Did IRA Prisoners deserve POW status?

[The Greater Aryan Race]

They may have done bad things, but they meant well (and they were forced to do it by the British authorities).

Lord Louis Mountbatten and his relations would disagree with you.

[Arglorand]

Personally, it might be the fact that I doubt you actually understand and appreciate all those cultures, judging by your negative reaction to the term.

What do you actually know about Lithuania, for example? As a resident of the country I feel fascinated.

Lithuania? Admittedly not much, although I fail to see why I can't be proud of being Lithuanian.

I would go "because you're not?" but that would be a doucheish move.

Instead, because until you move here, you're not.

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

When you have nothing else to say you simply decide to insult people. How improper.

what? i didn't insult him and explained exactly why i found it funny. he's not irish, or lithuanian, or whatever, he's american.

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

Lots of Americans do that, we be proud of our heritage matey.

it's considered a joke by the rest of the world though

[Imperializt Russia]

just the fact that you're american but you've decided to list all these nationalities you're not a part of and then complain about people using the term plastic paddies

Lots of Americans do that, we be proud of our heritage matey.

Explain the response "British American" disappearing from the census in the last thirty years. It's been substituted with just "American", while German, Irish and other ethnicities have remained relatively constant.

[Sebastianbourg]

Lots of Americans do that, we be proud of our heritage matey.

it's considered a joke by the rest of the world though

"So, where are you from?"
"I'm Irish...from Boston!"
Let's stop the threadjack before the mods tell us to do so.

[Infected Mushroom]

They broke the laws of the British Empire.

They should be punished and sentenced as criminals.

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

They broke the laws of the British Empire.

They should be punished and sentenced as criminals.

the british empire was long gone by the time the PIRA were kicking off lad

edit: and while we're at it jewish partisans broke the laws of the Nazi reich, do you support them being punished and sentenced as criminals?

[Bezkoshtovnya]

You mean a hiatus to hostilities and no real ability for people to coexist without the need to bash each other's skulls in? Yeah, I'm sure that's worth the deaths of over 7,000 innocent people.

The north of Ireland wasn't liberated. Which makes me sad as I'm half Irish. However eventually it will be, I'm very exited for that day.

How does one liberated that which does not want to be liberated? Furthermore, how? Think the Irish army is going to invade?

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

How does one liberated that which does not want to be liberated? Furthermore, how? Think the Irish army is going to invade?

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

[Imperializt Russia]

How does one liberated that which does not want to be liberated? Furthermore, how? Think the Irish army is going to invade?

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

And dismissed it on grounds of being infeasible.
Partly since where British forces intervened, violence against Catholics did diminish. Partly because the Irish Defence Forces are quite small.

[Aquesta]

How does one liberated that which does not want to be liberated? Furthermore, how? Think the Irish army is going to invade?

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

If i remember correctly the plan was ludicrous. The army would have had to commandeer civilian buses to get the soldiers to the north. Needless to say that plan was quickly dismissed.

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

And dismissed it on grounds of being infeasible.
Partly since where British forces intervened, violence against Catholics did diminish. Partly because the Irish Defence Forces are quite small.

yeah I don't think it was ever really seriously discussed, it wouldn't really have achieved anything beyond a lot more death than already happened

[Imperializt Russia]

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

If i remember correctly the plan was ludicrous. The army would have had to commandeer civilian buses to get the soldiers to the north. Needless to say that plan was quickly dismissed.

Wasn't QE2 capable of being stripped down for use as a troop transport?

[Bezkoshtovnya]

How does one liberated that which does not want to be liberated? Furthermore, how? Think the Irish army is going to invade?

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

Operation....something I forget the name. Good thing they didn't go through with it, considering the would not stand a snowball's chance.

[Aquesta]

If i remember correctly the plan was ludicrous. The army would have had to commandeer civilian buses to get the soldiers to the north. Needless to say that plan was quickly dismissed.

Wasn't QE2 capable of being stripped down for use as a troop transport?

By QE2 do you mean the ship Queen Elizabeth 2? If you are talking about the ship QE2 yes it was used as a troop transport.

[Auroya]

"Oh look, a bus!"

Yeah, nobody would seriously have gone ahead with that.

[Imperializt Russia]

Wasn't QE2 capable of being stripped down for use as a troop transport?

By QE2 do you mean the ship Queen Elizabeth 2? If you are talking about the ship QE2 yes it was used as a troop transport.

I may have meant the QM2, since I seem to recall there was some press hubbub about how it had been built with capacity to transform into a troop transport. Easily possible to have just been a misty-eyed press rumour mill.
I was referring partly to QE2's role in the Falklands Conflict, yes.

[Unionistan]

plastic paddy

I fucking hate that term...

But why?

[Free Wexford]

While the IRA did some pretty shady shite. The British did some equally horrid things. If British soldiers can shoot civilians and get a free pass than IRA members should have at least been given POW status.

[Vassenor]

I fucking hate that term...

But why?

For a kickoff Paddy is a slur in and of itself.

[Free Wexford]

they actually briefly considered it in 1969

Operation....something I forget the name. Good thing they didn't go through with it, considering the would not stand a snowball's chance.

Operation Armageddon

[Unionistan]

But why?

For a kickoff Paddy is a slur in and of itself.

Nah it's context driven.

As are most things ya know

[Arguethon]

No they were terrorists

[Smithdown and Wavertree]

Operation Armageddon

what a fitting name