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The IRA almost killed the UK Prime Minister. It was hardly a trivial matter.
by rmc 13y ago
The IRA almost killed the UK Prime Minister. It was hardly a trivial matter.
- pbhjpbhj 13y ago... and bombed Manchester (1996); Birmingham; Docklands, London (1996); Omagh (1998) at least.
- gsnedders 13y agoOmagh is NI; but the important point here was the militarized police force was (for better or for worse, given the number of mainland attacks) confined to NI. Much of the special powers granted only applied to NI. I'm not saying it wasn't a problem on the mainland — by any measure, it was — but one must realize the extra powers granted were limited.