Suspect has been identified. Known to police for petty crimes and had a flag against him for radicalisation by French intelligence authorities. Believed to have been radicalised in prison. Currently believed to have fled to Germany.
9-11 drastically changed the way Americans, New Yorkers in particular, viewed the IRA. Apparrently the sympathy, funding and general support took a nose dive.
to be fair marlon intelligence has come on a long way since then and as you elude to,thing were different,especially with the yanks...everyone is pi55in in same pot nar