Text of IRA Statement published by various Media outlets recently.

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Text of IRA Statement published by various Media outlets recently.

On Friday March 14 2014 at 10.30pm an Active Service Unit of the Irish Republican Army embarked on an operation against British state forces, namely a PSNI patrol. This attack involved the I.R.A striking a PSNI Land Rover as it passed the City Cemetery on Belfast's Falls Road.
The I.R.A had a second ASU with automatic weapons close by with the intention of engaging personnel who exited vehicles. The device used in the offensive action was an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP), detonated via command wire.
These devices form a major part of the I.R.A's already substantial weapons inventory. Our development of this type of device is further evidence of the increasing expertise and ingenuity of our Engineering Department. The precision of the device is evidenced by the fact that it struck its intended target.
The PSNI are the vangaurd of British occupation in Ireland. They are heavily armed protectors of the state enforcing British law in Ireland. They engage in the harassment of Irish Citizens on a daily basis, arrest republicans, and facilitate the work of MI5 with the full knowledge and backing of the British Government. For These reasons the PSNI are legitimate targets for the I.R.A.
The I.R.A has demonstrated its ability to excecute PSNI personnel in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
I.R.A

[tachosomoza]

I thought this stuff was over in the 90s.

[boiler]

I thought this stuff was over in the 90s.

No its not over at all. Although small but still going.

[Comrade Jacob]

No its not over at all. Although small but still going.

May the IRA, CIRA & RIRA live on! Get my soldiers out!

[Comrade Jacob]

I thought this stuff was over in the 90s.

There are a good 500 left among the multiple groups.

[Dr Doom]

There are a good 500 left among the multiple groups.

and where did you pull this number from.

[Comrade Jacob]

and where did you pull this number from.

The CIRA has about 200 members.
The Real IRA has about 200-300 members.
And Óglaigh na hÉireann has about 50 members.
Yeah, I got them from Wikipedia but they have sources on them for you to look up yourself.

[Sam_b]

May the IRA, CIRA & RIRA live on! Get my soldiers out!

and why do you believe the RIRA, which includes RAAD; and ONH that carry out vigilante right-wing populism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/irish-republicans-burn-t150063/index.html?t=150063) should "live on"?

[Comrade Jacob]

and why do you believe the RIRA, which includes RAAD; and ONH that carry out vigilante right-wing populism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/irish-republicans-burn-t150063/index.html?t=150063) should "live on"?

Thanks for that information. I didn't know about this shit. I retract.

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and why do you believe the RIRA, which includes RAAD; and ONH that carry out vigilante right-wing populism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/irish-republicans-burn-t150063/index.html?t=150063) should "live on"?

There is no Real IRA or RAAD anymore, they have joined forces a long with other groups to create a new group that calls themselves the IRA. This is the same group that issued the statement above.They don't do as much vigilante stuff anymore but still do a bit and they are pretty right wing.
ONH are the most left wing of the armed groups.

I personally think the vigilante stuff is a waste of time and defeats these groups purpose. But the story is the reason why they carry out a lot of vigilante type attacks is because people in the communities ask them to, its as simple as that. The local people ask them to help so they do.

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I don't think because they carry out vigilante attacks means they are wrong altogether. At the end of the day these groups carry out attacks like the one mentioned in the statement above for national liberation, to rid Ireland of imperialism. Not all are right wing there is also a left wing that want socialism.

[Dr Doom]

At the end of the day these groups carry out attacks like the one mentioned in the statement above for national liberation, to rid Ireland of imperialism.

if damaging police vehicles is the best they can do, i think the 'Brits' are safe. would you like to explain how the British presence in northern ireland is imperlialist lol.

[aty]

Did someone said that the current IRA is right wing? They are more left wing today than the IRA in the 80s or 90s...especially the ONH lads.

Targeting criminal scum is something you have to do in the absence of a legitimate police force.

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if damaging police vehicles is the best they can do, i think the 'Brits' are safe. would you like to explain how the British presence in northern ireland is imperlialist lol.

Whether you agree with their tactics or not the objective is national liberation. When I say imperialism I'm not only talking about the British occupation I'm talking about all imperialist interests in all of Ireland north and south. An example of British imperialism in Ireland would be the fracking in Fermanagh. All money raised which will be in the billions of pounds from fracking will be going into British companies and what gas taken from the ground will be taken out of Ireland also.

[Jolly Red Giant]

Targeting criminal scum is something you have to do in the absence of a legitimate police force.
Of course people like Jean McConville and Robert McCartney had to be taken care of and lets not forget the 29 scumbags that were dealt with courtsey of the Omagh bomb.

:rolleyes:


Whether you agree with their tactics or not the objective is national liberation.
And here is the problem - the reality is that it is about tactics - how can British Imperialism be defeated?

The strategy of republican paramilitaries does not work, has never worked and never will work. It inevitably leads to compromise with imperialism - the split - the feud - and then a return by some elements to the same failed tactics of the past.

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And here is the problem - the reality is that it is about tactics - how can British Imperialism be defeated?

The strategy of republican paramilitaries does not work, has never worked and never will work. It inevitably leads to compromise with imperialism - the split - the feud - and then a return by some elements to the same failed tactics of the past.

I agree with most of what you have to say here.

I think the only way to defeat imperialism is by a mass workers uprising. I think armed struggle will play a part in it because I think once the people rise imperialism will react. The Brits will send in death squads and troops to stop it. There will need to be some type of armed militia or group to defend the rising.