The wondrous adventures of Sinn Fein (part 3) Mod Notes and Threadbanned List in OP

Planting bombs in public places isn't minimising civilian casualties. It's targeting civilians. Phoning in bomb locations doesn't change the fact that the IRA deliberately planted bombs in locations that would kill civilians when they went off which is what happened.

Doesn't matter whether its efficient or inefficient. The intent was to put the lives of innocent people at risk. Those people were only at risk because of deliberate actions by the IRA to ensure innocent people were in harms way.

Whether they banked on the police saving them or not isn't really relevant. The IRA cowardly scum that they were targeted innocent people.

You want to talk of parody how's knowing bombs placed in public places by a terrorist organisation killed people but still claiming they were trying to minimise civilians casualties ?

You seem to be forgetting about the fact that the IRA were the ones who put the civilians in danger. I'd love to understand how you think placing a bomb in a public place to put civilian lives in danger is minimising civilian casualties.

Simply claiming over and over that it doesn't stand up to scrutiny isn't an argument.

The IRA placed bombs in public places so that civilian lives were at risk. The fear and political impact of innocent people dying during every day life was why those bombs were placed there. Not to damage the economy with a couple damaged buildings.

It's irrelevant that they gave warnings. The intent was to put innocent lives at risk. They targeted civilians.

Targeting civilians isn't war. Its terrorism. Regardless of which side is doing it. It shouldn't be defended or downplayed but seen for the dispicable **** it is.

Childlike logic? You're on to insults now after failing to make any argument? Lovely.

And blowing up pubs and fast food joints was going to cripple the British economy was it? Plenty of those bombs were placed to spread fear to put pressure on the British government. And that fear was spread because civilian lives were at risk.

Only 30% of people killed by the IRA were civilians (a very good figure for any group engaged in conflict) that should settle the argument and clarify that civilians weren't being targeted but some did get targeted at times although most civilians were killed accidentally and were not targeted.

The civilian figure also includes 60 former members of the security forces, 30 prison guards, civilians employed by British security forces, politicians, members of the judiciary, and alleged criminals and informers

The IRA had a "no warning" campaign of blowing up pubs packed with civilians in Gilford and Birmingham. Saying they were targeting the couple of soldiers sitting at one end of the bar and the civilians all around them were not the actual targets is a new low of political spin even for Sinn Fein.

Targeting economic infrastructure i.e corner shops, offices, supermarkets, bus stations etc. All places operated, run and used by innocent civilians. It was either terrorism or if you think these guys were actually soldiers (rather then the scumbags they were) then it was a war crime. Criminal either way.