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So the UK attacked Ireland. Nice one.
by iresa 12y ago
So the UK attacked Ireland.
Nice one.
- jh888 12y agoIt's nothing new: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/31/northernireland.richardnortontaylor http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/31/northernireland.ri... (2000) I'm sure all they learned about politicians/activitists and their family helped in the "negotiations" on Northern Ireland and other matters.
- AlyssaRowan 12y agoIt's no surprise at all the UK has intelligence targets in Ireland: go read up on The Troubles. (I walked right past a live IRA bomb as a child. Spent half an hour longer shopping, and maybe I wouldn't be typing this.) Of course, that situation just isn't today what it used to be. As for the US, a lot of corps have operations and/or headquarters in Ireland for tax reasons. For example you might recall a story about Microsoft, the FBI, and email.
- anigbrowl 12y agoGiven the centuries-long political problems between the two nations, what else would you expect? Ireland has an intelligence agency too which I'm sure does its share of covert information-gathering (at least I hope so, or it wouldn't be much good): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Intelligence_%28Ireland%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Intelligence_%28...
- rmc 12y agoThe IRA (et al.) do attack the Irish State, since they don't recognise it (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jerry_McCabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jerry_McCabe ). However the UK police force & intelligence agency is much more advanced by the Irish one.