Originally posted by Ripsnort
Funny how the Irish Republican Army went from a military org to a terrorist org for the convenience of the British perception though, isn't it? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army
Sorry Rip, your wrong. It became an Commist organiztion. The IRA isn't the old IRA of yeste year. How would I know you ask? I lived in The Republic for 2 years. Most of that time in Dublin. Sin Fin(spelling), which is their polictial arm, would post stuff around with their demans, goals. How ever you consider them. But they had a very real Commuist bent to them. So yea, they were, are a terrorist org. It gets me how gulibal people here in the States are when it comes to Ireland. They still think the present day IRA is the same IRA that fought for Independence till the 20's. Then there was a very bad split after the 26 counties got their Independence and formed The Republic. Then they had a small civial war between them. Side note. I have a picture of me standing by a cross commerating someone outside of Tralee who died during their civil war.
