What else are the British Govt hiding?

mynamejeff

Bowie wrote: »

This is the problem with Fine Gael attitude Jeff. The assumption anyone with an issue is bias. And why would you see this as a SF issue? Were the two teenagers killed by the UDA/BA in the 'RA or Sinn Fein?
Maybe some people think it's a scandal in and of itself? Not to mention the silence from government. But the Ceann comhairle felt the need to raise Fosters concerns, but there was political points to be scored off it I suppose and that's all that matters.

im not a member of fg matt,

or ff or any political party or Organised crime group pretending to be a political party

political analyst

maccored wrote: »

how does that excuse him? the british army facilitated illegal means.

Blowing up the bridge was relatively minor by comparison with the Belturbet bombing. It was pragmatism on his part. It was the Troubles equivalent of a parking violation.

maccored

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

To be fair isn't this just natural?

Doesn't every country do that?

It's not unique to Britain.

that they leave out huge swathes of their own history?

Noi - I wouldnt think its a global thing

When I was growing up in Omagh, friends of mine in the Academy werent learning the history we were learning in the christian brothers. same two countries - completely different histories. Well - one was being selective, the other wasnt.

maccored

political analyst wrote: »

Blowing up the bridge was relatively minor by comparison with the Belturbet bombing. It was pragmatism on his part. It was the Troubles equivalent of a parking violation.

what are you talking about? A bombs a bomb - it doesnt have to kill anyone. It leads to instability in the area. the brits were meant to be on the 'good' side.

In reality what it shows there was no sides, and that it was in fact a war, and that the hunger strikers were right.

buried

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

To be fair isn't this just natural?

Doesn't every country do that?

It's not unique to Britain.

Britain certainly is unique in the fact they don't teach their people any sort of history at all. Even the good stuff.

Ask any of them who Samuel Johnson was..
The majority of Brits are more likely to say he was a member of S Club 7

Kermit.de.frog

Was he?

buried

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Was he?

He invented the English dictionary. You'd think that a people so in love with themselves about being all things so Engerlish they'd at least know that, but no.

whisky_galore

mynamejeff wrote: »

its nice that all you shinner bots have something to do for xmass

Armchair Republicans - assemble!

maccored

mynamejeff wrote: »

its nice that all you shinner bots have something to do for xmass

thats the best quip I've heard yet. Stunningly original.

Are you the human version of Internet Explorer?

steddyeddy

political analyst wrote: »

Blowing up the bridge was relatively minor by comparison with the Belturbet bombing. It was pragmatism on his part. It was the Troubles equivalent of a parking violation.

You should defend terrorists in court.

maccored

maccored wrote: »

thats the best quip I've heard yet. Stunningly original.

Are you the human version of Internet Explorer?

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