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Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

It’s slow business for global terrorists these days with all the targets banged up under Covid house arrest. But there’s one place in the United Kingdom where it has been pretty much business as usual for violent extremism. Northern Ireland’s police service has just released its security assessment for 2020. This contains some startling information… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1

Sectarian violence in Northern Ireland flared for three decades during "the Troubles," pictured here. Even today, uneasy feelings simmer among those who live there.

There is a great deal of half truth lies and pure propaganda peddled about the conflict in Northern Ireland that has to date led to the deaths of nearly 4,000 people mostly in Ulster. This would be comparable with over 100,000 deaths if the conflict was being fought in England and over a million if… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1

Dec 2019. Hyde Park Bombing Victims win Case

December 2019. Relatives of four British soldiers killed in the Hyde Park bombing have won the first stage of a High Court damages claim against suspect John Downey. Family members of Royal Household Cavalrymen who died in the July 1982 blast brought the civil action against the convicted IRA member after a criminal case collapsed… Continue reading Dec 2019. Hyde Park Bombing Victims win Case