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Police targeted in N. Ireland bomb attack

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A car carrying a 400-pound bomb was driven through barriers at the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, police said Sunday.

Two men ran away from the vehicle, and there was a small explosion about half an hour later, as the building was being evacuated, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement. They believe the bomb exploded only partially.

PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott condemned the attack as "reckless."

Barry Gilligan, the chairman of the Policing Board, called it "an attack upon the entire community."

He said the target was "not ju

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This is a bit of a surprise considering the current attitude against terrorists.. The IRA have been quiet ever since 911. Could this be because the people who were faking the IRA bomb attacks in the 70'-90's have been in the middle east for the last 10 years faking suicide bombers and IED's to keep our troops out there?

So now they are talking about the troops leaving Afghanistan in the near future and a mystery bomb goes off in Ireland again. This all stinks of false flag operation to me.

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The IRA have never gone away. Yes there is a peace deal, but there are still the radical elements within the Irish Catholic community who will never accept a divided Ireland and British rule. I'm just glad this didn't fully explode as it sounds like it could have been devastating.

There are also plenty of punishment beatings and murders carried out due to secterianism as well.

This is not False Flag, there is a genuine danger posed by the Real IRA and other groups within N Ireland.

Originally posted by VitalOverdose

This is a bit of a surprise considering the current attitude against terrorists.. The IRA have been quiet ever since 911. Could this be because the people who were faking the IRA bomb attacks in the 70'-90's have been in the middle east for the last 10 years faking suicide bombers and IED's to keep our troops out there?


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The IRA have been quiet since The Good Friday Agreement in 1998 well before 911!
The bombings they perpetrated before that were real, there are plenty of people still suffering the affects of their actions.
It was no false flag.
To suggest it was is absolutely ridiculous and has no basis in reality.

Some are what they seem to be!

There is still a threat from a very small minority who regret their loss of control and power.
However, the paramilitaries, on both sides, still have influence through extortion and protection rackets, drugs etc.
They are nothing more than gangsters who want to control and extort.

The vast majoriy of Irish people, from both sides of border, just want to live a normal life and want to put The Troubles behind them.

And your theory that all the bombings etc in Afghanistan are false flag operations again lacks evidence.
Do you really think that there are no Muslim suicide bombers.
Naivety or stupidity.
I sincerely hope it is the former.

[edit on 22/11/09 by Freeborn]

Originally posted by Freeborn





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The IRA have been quiet since The Good Friday Agreement in 1998 well before 911!
The bombings they perpetrated before that were real, there are plenty of people still suffering the affects of their actions.
It was no false flag.
To suggest it was is absolutely ridiculous and has no basis in reality.

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The vast majoriy of Irish people, from both sides of border, just want to live a normal life and want to put The Troubles behind them.

Exactly .

The Real IRA and the Continuity IRA are coming together to do these attacks , be an indicator of how few their numbers are perhaps. Estimates i`ve seen suggest no more than a couple of hundred men .With varying levels of activity by supporters . stealing cars/smuggling etc.
These dissident group have very little practical support from the community .But of course they are still a serious threat , but nothing like the organisation from which they splintered .

For the majority of Northern Ireland's citizenry, there has been a notable shift in how grievances are dealt with between them.
Once people get a taste of taking their children to school without that constant threat of injury or death , its very hard to turn back .

What are Sinn Fein today ......

A former RUC officer and Orangeman is to become a Sinn Fein MLA replacing retiring Assemblyman Francie Brolly. Read more: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk...

Could anyone imagine such a thing ..... even five years ago ?

Sometimes it takes the hawk to finish peace processes ,what the SDLP and UUP started , the DUP and Sein Fein finished.

Something Israel may be considering including talks with Hamas as a component of a peace plan floated by a former defence chief - Shaul Mofaz.

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The obvious lack of sophistication shown in this attack when compared with the efficient and devastating effect of attacks during The Troubles shows that this must only be a minority and lacking the support of individuals previously involved with terrorist activities.

The Provo's, INLA etc had expert bombers etc.
These would have been the first people approached to resume their former activities.
This attack was quite amateurish in comparison.
This suggests that the former terrorists are reluctant to get involved.

If it had been a false flag operation performed by Intelligent Agencies etc then it again would have been devestating in effect.
They would have wanted maximum publicity.
This barely caused a ripple in MSM.

Are you unaware of the bitter dislike and ancient enmity between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
It is also fair to say that there is a fair amount of discontent about the continued presence of foreigh forces in Iraq.

That there are conspiratorial aspects, past and present, to both Ireland and Iraq I have absolutely no doubt.
To suggest that all the bombings are false flag operations is just ridiculous.

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You do make some good points there, this does seem to be a bit amateurish. The attack seems very reckless and daring so this might be a bunch of new guys. Maybe this is just the latest batch government sponsored terrorists. Everyone has to start somewhere.

It all seems very much out of blue and very pointless. The British government has never given in to these tactics in the past so why would anyone decide to risk their lives and liberties to start the whole thing up again? Especially as there would seem to be much less support and tolerance for this kind of behavior these days.

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