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Britain claims responsibility for Bloody Sunday massacre

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Topic started 14 years ago by farewarning in Your Blue Room. Since then 37 posts have been made by 11 users.

germcevoy

14 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

The second as I recall. I read a book on it a few years back. It was called "Those are Real Bullets" or something like that. A refrence to the fact that the soldiers were armed with rubber bullets. When using weapons loaded with such, its still very possible to kill someone.

Plastic and rubber bullets are designed to be non lethal. Only a point blank shot would be near lethal. They are also not meant to be fired above waist height. Live rounds did the killing on Bloody Sunday.
wtshnnfb01

14 years

I misphrased myself. They were supposed to be armed non-lethal. At some point, someone at brigade level gave the order to switch to live ammo.
Risto

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:Maybe Bono will stop singing this song now (like he said he would every night back in 87)

It has been 'Its your song now' for a while already.

I'm sure he'll find someone or some country to attribute it to
germcevoy

14 years

Originally posted by Risto:[..]

It has been 'Its your song now' for a while already.

I'm sure he'll find someone or some country to attribute it to

he no doubt will. Lost all it's meaning on the Vertigo Tour.
wtshnnfb01

14 years

The soldiers were looking for payback, since upwards of forty of there comradeds, had been killed in the last year.
germcevoy

14 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:The soldiers were looking for payback, since upwards of forty of there comradeds, had been killed in the last year.

in a war. . . .

revenge should not be in the vocabulary of a 'peace keeping force'
RememberEveryMoment

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

he no doubt will. Lost all it's meaning on the Vertigo Tour.

but relived during360
Risto

14 years

Well its all too late now anyway. Would've said something more if they did this >30 years ago. Now its relatively easy to apologize and go back to work.
wtshnnfb01

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

in a war. . . .

revenge should not be in the vocabulary of a 'peace keeping force'

A peace-keeping force is only humna, and it is human nature to want revenge when your buddies get killed.
wtshnnfb01

14 years

Originally posted by Risto:Well its all too late now anyway. Would've said something more if they did this >30 years ago. Now its relatively easy to apologize and go back to work.

Exactly.
Risto

14 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

A peace-keeping force is only humna, and it is human nature to want revenge when your buddies get killed.

If i want revenge i go to the people directly responsible. Not open fire to random strangers
Shimitz

14 years

Originally posted by MWSAH:Watch that film Greengrass once made. A good one.

gotta disagree with u. boring movie

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