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This is a discussion on Irish 'involved' in Bolivia 'assassination attempt' within the Foreign Affairs forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie. Originally Posted by Mr Crowley What's the betting that he is 'former' Brit forces? Or an unemployed RA man?...
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What's the betting that he is 'former' Brit forces?
Or an unemployed RA man?
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If this is true, and was a real right-wing plot, then the eye is inevitably drawn northwards to our Rome-hating friends. Loyalism and extreme-right politics tend to fit snugly...
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Quite right.

Of course we had 3 Irishmen involved as some kind of mercenaries for the Colombian narcos the FARC a few years back.

They got off pretty lightly.
You got there before me. I've love the way so-called Irish republicans squeal about human rights when any action is directed towards them, but over-look such considerations when they, or those the sympathize with, are acting.

Not just scum, but hypocritical scum.
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What's the betting that he is 'former' Brit forces?
id say thats a high likelihood

another possibility is he isnt irish at all but a beneficiary of the irish governments co-operation with agencies such as the CIA which certainly involved passports in the past , such as in the amrs to contras in Nicaragua . An Irish passport was a lot more handy than a US one for visiting iran .

I imagine it would not be agood thing for the Irish governemnt if a mercenary involved in a plot to kill a head of state had been facilitated with an Irish passport .
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Or an unemployed RA man?
Yes. It's an old tradition. Veterans of '98 were still young enough to serve in Bolivar's army 20 years later. And quite a few anti-Treatyites wound up in South America after the Civil War.
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id say thats a high likelihood

another possibility is he isnt irish at all but a beneficiary of the irish governments co-operation with agencies such as the CIA which certainly involved passports in the past , such as in the amrs to contras in Nicaragua . An Irish passport was a lot more handy than a US one for visiting iran .

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Maybe he's "new Irish"?

In other words a Russian or Pole who has spent a few days in Dublin.
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Quite right.

Of course we had 3 Irishmen involved as some kind of mercenaries for the Colombian narcos the FARC a few years back.

They got off pretty lightly.
And they were traveling on false passports but then demanded protection (from a state they probably did not recognise for most of their lives) once they were caught....

Priceless stuff...
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If this is true, and was a real right-wing plot, then the eye is inevitably drawn northwards to our Rome-hating friends. Loyalism and extreme-right politics tend to fit snugly...
apart from the rome loving croatians involved too
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id say thats a high likelihood

another possibility is he isnt irish at all but a beneficiary of the irish governments co-operation with agencies such as the CIA which certainly involved passports in the past , such as in the amrs to contras in Nicaragua . An Irish passport was a lot more handy than a US one for visiting iran .

I imagine it would not be agood thing for the Irish governemnt if a mercenary involved in a plot to kill a head of state had been facilitated with an Irish passport .
Primetime said that they knew the identity of the person killed but were not releasing it i.e. all relatives may not yet be informed. So you can scrub that theory.
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Maybe he's "new Irish"?

In other words a Russian or Pole who has spent a few days in Dublin.
how woukld that get him an Irish passport ? stop being such a cretin
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