Originally Posted by racedo
As to Adams, believe its political. It also means every member of armed forces that has been involved in killing / injuring a civilian is now under same basis of being chargeable for what they did then as well as those who gave orders.
Playing fast&loose with law and reality in order to support a personal position, are we?
The IRA was not ever an official agency of the ROI, thus all acts by the IRA and its members were those of private citizens -
not those of government agents acting in accordance with their officially assigned duties (members of the Armed Forces acting under orders).
The laws, precedents, and legal status of the two are massively different.