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USS Theodore Roosevelt:
Operation Enduring Freedom

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

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"Fear of attack on home soil is a new feeling for this generation of Americans. The crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt has been working practically non-stop since September 11 to combat terrorism. We feel fortunate in that unlike most Americans, we were actually in a position to take action in response to the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon." These words of Captain Richard J. … [Read more...] about USS Theodore Roosevelt:
Operation Enduring Freedom

Irishmen Arrested in Columbia
Claim to be Tourtists

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2002

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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

British and Irish Governments Seek U.S. Ban on Real IRA

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2001

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The Irish and British governments have asked the United States to designate the Real IRA as a terrorist organization, a step that would prevent the organization from raising funds in the U.S. The Real IRA is widely believed to be responsible for planting the bomb that killed 31 people – including unborn twins – in Omagh in 1998. The organization has resurfaced recently and … [Read more...] about British and Irish Governments Seek U.S. Ban on Real IRA

News from Ireland:
“H Blocks” to Close

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

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Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, 430 Republican and Loyalist prisoners jailed in the notorious "H blocks" have been released as the Maze Prison prepares to close. Only a handful remain who have been ruled ineligible for release because the organizations they belong to are not on the verifiable ceasefire list. These include members of the Continuity IRA, the Real … [Read more...] about News from Ireland:
“H Blocks” to Close

News from Ireland: Loyalist Feud Erupts in N. Ireland

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

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A feud between two Loyalist paramilitary groups has brought British troops back to the streets of Belfast. Fighting between the Ulster Defense Association (U.D.A.) and the Ulster Volunteer Force (U.V.F.) erupted in August after the U.D.A. organized a parade of uniformed and masked men carrying U.D.A. banners down the Shankill Road in military formation. This demonstration was … [Read more...] about News from Ireland: Loyalist Feud Erupts in N. Ireland