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Thread #130131   Message #2930963
Posted By: Teribus
19-Jun-10 - 04:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: Bloody Sunday Report - AT LAST
Subject: RE: BS: Bloody Sunday Report - AT LAST
On the subject of lies and cover ups. Please correct me if I am wrong here but with regard to that Civil Rights Demonstration:

At the time
1. According to the OIRA they were not present
2. According to the PIRA they were not present

After evidence came to light (photograph of Martin McGuinness in the crowd) it was stated that while they "might" have been present they were unarmed "observers".

Now it turns out that they were both there and that they were armed. In addition it turns out that not only were the OIRA and PIRA present and armed and Saville states that "no doubt" the OIRA fired shots prior to 1 Para entering the area.

Were the OIRA trying to provoke an incident that the PIRA would be blamed for? Who knows, it would not be unique or unusual. As to blame and possible prosecution of those covering things up and giving orders on the day, I do not think that you will find Gerry Adams or Martin McGuinness clamouring for any such action, and they have good cause to dread that anybody does adopt such a course. In Londonderry alone there are some 87 murders that could be linked to Mr McGuinness as Derry Brigade Commander/Deputy Commander, while over in Belfast around that time Gerry Adams undoubtely knew about and sanctioned actions taken against Mrs Jean McConville who was abducted, tortured and murdered. So I think that this will all be put to rest very quickly if they want the GFA and the "Peace Process" to remain in effect. Still no accounting for what might happen when loads of people run about demanding justice, what they get of course is law, which is not the same thing at all.