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The Real IRA

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Real IRA

Paul Lee

Overview

  • Non-compliant with the Good Friday Deal
  • Rejuvenation of the IRA
  • 9th richest terror cell($50 mil)
  • Despises crime, the English, and protestantism
  • Active in the Irish and British Isles, and the US since 1998
  • Alan Ryan is the official leader

Methods

  • Demolitions
  • Assasinations(Sniping)
  • Kidnappings
  • Drug money extortion
  • Hit-and-run tactics
  • Torture of convicted individuals
  • Gang wars/Street skirmishes(attacks other gangs)
  • Stripping their killed targets, then dumping the targets into ditches
  • Assaulting British Military Personnel

Government responses

  • Declared terrorists by the Brits, Americans, and the Irish
  • PSNI keeps a lookout for RIRA members.(Police Service of Northern Ireland)
  • Considered a primary threat by the MI5

Rise to Prominence

  • April 10 1998: Rejection of Good Friday Deal
  • Aug 15 1998: Omaugh bombing(29 deaths, 220 injuries)
  • July 2009: Injured over 100 active service members of the PSNI

Goals

  • Rejuvenate the ideals of the IRA
  • Restore a united Ireland under Catholicism
  • Expel British presence from the Irish Isles
  • Carry out the moral ideals of Catholicism. Even in the lower echelons.
  • Punish immoral or blasphemed individuals(Rapists, murderers, drug dealers, etc)

Recruiting/aggrandizing

  • Targets youthful prospects
  • Enlightens potential recruits on the glories of Irish culture and history
  • Social media

Financing

  • Extortion from low lifes
  • Petty gang activities
  • Extortion from drug dealers
  • Money Laundering
  • Heavy donations from Lybia and the US

Justification

  • They believe the Good Friday Agreement was injustice.
  • They believe the morals of Catholic faith must be carried out indefinitely
  • They believe the English must be kicked out by any means.

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