# Why didn't Brits raise a stink about IRA funding before endorsing "war on terror"?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 7, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147 "2003-09-07T19:29:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147/21 "2003-09-08T12:29:27Z")

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No, I’m sure they probably weren’t. Who said they were?

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147/22 "2003-09-08T12:37:22Z")

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Sorry, **ruadh** , I completely got the wrong end of the stick.

Ignore me.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147/23 "2003-09-08T13:03:51Z")

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A lot of innocent nationalists in NI were caught up in harassment etc. because of their political views I see so reason why innocent people with nationalist feelings linked to Noraid were also caught up in some shit.\*

\*Not all of them(people linked to Noraid) were innocent, naturally.

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147/24 "2003-09-08T14:13:06Z")

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> I think NurseCarmen may be refering to the paramilitary groups with ‘Ulster-XX’ in their name, such as the UFF, UVF and the likes.

Yes, that is exactly what I meant. Thanks for the info.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-brits-raise-a-stink-about-ira-funding-before-endorsing-war-on-terror/200147/25 "2003-09-08T14:22:35Z")

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ahh sorry if I sounded like I was patronising you \*\*NurseCarmen  
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