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Thread #79089   Message #1432539
Posted By: GUEST,The Curator
11-Mar-05 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: IRA offers to shoot suspects
Subject: RE: BS: IRA offers to shoot suspects
Yes it would be great if our two communites could live together, many get on fine in the workplace most of the time. There is a history in this country, which goes back eight hundred years. That history saw murder,rape and pillage. No one can honestly say there is nothing in their countries past that does not stir up some emotion.Understand that the Provisional movement does not go out to kill anyone for their faith. During the 1957 to 62 campaign known as Operation Harvest in the North it was stated that there would be no tolerance of mindless attacks on protestants. In 1972 the Army council issued a statement re affirming this.If any of you want to recall murders of the innocent, then yes there were mistakes made, has the chimp Bush stood up yet and said sorry to the families of the innocent in Iraq ? No unit of the Provisionals ever went out to kill a man for who his god was. Now don't go on about the I.N.L.A. or the C.R.F. These men came from the ranks of the Official I.R.A. The Provisionals do not bully the areas they live in, that's repeating the media image broadcasting Unionist/British Government sentiments.When I read some of the comments on this site attacking the Provisional movement, I see in my mind two types of people, those outside the country who's view in formed from news reports. And the other from people closer to home who maybe, just maybe was a little naughty at some stage of their life and had to be spoken to by someone from the movement.Anyway you are all free to hold an opinion, but calling the movement names and making unrealtic wishes isn't going to get you anywhere.The only thing which will make ground is if the D.U.P./Third Force are prepared to sit with the political representives of Republician areas and understand their position. I respect the traditions of the unionist community and respect their right to freedom of speech.Ease up on the venom lads.