Word: iras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There isn't an organization called Sinn Fein/IRA. I am not a spokesperson for the IRA," he said. "I suppose eventually history will be told and told very honestly about all of us. I am [a member of the Westminster parliament] for Sinn Fein...
...Russian crime lord wants to assassinate an American dignitary in revenge for an FBI hit on his brother. He enlists the help of The Jackal (Bruce Willis), the world's greatest assassin. The FBI gets wind of this and seeks the assistance of Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere), former IRA terrorist and winner of this year's Most Ridiculous Character Name Award. Mulqueen and friends spend the movie trying to track the wily Jackal, who eludes them time and time again. Finally, a climactic scene occurs. In the interim, there is plenty of gore to tide you over. There is also...
...Suspension of Disbelief, Part Two: Richard Gere. Like many recent films (Blown Away, The Devil's Own), The Jackal has a special place in its heart for IRA terrorists. Such comprehensive forgiveness normally isn't extended to others who live on the moral margins, such as Islamic terrorists or Louise Woodward; but it allows Gere's Mulqueen, a convicted killer, to roam around unmanacled and largely unsupervised. The script strains to pardon Mulqueen's crimes by contrasting his noble, ideological struggle with the Jackal's vicious, gun-for-hire mentality, but both characters are so poorly developed that...
...defectors' names were unknown, but British security sources said they had held senior positions in the Republican Army council ?Quartermaster General and an ex-chief of staff. There were fears that this could have led to some of the organization?s armory being leaked to the aptly-named Continuity IRA, which does not consider itself bound by the cease-fire...
Irish peace hopes face a new threat as hard-liners break away from the IRA. More...