Files show US-UK tensions over Northern Ireland in 1979
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Newly-released documents have revealed the UK's "special relationship" with the US was under strain at the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
The National Archives files show the murder of Lord Mountbatten by the IRA in 1979 did not prompt the response from the US that the UK had hoped for.
While president Jimmy Carter expressed his "profound sadness" at the death, he made no reference to terrorism.
The National Archives files show the murder of Lord Mountbatten by the IRA in 1979 did not prompt the response from the US that the UK had hoped for.
While president Jimmy Carter expressed his "profound sadness" at the death, he made no reference to terrorism.
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Newcastle81
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My how America is selective in it's terminology of "Terrorism" I wonder if the IRA makes a repeat performace of it's bombings, would they take the same stance in regards to the actions taken.
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