed terror by bringing it up again and that the families probably get really depressed hearing about the tragedy every 5 seconds on the news around this time.
It was also weird, because half the stores around town were closed and half werent. Make up your mind America!
((Note: Do not debate about what I said, its not my intention to start any flame war or anything to that effect. I am stating my opinion. Please dont think I am unsympathetic or a terrorist. If you are really itching to flame me, exercise the button on your page that says "Private Messages" and we will duke it out. Thanks. -Defiant))
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Republican_Man
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| Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:32 am |
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Okay then, I'll just say this. You're wrong, Defiant. Simply wrong (as usual  )
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Defiant
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| Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:33 am |
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I love you too RM.
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WeAz
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Joined: 03 Apr 2004
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Location: Where you aren't
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| Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:29 pm |
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Hey, welcome back!
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Theresa
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| IntrepidIsMe wrote: | We prayed,  |
They had white ribbons for people who wanted them at work.
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And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
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