Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxhh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxhh!dxp From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics,net.nlang.celts Subject: Re: Death of a Terrorist? Message-ID: <728@pyuxhh.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 10:58:04 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxhh.728 Posted: Wed Oct 3 10:58:04 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 03:39:09 EDT References: <244@bonnie.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 55 Reprinted from AP wire services (Dublin,Ireland 10/01/84): "American sympathizers of the IRA paid for a seized arms cache that included rockets,hand grenades and submachine guns meant for killing people on both sides of the Irish border", Justice Minister Michael Noonan said yesterday. Noonan saidthe arms "came from the United States but some of the weapons were manufactured in different countries." He did not spell out what evidence he had that the shipment was financed by Americans. The capture of the Marita Ann resulted from a two year undercover operation by security agents on both sides of the Atlantic that included both the US Central Intelligence Agency and the FBI,security sources said. An American satellite was used to track a Canadian registered vessel from a port on the east coast of the United States to a point off the Irish coast where the arms shipment was transferred to the Marita Ann "This was essentially an Irish police operation that got the co-operation of other security forces" Noonan said, refusing to elaborate. Noonan told a news conference that the Irish government was especially concerned about the inclusion of hand grenades in the consignment. "I cannot remember an occasion when the IRA used hand grenades ..... Were they planning to get into a situation of hurling hand grenades into shops, pubs and cafes or whatever ? That particular aspect has me worried". Noonan said though some of the captured weapons were produced elsewhere, the cash to buy them was provided by IRA fund-raisers in the United States. Noonan singled out Noraid,the New York based Irish Nortern Aid Committee which says it raises money for the families of dead and imprisoned IRA members. The Irish and British governments maintain the money is used to buy weapons. "It is quite clear that Noraid collects money and uses it to buy arms which kill people north and south of the Irish border" the minister said. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sure Joe can let you know how to contact a Noraid collection agent ! -- Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp) "Kabooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom" - Guy Fawkes