Patrick Magee: Why I Planted the Brighton Bomb for the IRA to kill Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet and What Came Next

[basquebromance]

Milo Y. is a big fan of Thatcher, so...i'm a big fan Of Thatcher

Why I Planted the Brighton Bomb for the IRA and What Came Next

As a member of the Irish Republican Army, I planted a time bomb at the Tory Party conference in 1984 and tried to kill Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Here’s what led me to that point — and why I believe in the peace process today.

jacobinmag.com

 

[fncceo]

MISTER STEED! Say it ain't so!

 

[whitehall]

You could probably get the same self justification rhetoric from US domestic terrorist and Obama guru Bill Ayers but here in the colonies we would laugh at it. There must be something in the water in the country formerly known as England to take this guy seriously.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Its a shame he didnt blow up the bitch.