British soldier describes the technique of using children as human shields in Ireland

Harryd225

True, no one can deny the IRA done some things that were undeniably wrong and unjustifiable but just like any conflict, all sides do bad things that cannot be justified, that does not take away that the people of Ireland had the right to wage war against the occupation of our country.

And before anyone says we were not occupied, Northern Ireland was at the time of the conflict up until 1998 disputed territory claimed by both Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118441595#Comment_118441595

What did you make of the guy in Kenya who got his balls & ears cut off & his eyes gouged out?

Yeah, a long way from the Five Techniques they used on the Hooded Men.

Harryd225

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118441799#Comment_118441799

The story and outrage about the hooded men is only so popular because that torture was signed off on at the highest level of the British government and 100% state sanctioned torture, far worse torture went on in Castlereagh interrogation centre also known as ''the torture centre'' which wasn't exactly signed off on but everyone knew it was going on and allowed it to by turning a blind eye, one suspect died after being tortured.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thejournal.ie/castlereagh-holding-centre-1823375-Jan2015/%3famp=1

mikethecop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118441595#Comment_118441595

lol you hit every provo parody there is there . ,

lol at paying some one to post on boards though

marieholmfan

BalcombeSt4

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118441798#Comment_118441798

And at various stages during the conflict parts of Northern Ireland practically seceded from state control. Mainly border areas like Free Derry, Newry & South Armagh. Merlyn Reese considered seceded south Armagh to the south, but was afraid the Dublin government would not want it, which is very strange having it in their constitution that south Armagh & the rest of the six counties is part of the national territory yet they want, so why not just remove articles 2 & 3 from the constitution in the 70's. Harold Wilson on the advise of MP David James, proposed swapping south Armagh for parts of north Monaghan, again Dublin didn't want it.

And would say the conflict ended in 1998 as well, at least with main the paramilitaries & guerrillas from both the Republican & Loyalist sides. After the revulsion over Omagh & the 3 boy little boys burned to death by a UVF firebomb. It was clear, nobody with sense would support a armed conflict anymore, although a year later the post-GFA paramilitaries re-started their campaigns. The RIRA, CIRA & ONH plus the loyalist ones the Orange Volunteers (not the 70's group with the same name) the Red Hand Defenders (not to be confused with Red Hand Commandos of the 70's), the RUFF, & the LVF. The Dissident Loyalist campaign killed 25 & injured 19. The Dissident Republican campaign (so far) has killed 56 people & injured around 350. Such a waste of time & life.

BlondeBombShell

The brits made the PIRA.

BlondeBombShell

The ruc were dirty rotten scumbags giving information to loyalist terrorists. The politicians here, Westminster to the dogs in the street.

BlondeBombShell

The brutally against the irish men, women and children was inhuman.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118435176#Comment_118435176

https://youtu.be/nwkEEqXT3uQ?si=xxCs_LvqXE1MFvYi

Great stand-up

Especially the awkward clapping 😂

BlondeBombShell

If the protestant people had treated their Catholic neighbours as equals there wouldn't have been a war.

FrancieBrady

I think it is without doubt that it was policy of the British to use the civilian population for protection from the start. It's no accident that most of their border checkpoints were built right next to housing when there was plenty of open ground they could have used.

Aughnacloy was right beside a row of houses, while this one near me was too. You can see the remnants of it here. The green shed was part of the installation. Those houses are replacements for a farmhouse that was practically in the road checkpoint.

It is all gone now, with another new house where the mound of gravel is.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121293553#Comment_121293553

I wouldn't say protestant as such even though they were , more a specific branch of protestant maybe, unionist loons

Manach

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