Isn't wonderful that there are so many people out there that feel they are in a position to speak with knowledge about the social aspects of my country, and its rule of law. The Provisional Irish Republican Army was born in 1969 out of the lack of protection and law for the nationalist community. I know I can remember when my fathers shop was burnt out by a protestant mob (including off duty members of the Royal Ulster Special Constabulary) and we were told by the police, well you are catholics living in a protestant area ! I saw them stand and laugh with the ones who did the deed a half an hour later. Basil Brook the then Prime minister of the North of Ireland (who also formed the U.S.C.) said in our house of government that we had a protestant police force for a protestant people. So now you have the reason why we depended on the movement to give our areas protection. This protection extended to dealing with anti social elements within our areas. Which I fully agree with. We have the lowest crime rate in Europe, due to the zero tolerance of mindless crime on working class communites. As to the asshole who said that the Provisional movement was involved in the Robbery at the Belfast headquarters of the Northern Bank, would he care to publish his proof to us all? I for one would like to see it. Or is he taking the word of Blair ? would he tell us a lie ? or Ahern, after all when it comes to large amounts of money, the party he belongs to has some track record.The Provisional Irish Republician Army has and will continue to have the support of the nationalist people in the North of Ireland, and that includes dealing with crime. They also have the right to deal with it's own members as it
sees fit. The British controlled media was been stirring up this current situation and I feel sorry for those know will at some stage see and feel they have been used for this purpose. So really the point I wish to make is don't talk about a country or it's people if you don't know what your talking about.