Terrorist/Talk

I don't quite buy the bit about terrorists being hailed as freedom fighters in another country. ETA and IRA are considered terrorist organizations, and they perform bombings in the country they live. On the other hand, they don't agree with the government of the country they live in about the borders of the country they live in. --Pinkunicorn

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I don't know about ETA but the IRA would certainly been seen as Freedom Fighters by many Irish Catholics in both the Republic of Ireland and here in Northern Ireland. They are fighting for freedom from Britain. -- JamieTheFoool

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It is probably worth noting that Provisional IRA is currently one of the paramilitary groups causing a blockage in the peace process that both British and Irish governments support. It is a curious freedom that they are fighting for as they are opposed to an ally of the government in whose name they act. At least ETA is trying to create a completely new Basque state and they are not embarassing an existing government.

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The terrorist entry should be merged into terrorism. Having two separate entries is just going to cause problems, and the terrorism entry is very good. --TheCunctator