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Irishmen Arrested in Columbia
Claim to be Tourtists

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

In August, three Irish men claiming to be tourists, were arrested in Columbia after having apparently taking part in a five week summer training camp with a Columbian terrorist group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ("FARC"). The three men, Martin McCauley, James Monaghan and Niall Connolly, entered Colombia on false papers claiming to be journalists. They … [Read more...] about Irishmen Arrested in Columbia
Claim to be Tourtists

Gerry Adams The Way Forward

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Kelly Candaele talks to Gerry Adams about recent developments in Northern Ireland. ℘℘℘ Gerry Adams is no stranger to violence. In 1984, he told reporters that he believed there was a ninety percent chance he would be assassinated. Two months later, he was shot by loyalist paramilitaries. While he denies ever having been a member of the IRA, most close observers of the … [Read more...] about Gerry Adams The Way Forward

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