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N. Ireland Violence Intensifies
A police officer has been shot dead in a republican stronghold in Northern Ireland—the third such killing in 48 hours. The violence is testing the province’s fragile peace, and loyalist paramilitaries may retaliate. “We are tonight staring into the abyss,” said a member of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labor Party. “I would appeal to people to pull back.” On Monday night, the officer and a colleague were responding to a call about “suspicious activity” in County Armagh when their patrol cars were attacked they were fired on; the second officer was injured. Two days earlier, a pair of unarmed soldiers were shot dead as they picked up pizzas in County Antrim. “Loyalist paramilitaries have so far resisted reaction, despite numerous attacks against police officers over the past 18 months,” The Times of London reports. “But while the death of soldiers is regarded as an attack on the British state, the murder of a local police officer may be interpreted as an attack on the local unionist community.”
emcfry
Just in time for some Irish republican knuckleheads to come looking for St. Patty's dough from Irish Americans who should know better.
Martyz42
This might sound stupid but in every story about this in the past week one thing has been left out... WHY IS THIS HAPPENING NOW AFTER ALL THIS TIME ???? How about a real story including the why thingy....
Johnny-Boy
Unbelievable huh?
The Irish who believe in 1 ireland will never completely roll over and allow the british empire to remain in control of a 26 county area of their country, Ireland.
A man living in ireland once told me that although americans tend to see this situation as a black and white Irish versus british, this is not the situation.
He told me that in almost every poll taken in N.ireland is basically split down the middle regarding expelling the british completely, he said it's always something like 52% for and 48% against, thus leaving britian in bind, I mean can they just abandon the loyalist irish and go away.
The loyalists, also born in ireland, view themselves as british, the republicans, also born in ireland, see themselves as irish.
Personally, I believe that the british should have left ireland to the irish. It would be as if we were to begin transporting americans to live in guantanamo bay. It's american territory, but still not america.
It's a difficult situation with many different aspects. but still I believe that the british should have left ALL of ireland to the irish a long time ago, I mean like centuries ago.
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