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TradeSurplus
SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of
FromTradeSurplus
Date2002-04-17 22:49 (2002-04-17 22:49)
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Russ wrote ...

Russ
"TradeSurplus" <tradesurplus@hotmail.com>writes: I was positing something a bit different. That the IRA are not a terrorist group* at all but that their use of force has been unjust (or immoral)

since

not later than c. 1974.

Sorry for misrepresenting you. It was a mistake rather than malicious.

TradeSurplus
In effect, you are both using the same word to describe different phenomena so it is only to

be

expected that the application of that word will differ.

Russ
The definition you ascribe to Paul has some problems. I'm sure we all

agree

that the Palestinian groups who do homicide bombings are terrorist groups,

yet

they have a popular mandate and they are fighting on their own land.

That's why my definition is better :-)

Or maybe I misquoted paulh as well.

Trade.

Russ (44m)