Douglas Carruthers

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There were warnings by telephone specific warnings naming 9 railroad stations in London and saying and incendiary devices would explode within 50 minutes. The operation was not aimed at killing anyone, operation was aimed paralysing London and bringing home to the British people the reality of the disruption which to their military presence inflicts on the people of Ireland. *IRA Attack on British Army checkpoint, near Newry. (1990)* British Army sign post: 'We Apologise for any delay.' 'Don't blame the security forces. blame the terrorists!' When you speak of the attacks in Coshquin, the attacks in Newry were collaborators who where actively assisting the maintenance and supply of British terrorism in Ireland, they were forced into taking bombs to military targets. Our intention in carrying out these operations needs to be seen in the broader context of operations and pursuant of the specific strategy and that specific strategy is that we seek to render even larger areas a border terrain uncontrollable for Britain! Television Presenter: "Last Friday part-time reserve constable Douglas Carruthers was murdered when a bomb under his car exploded at his home in Liscannor. If you can help in any way get in touch with the police at Enniskillen on Enniskillen on 3 22 823 or use 'Confidential Telephone'!" IRA man: "Our operations continue at a level of at least one every day and sometimes as many as 4 or 5 in a day. In the past number of days prior to this camp. Yesterday we killed a British soldier and critically injured a second in an attack in Belfast, the previous evening in Fermanagh we shot and seriously injured an RUC inspector, several hours later in Belfast in an area which up until now the British have felt secure in we targeted and seriously injured a second RUC man. I mean I could keep going on that, was just within the last couple days. RUC man: "No, No they were in the field opposite." IRA man: "Turn right at the end of the street!" IRA man: "Turn right there!" Children: "Hi what... Up the ra... Provos the best!" American Journalist: "Do you have problems recruiting volunteers?" We have never experienced a shortage of volunteers, infact we have to turn people away so we can reforge to pick and choose. And where it impressed upon them that all armed struggle has to offer them is an early chance of a grave or a long-term imprisonment! (Town of Crossmaglen) Irish man: "Well the IRA are local people, the British Army they are foreigners they don't come from this country they should not be here. This is Ireland, not England, Scotland or Wales, this is Ireland our country!" Irish Woman: "We're barricaded in from morning to night. And we're living like people in prison and they're the cause of it up there (British Army). With their helicopters, their hound dogs and their patrols but we're not afraid of them!" French Journalist: "You're not afraid?" Irish Woman: "Not at all!" French Journalist: "And the kids (Children) as well?" Irish Woman: "Not at all,when they're not!" Irish Woman: "Right, good luck!" RUC-British Army Radio: "Roger, down around the Ballygowen Avenue there, over? Aye (A Yes), roger that!" IRA man: The Volunteers of Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish: Volunteers of Ireland or IRA) control large tracks of ground. the British operate only with the backup of 4, 3 or 5 helicopter gunships, and and in a wide sweep of operations throughout West Tyrone, South Tyone, Fermanagh and Armagh, we successfully using heavy caliber machine guns brought down a series of British Army helicopters *IRA attack on British Army helicopter coming into land at Crossmaglen British Army base. (1989)* The British significantly played down those operations, and kept a lid on it and actually denied they had lost helicopters, until they suddenly realised that the IRA had actually videoed the shooting down of a helicopter and they were forced into admitting that it had been brought down!" *IRA attack on a British Army helicopter in Silverbridge, County Armagh (1988)* *IRA Checkpoint in South Armagh* IRA Man: "How's it going mate, are you going into town? IRA Man: Are you going into town?" Car Driver (Man): "Pardon? Aye (A Yes) I'm going into town." IRA man: "Do you have a Drivers Licence?" Car Driver (Man): "Oh, I haven't a licence on me at the moment." IRA man: "Thanks, go on ahead." Car Driver (Man) "Ok, Thank you." IRA man: "Hello whats the name?" Car Driver (Woman): "Mary Flanagan." IRA man: "Where you from Mary?" Car Driver (Woman): "Castleblaney." IRA man: "So you're going down home now?" Car Driver (Woman): "Yeah" IRA man: "I see you have something in the back there anyway." Car Driver (Woman): "Yeah." IRA Man: "Go on ahead!" Car Driver (Woman): "Right, ok." IRA man: "Stall!" (Stop, halt)