The IRA is not and never will be a "terrorist" organziation comporable to Hamas or Al Qaeda! Would the IRA ever try to take down the Twin Towers or destroy the Pentagon!?!?! I think NOT!!!! The IRA is not interested in slowly destroying the Western World, but rather its one and only goal is to recclaim the lands taken from it some 800 years ago. Sure, innocent people have died due to the acts of the IRA and many Englishmen and Irishmen alike have been murdered; however, after being raped, pillaged, degraded, and spat upon by Great Britain for centuries I think that by now the IRA is justified in almost any acts neccessary to secure freedom. So, in conclusion, I say long live the IRA now and forever!! And if you don't like that you can kiss my Irish Catholic ass!