Ah yes, it’s all a conspiracy against U2 by Irish Republicans. Much like the protests against government hack-and-slash policies are all by Irish Republicans. And smuggling is all by Irish Republicans. And drug dealing is all by Irish Republicans. And campaigning for Irish language rights is all by Irish Republicans. And demonstrating against Shell Oil is all by Irish Republicans. And bank and post office robberies are all by Irish Republicans. And so on and so forth.
Thus spake the paranoia-feeding, fear-inducing overclass of which Bono is a fine example.